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Pontiac Elementary Primary School
500 Spears Creek Church Rd Elgin SC, 29045, Kershaw County Phone: 803-699-2700 Ranking: (392 out of 841, top 47%)* 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: | 52 | 53 | 54 | 64 | 53 | 52 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 688 | 678 | 705 | 941 | 878 | 755 | 710 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 76 | 11.0% | 85 | 12.5% | 79 | 11.2% | 78 | 8.3% | 78 | 8.9% | 46 | 6.1% | 64 | 9.0% |
Kindergarten: | 105 | 15.3% | 107 | 15.8% | 112 | 15.9% | 168 | 17.9% | 155 | 17.7% | 125 | 16.6% | 116 | 16.3% |
Grade 1: | 105 | 15.3% | 94 | 13.9% | 115 | 16.3% | 158 | 16.8% | 127 | 14.5% | 119 | 15.8% | 103 | 14.5% |
Grade 2: | 104 | 15.1% | 115 | 17.0% | 115 | 16.3% | 129 | 13.7% | 125 | 14.2% | 117 | 15.5% | 106 | 14.9% |
Grade 3: | 117 | 17.0% | 102 | 15.0% | 92 | 13.0% | 136 | 14.5% | 121 | 13.8% | 123 | 16.3% | 114 | 16.1% |
Grade 4: | 98 | 14.2% | 84 | 12.4% | 102 | 14.5% | 133 | 14.1% | 135 | 15.4% | 120 | 15.9% | 99 | 13.9% |
Grade 5: | 83 | 12.1% | 91 | 13.4% | 90 | 12.8% | 139 | 14.8% | 137 | 15.6% | 105 | 13.9% | 108 | 15.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 351 | 51.0% | 357 | 52.7% | 359 | 50.9% | 479 | 50.9% | 450 | 51.3% | 393 | 52.1% | 369 | 52.0% |
Female: | 337 | 49.0% | 321 | 47.3% | 346 | 49.1% | 462 | 49.1% | 419 | 47.7% | 353 | 46.8% | 337 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 33 | 4.8% | 33 | 4.9% | 32 | 4.5% | 49 | 5.2% | 26 | 3.0% | 23 | 3.0% | 19 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 82 | 11.9% | 73 | 10.8% | 73 | 10.4% | 141 | 15.0% | 126 | 14.4% | 91 | 12.1% | 77 | 10.8% |
Black: | 335 | 48.7% | 331 | 48.8% | 354 | 50.2% | 424 | 45.1% | 404 | 46.0% | 382 | 50.6% | 336 | 47.3% |
White: | 207 | 30.1% | 224 | 33.0% | 226 | 32.1% | 308 | 32.7% | 319 | 36.3% | 257 | 34.0% | 278 | 39.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 3.9% | 16 | 2.4% | 17 | 2.4% | 16 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 307 | 44.6% | 310 | 45.7% | 289 | 41.0% | 355 | 37.7% | 367 | 41.8% | 319 | 42.3% | 310 | 43.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 6.4% | 55 | 8.1% | 58 | 8.2% | 35 | 3.7% | 59 | 6.7% | 73 | 9.7% | 68 | 9.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.18 | 12.74 | 13.13 | 14.82 | 16.72 | 14.60 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 87.6% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 90.1% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 90.7% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.8% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 86.5% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 89.4% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 79.6% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 82.4% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.2% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 85.5% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 86.4% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.5% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 84.6% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 84.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 78.1% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 78.8% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 67.7% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.1% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 68.4% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 68.2% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 69.7% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 69.4% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 68.3% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 72.9% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 68.2% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 67.9% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 72.3% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 66.7% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 60.3% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 62.4% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 59.5% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 71% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 80.6% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 80.5% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 86.1% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 85.5% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 87.9% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 79.7% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 83.6% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 76.3% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 83.1% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 74.1% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 78.5% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 72.1% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 82.9% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 87.2% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 85.2% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85.4% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.6% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81.9% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.8% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.9% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 81.9% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 81.3% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 79.6% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86.1% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 82.8% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.3% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 83.4% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.8% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 80.6% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 80.9% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 79% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 81.8% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 76.4% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 78.4% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 69.5% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 74.5% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 73% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71.7% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 72.5% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.4% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 72.7% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 75.9% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 76.1% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 73% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 77.3% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 81.2% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 84.2% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 80.5% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 79.4% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.3% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 84.3% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80.4% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.4% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 83.1% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.6% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 77.5% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 78.4% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.8% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.5% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 80.8% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 86.2% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 79.4% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 82.3% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83.5% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 81.1% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 81.6% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.2% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.6% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 81.7% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 81% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.7% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 82.5% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 80.1% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 76.1% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 77.2% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 79% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 77.1% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71.9% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 70.5% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.1% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 71.4% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.9% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 69.4% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 72.9% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 71.3% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 68.4% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 77% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 76.5% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.8% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 76% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 75.4% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 74.7% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 71.8% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 74% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 74.9% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 73.9% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 76.6% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 77.9% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.5% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 77.7% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 77.5% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 81.9% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 77.8% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 75.7% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 23.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 76.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,154.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,850.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,745.0 |
* Pontiac 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.