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St. Johns Elementary Primary School
140 Park St
Darlington SC, 29532, Darlington County
Phone: 843-398-2350
Ranking: 
(541 out of 841, bottom 36%)*
(541 out of 841, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Darlington 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: | 38 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 42 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 605 | 651 | 630 | 646 | 646 | 676 | 660 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 8.7% | 52 | 8.0% | 49 | 7.2% | 46 | 7.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 103 | 17.0% | 102 | 15.7% | 103 | 16.3% | 98 | 15.2% | 98 | 15.2% | 103 | 15.2% | 103 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 93 | 15.4% | 109 | 16.7% | 99 | 15.7% | 94 | 14.6% | 99 | 15.3% | 93 | 13.8% | 95 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 100 | 16.5% | 97 | 14.9% | 90 | 14.3% | 88 | 13.6% | 90 | 13.9% | 95 | 14.1% | 90 | 13.6% |
| Grade 3: | 105 | 17.4% | 105 | 16.1% | 122 | 19.4% | 118 | 18.3% | 103 | 15.9% | 99 | 14.6% | 112 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 87 | 14.4% | 120 | 18.4% | 116 | 18.4% | 94 | 14.6% | 91 | 14.1% | 113 | 16.7% | 117 | 17.7% |
| Grade 5: | 117 | 19.3% | 118 | 18.1% | 100 | 15.9% | 98 | 15.2% | 113 | 17.5% | 124 | 18.3% | 97 | 14.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 308 | 50.9% | 330 | 50.7% | 321 | 51.0% | 333 | 51.5% | 326 | 50.5% | 347 | 51.3% | 345 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 297 | 49.1% | 321 | 49.3% | 309 | 49.0% | 313 | 48.5% | 308 | 47.7% | 317 | 46.9% | 306 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 322 | 53.2% | 362 | 55.6% | 344 | 54.6% | 335 | 51.9% | 362 | 56.0% | 397 | 58.7% | 394 | 59.7% |
| White: | 255 | 42.1% | 262 | 40.2% | 261 | 41.4% | 285 | 44.1% | 264 | 40.9% | 261 | 38.6% | 251 | 38.0% |
| 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: | 13 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 450 | 74.4% | 498 | 76.5% | 456 | 72.4% | 469 | 72.6% | 471 | 72.9% | 451 | 66.7% | 435 | 65.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 5.3% | 33 | 5.1% | 32 | 5.1% | 28 | 4.3% | 34 | 5.3% | 56 | 8.3% | 34 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.09 | 18.29 | 18.53 | 18.46 | 17.80 | 16.10 | 15.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 77.7% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 81.6% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 83.4% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 82.3% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.3% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 79.9% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.5% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 79.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 75.8% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 81.8% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 81.7% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 78.7% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 81.3% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 79.3% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 76.9% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 71.9% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 63% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.2% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 69.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 75.7% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 67.8% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 45.5% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 48% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 61.2% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 53% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 58.7% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 59.9% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 54.7% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 52.8% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 58.6% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 59.8% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 70.6% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 48.8% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.5% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 75.6% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 70.8% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 86.4% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 71% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 75% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 77.3% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 74.5% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 82.1% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 58.3% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 67.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 63.6% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 66.1% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 68.4% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.6% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 79.1% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 77.2% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 72.9% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 67.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 69.7% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 74% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 75.4% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 77.1% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 70.9% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 73.2% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71.7% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 74.5% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 75.7% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 80.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 75.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 73.9% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 79.3% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 78.4% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83.1% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 40.1% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 44.1% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 46.9% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 53.7% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 56% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.4% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 65.1% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 69.1% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 79.9% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 76.9% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 50.1% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 56.1% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 66.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 65.7% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 71.1% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 75% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 78.8% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 75.1% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 79% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 83.7% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 84.5% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 57.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 68.7% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 67.8% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 56% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 62.2% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 66.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 72.6% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 70.5% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 69.4% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 73.3% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 68.7% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 74.5% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 81.2% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 65.3% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 62.5% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 67.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 67.1% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 73.8% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 69.7% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 66.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 59.7% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 71.8% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 74.1% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 73.6% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 40.6% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 39.1% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 40.6% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 42.8% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 60.7% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 53.5% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64.2% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 62.4% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 63.9% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 78% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.8% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 49.2% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 47.5% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 50.7% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 52.4% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 57.3% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 62.7% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 65.2% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 59.3% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 65.8% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 66.7% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 67.9% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 66.2% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 68.6% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 74% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73.3% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 74.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 56.9% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 57% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 55.4% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 65.6% | 69.1% |
| 2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 67.9% | 75.5% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 75.7% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 74.5% | 78.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 78.6% | 78.6% |
| 2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.1% | 58.4% |
| 2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 42.2% | 54.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 46.3% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 40.2% | 51.9% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 43.8% | 59.6% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 54% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 50.3% | 64.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 53% | 67.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 43.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 56.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 8.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,590.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $25,238.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,338.0 |
* St. Johns 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.