Mt. Zion Elementary Primary School
3464 River Rd Johns Island SC, 29455, Charleston County Phone: 843-559-3841 Ranking:  (516 out of 841, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Charleston County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 260 | 258 | 253 | 251 | 248 | 214 | 205 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 35 | 13.5% | 40 | 15.5% | 48 | 19.0% | 42 | 16.7% | 40 | 16.1% | 38 | 17.8% | 36 | 17.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 35 | 13.5% | 35 | 13.6% | 37 | 14.6% | 37 | 14.7% | 41 | 16.5% | 32 | 15.0% | 32 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 34 | 13.1% | 44 | 17.1% | 31 | 12.3% | 35 | 13.9% | 40 | 16.1% | 31 | 14.5% | 24 | 11.7% |
| Grade 2: | 42 | 16.2% | 33 | 12.8% | 34 | 13.4% | 36 | 14.3% | 38 | 15.3% | 20 | 9.3% | 33 | 16.1% |
| Grade 3: | 39 | 15.0% | 40 | 15.5% | 34 | 13.4% | 37 | 14.7% | 28 | 11.3% | 34 | 15.9% | 25 | 12.2% |
| Grade 4: | 42 | 16.2% | 36 | 14.0% | 36 | 14.2% | 34 | 13.5% | 33 | 13.3% | 28 | 13.1% | 27 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 33 | 12.7% | 30 | 11.6% | 33 | 13.0% | 30 | 12.0% | 28 | 11.3% | 31 | 14.5% | 28 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 132 | 50.8% | 140 | 54.3% | 127 | 50.2% | 126 | 50.2% | 120 | 48.4% | 106 | 49.5% | 116 | 56.6% |
| Female: | 128 | 49.2% | 118 | 45.7% | 126 | 49.8% | 125 | 49.8% | 117 | 47.2% | 98 | 45.8% | 84 | 41.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 100 | 38.5% | 97 | 37.6% | 90 | 35.6% | 88 | 35.1% | 79 | 31.9% | 62 | 29.0% | 63 | 30.7% |
| Black: | 109 | 41.9% | 107 | 41.5% | 119 | 47.0% | 114 | 45.4% | 130 | 52.4% | 127 | 59.3% | 117 | 57.1% |
| White: | 35 | 13.5% | 35 | 13.6% | 25 | 9.9% | 35 | 13.9% | 33 | 13.3% | 21 | 9.8% | 22 | 10.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 5.4% | 17 | 6.6% | 19 | 7.5% | 13 | 5.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 209 | 80.4% | 204 | 79.1% | 193 | 76.3% | 180 | 71.7% | 184 | 74.2% | 169 | 79.0% | 154 | 75.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 10.8% | 31 | 12.0% | 14 | 5.5% | 12 | 4.8% | 20 | 8.1% | 17 | 7.9% | 23 | 11.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.00 | 12.00 | 11.93 | 12.30 | 13.48 | 13.40 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 82.2% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 86% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.6% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 89% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 86.5% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 80% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 81% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.7% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 81.5% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 84.3% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 83.9% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 87.7% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 84.5% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 79% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 77.8% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 70.2% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 70.1% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 69.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 74% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 70.1% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 55.1% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 60.9% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 67.1% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 65.7% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 72.3% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 63.9% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 55.5% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 61.3% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 62.1% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 70% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 62% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 76.2% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 79.5% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 80.2% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 86.7% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 86.4% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 79.1% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 76.2% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.4% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 77.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 78.4% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 74.8% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 73.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 73.5% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 77.3% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 80.9% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.9% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.6% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 82% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 76.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 78.8% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 77.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 79.7% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 79.2% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 79.1% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.9% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 78.7% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 80% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 79.8% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 79.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 78.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 81.7% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 79.3% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 81.5% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 55.7% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 61.7% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 61.8% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 65.2% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 64% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 68% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 68.8% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 69.9% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 71.2% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 73.2% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 73.3% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 66.4% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 72.9% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 78.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 74.2% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.6% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 78.1% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 83.2% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 81% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 81.7% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 83.5% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 85% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 73.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 76.3% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 77.1% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 64.4% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 72.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 76.1% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 79.7% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78.7% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.8% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.4% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 79.5% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 80.1% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 77.5% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81.6% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 73% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 73.1% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 77.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 75.5% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 79.8% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.1% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 72.6% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 77.3% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 76.6% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 78.2% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 54.8% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 58.3% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 56.3% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 57.5% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 61.7% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 61.1% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 68.9% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 68.2% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 67.9% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 71.8% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 74% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 59.1% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62.1% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 64.3% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 61.5% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 65.7% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.7% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 73.7% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.4% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.5% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 71% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 73.4% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 74.2% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77.4% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 79.9% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 74.7% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.4% | 74.5% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 56.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 43.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $34,064.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,717.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,368.0 |
* Mt. Zion Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.