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Pelion Elementary Primary School
1202 Pine St
Pelion SC, 29123, Lexington County
Phone: 803-821-2000
Ranking: 
(658 out of 841, bottom 22%)*
(658 out of 841, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lexington School District 1
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: | 40 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 47 | 67 | 72 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 629 | 634 | 595 | 626 | 628 | 706 | 981 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 88 | 14.0% | 93 | 14.7% | 89 | 15.0% | 90 | 14.4% | 94 | 15.0% | 88 | 12.5% | 87 | 8.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 87 | 13.8% | 94 | 14.8% | 66 | 11.1% | 74 | 11.8% | 83 | 13.2% | 93 | 13.2% | 139 | 14.2% |
| Grade 1: | 92 | 14.6% | 76 | 12.0% | 81 | 13.6% | 95 | 15.2% | 91 | 14.5% | 91 | 12.9% | 172 | 17.5% |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 13.8% | 89 | 14.0% | 95 | 16.0% | 87 | 13.9% | 84 | 13.4% | 85 | 12.0% | 179 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 97 | 15.4% | 91 | 14.4% | 87 | 14.6% | 89 | 14.2% | 76 | 12.1% | 113 | 16.0% | 205 | 20.9% |
| Grade 4: | 88 | 14.0% | 91 | 14.4% | 90 | 15.1% | 79 | 12.6% | 104 | 16.6% | 113 | 16.0% | 198 | 20.2% |
| Grade 5: | 90 | 14.3% | 100 | 15.8% | 87 | 14.6% | 112 | 17.9% | 96 | 15.3% | 123 | 17.4% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 318 | 50.6% | 316 | 49.8% | 322 | 54.1% | 322 | 51.4% | 336 | 53.5% | 359 | 50.8% | 495 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 311 | 49.4% | 318 | 50.2% | 273 | 45.9% | 304 | 48.6% | 283 | 45.1% | 339 | 48.0% | 480 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 12 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 66 | 10.5% | 59 | 9.3% | 46 | 7.7% | 51 | 8.1% | 53 | 8.4% | 62 | 8.8% | 70 | 7.1% |
| Black: | 37 | 5.9% | 50 | 7.9% | 46 | 7.7% | 39 | 6.2% | 55 | 8.8% | 62 | 8.8% | 69 | 7.0% |
| White: | 493 | 78.4% | 511 | 80.6% | 488 | 82.0% | 526 | 84.0% | 500 | 79.6% | 564 | 79.9% | 815 | 83.1% |
| 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: | 27 | 4.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 399 | 63.4% | 416 | 65.6% | 379 | 63.7% | 382 | 61.0% | 361 | 57.5% | 356 | 50.4% | 468 | 47.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 7.8% | 72 | 11.4% | 46 | 7.7% | 54 | 8.6% | 69 | 11.0% | 74 | 10.5% | 102 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.73 | 15.10 | 14.51 | 14.90 | 13.42 | 10.60 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 86.9% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 90.6% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 90.2% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 89.8% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 87.6% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 86.8% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 84.1% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 87.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 85.5% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 85.3% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 87.7% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 90.1% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 91.4% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 89.6% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 90% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 85.7% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 82.6% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 78.2% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 76.8% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 76.1% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 79.3% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 73.8% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 75.5% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 77.4% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 77% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 79.1% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 77.8% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 77.5% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 72.8% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 68% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 72.1% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 71.6% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 74.6% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 79.3% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 86.7% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 91.1% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 89.6% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 91.3% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 88.9% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 84.3% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 85% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 84.6% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 84% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.9% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 74.3% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 77.4% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 74.8% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 82.4% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.6% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 86.5% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 89.5% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 88.6% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 83.2% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 79.1% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 82.5% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 83.6% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 83.7% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 85.8% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 87.7% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 90.6% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 88.4% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 87.9% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 86.7% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 83.9% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 80.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 85.4% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 87.5% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 87% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 88.8% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 74.4% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 81.8% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 79.2% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 79.5% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 80.7% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 80.4% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 77.8% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 81.3% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 80.6% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 82.8% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 82.7% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 76% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 85.3% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 89.8% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 87% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 85.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 82.3% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 84.8% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 83.3% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 84.6% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 86.2% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 88.6% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 74.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 79.2% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 80.7% | 74.3% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 85.3% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 83.1% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 84.8% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 82.4% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 85.9% | 81.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 78.9% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 76.8% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 82.5% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 82.2% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 81.8% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 79.4% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 76.5% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 76.2% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 81.6% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 82.8% | 73% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 79.2% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 75.4% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 80% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 81.1% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 79.4% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 77.4% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 76% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 82.4% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 75.4% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 75% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,143.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,546.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,838.0 |
* Pelion Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.