Northwest Elementary Primary School
840 Green River Rd
Gaffney SC, 29341, Cherokee County
Phone: 864-487-1243
Ranking: (265 out of 841, top 32%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Cherokee 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: | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 530 | 503 | 481 | 470 | 482 | 506 | 547 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 62 | 11.7% | 43 | 8.5% | 49 | 10.2% | 21 | 4.5% | 19 | 3.9% | 40 | 7.9% | 40 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten: | 73 | 13.8% | 87 | 17.3% | 71 | 14.8% | 68 | 14.5% | 72 | 14.9% | 68 | 13.4% | 76 | 13.9% |
Grade 1: | 96 | 18.1% | 74 | 14.7% | 67 | 13.9% | 74 | 15.7% | 74 | 15.4% | 78 | 15.4% | 81 | 14.8% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 13.6% | 67 | 13.3% | 71 | 14.8% | 74 | 15.7% | 77 | 16.0% | 76 | 15.0% | 83 | 15.2% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 13.6% | 75 | 14.9% | 80 | 16.6% | 80 | 17.0% | 80 | 16.6% | 81 | 16.0% | 88 | 16.1% |
Grade 4: | 74 | 14.0% | 79 | 15.7% | 76 | 15.8% | 69 | 14.7% | 80 | 16.6% | 80 | 15.8% | 90 | 16.5% |
Grade 5: | 81 | 15.3% | 78 | 15.5% | 67 | 13.9% | 84 | 17.9% | 80 | 16.6% | 83 | 16.4% | 89 | 16.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 300 | 56.6% | 282 | 56.1% | 275 | 57.2% | 264 | 56.2% | 264 | 54.8% | 279 | 55.1% | 297 | 54.3% |
Female: | 230 | 43.4% | 221 | 43.9% | 206 | 42.8% | 206 | 43.8% | 210 | 43.6% | 219 | 43.3% | 246 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 12 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.6% | 9 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 4.7% | 24 | 4.8% | 21 | 4.4% | 18 | 3.8% | 21 | 4.4% | 17 | 3.4% | 20 | 3.7% |
Black: | 34 | 6.4% | 28 | 5.6% | 22 | 4.6% | 19 | 4.0% | 28 | 5.8% | 29 | 5.7% | 32 | 5.9% |
White: | 457 | 86.2% | 434 | 86.3% | 428 | 89.0% | 425 | 90.4% | 424 | 88.0% | 450 | 88.9% | 487 | 89.0% |
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: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 259 | 48.9% | 250 | 49.7% | 245 | 50.9% | 240 | 51.1% | 232 | 48.1% | 204 | 40.3% | 218 | 39.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 6.4% | 30 | 6.0% | 40 | 8.3% | 25 | 5.3% | 32 | 6.6% | 29 | 5.7% | 44 | 8.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.31 | 15.48 | 15.03 | 16.79 | 15.80 | 15.30 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 76.8% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 79.2% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 77.7% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.4% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 83% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 72.5% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 71.6% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 69.1% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 81.4% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 75.9% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 76.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 72.9% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 73.8% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 66.7% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 67.7% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 62% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 62.6% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 51.4% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 50.7% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 57.4% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 58% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 55.7% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 70.1% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 49.2% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 47.2% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 51.8% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 47.7% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 55.7% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 48.9% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 59.3% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 70.9% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 74.8% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 75.3% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 77.6% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 64.7% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 61.8% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 66.5% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 58.8% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 69.9% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 63.2% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 65.3% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 61% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 69.8% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.3% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72.1% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 68.6% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.1% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 78.1% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 71.1% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 69.4% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 69% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 66.4% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 68.1% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 76.4% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 78.6% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73.2% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 70.6% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 75.1% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 75% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 73.5% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 73.5% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 71.8% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 69.5% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 71.4% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 47.6% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 57.4% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 55.3% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 52.2% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 52.8% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 61.1% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 56.6% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 58% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 61.6% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 62.5% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 60.2% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 54.5% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 64.9% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 57.6% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 66.4% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 64.8% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 66.7% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 64% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 63.8% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 71.7% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 69.4% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 66.4% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 68.6% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 67.7% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65.2% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 71.2% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 71.6% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 73.8% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 67.3% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 73.4% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76.9% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 69.5% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 70.5% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 65.9% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 73.4% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 73.3% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 72.2% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 72.2% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 70.7% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 76.6% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 75.7% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 68.7% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 73.2% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 69.1% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 69.8% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 52.6% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 46.6% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 54.3% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 51.2% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 54.7% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 57.6% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 53.3% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 58.4% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 65.6% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 60.5% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 49.7% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 54.5% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 56.9% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 57.3% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 53.1% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 55.6% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 55.5% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 54.3% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 59.4% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 57.6% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 60.5% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70.4% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 71.8% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 71.8% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 66.6% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 65.3% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,577.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,078.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,514.0 |
* Northwest Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.