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Polo Road Elementary Primary School
1250 Polo Rd Columbia SC, 29223, Richland County Phone: 803-419-2226 Ranking: (411 out of 841, top 49%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Richland School District 2 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: | 46 | 46 | 45 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 609 | 617 | 587 | 773 | 724 | 696 | 618 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 24 | 3.9% | 22 | 3.6% | 25 | 4.3% | 23 | 3.0% | 24 | 3.3% | 28 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.6% |
Kindergarten: | 89 | 14.6% | 103 | 16.7% | 90 | 15.3% | 131 | 16.9% | 91 | 12.6% | 123 | 17.7% | 84 | 13.6% |
Grade 1: | 102 | 16.7% | 96 | 15.6% | 104 | 17.7% | 113 | 14.6% | 137 | 18.9% | 107 | 15.4% | 105 | 17.0% |
Grade 2: | 94 | 15.4% | 115 | 18.6% | 76 | 12.9% | 133 | 17.2% | 131 | 18.1% | 106 | 15.2% | 107 | 17.3% |
Grade 3: | 118 | 19.4% | 77 | 12.5% | 102 | 17.4% | 137 | 17.7% | 101 | 14.0% | 111 | 15.9% | 97 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 78 | 12.8% | 107 | 17.3% | 99 | 16.9% | 109 | 14.1% | 122 | 16.9% | 108 | 15.5% | 102 | 16.5% |
Grade 5: | 104 | 17.1% | 97 | 15.7% | 91 | 15.5% | 127 | 16.4% | 118 | 16.3% | 113 | 16.2% | 101 | 16.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 327 | 53.7% | 333 | 54.0% | 311 | 53.0% | 392 | 50.7% | 367 | 50.7% | 362 | 52.0% | 306 | 49.5% |
Female: | 282 | 46.3% | 284 | 46.0% | 276 | 47.0% | 381 | 49.3% | 349 | 48.2% | 326 | 46.8% | 308 | 49.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 46 | 7.6% | 46 | 7.5% | 59 | 10.1% | 77 | 10.0% | 77 | 10.6% | 67 | 9.6% | 52 | 8.4% |
Hispanic: | 128 | 21.0% | 119 | 19.3% | 105 | 17.9% | 98 | 12.7% | 79 | 10.9% | 68 | 9.8% | 76 | 12.3% |
Black: | 298 | 48.9% | 302 | 48.9% | 272 | 46.3% | 411 | 53.2% | 397 | 54.8% | 358 | 51.4% | 282 | 45.6% |
White: | 118 | 19.4% | 123 | 19.9% | 140 | 23.9% | 175 | 22.6% | 170 | 23.5% | 202 | 29.0% | 207 | 33.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.1% | 26 | 4.2% | 10 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 244 | 40.1% | 270 | 43.8% | 218 | 37.1% | 251 | 32.5% | 182 | 25.1% | 187 | 26.9% | 145 | 23.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 7.7% | 57 | 9.2% | 45 | 7.7% | 36 | 4.7% | 53 | 7.3% | 69 | 9.9% | 71 | 11.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.18 | 13.41 | 12.93 | 15.22 | 13.71 | 13.40 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 86.5% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 89.4% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 79.6% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 85% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.4% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79.2% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 85.5% | 82.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 78.1% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 78.8% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 67.7% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 71.1% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 68.4% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 68.2% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 69.7% | 69.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.9% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 72.3% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 66.7% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 60.3% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.4% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 59.5% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 71% | 67.8% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 89.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 87.9% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 79.7% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 83.6% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 76.3% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 83.1% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 74.1% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 78.5% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 72.1% | 70.3% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 84.6% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 81.9% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.8% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 79.9% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.9% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 81.3% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 79.6% | 78.9% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 80.8% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 80.6% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 80.9% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 79% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.8% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 76.4% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 78.4% | 79.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 71.7% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 72.5% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 73.4% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 72.7% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 75.9% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 76.1% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 73% | 73.2% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 79.4% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 81.3% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 84.3% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 80.4% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 82.4% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 83.1% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 84.6% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.5% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 78.4% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 73.8% | 74.3% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.4% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 82.3% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.5% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 81.1% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 81.6% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.2% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 83.6% | 81.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 80.1% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 76% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 76.1% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 77.2% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 79% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 77.1% | 76.2% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 66.9% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 69.4% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 72.9% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 71.3% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 68.4% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.5% | 73% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 71.8% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 74% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 74.9% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.9% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 76.6% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 77.9% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 76.5% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 77.7% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 77.5% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 81.9% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 77.8% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 75.7% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 42.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 57.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,640.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,397.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,053.0 |
* Polo Road Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.