Sterling School
99 John Mccarroll Way
Greenville SC, 29607, Greenville County
Phone: 864-355-4480
Ranking:
(6 out of 841, top 1%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Greenville 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: | 45 | 44 | 41 | 20 | 39 | 32 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 833 | 795 | 746 | 658 | 609 | 540 | 346 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 40 | 4.8% | 40 | 5.0% | 40 | 5.4% | 36 | 5.5% | 32 | 5.3% | 29 | 5.4% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 62 | 7.4% | 69 | 8.7% | 63 | 8.4% | 42 | 6.4% | 37 | 6.1% | 30 | 5.6% | NA | NA |
Grade 1: | 74 | 8.9% | 59 | 7.4% | 53 | 7.1% | 38 | 5.8% | 47 | 7.7% | 29 | 5.4% | NA | NA |
Grade 2: | 66 | 7.9% | 61 | 7.7% | 40 | 5.4% | 47 | 7.1% | 32 | 5.3% | 27 | 5.0% | NA | NA |
Grade 3: | 134 | 16.1% | 116 | 14.6% | 112 | 15.0% | 101 | 15.3% | 105 | 17.2% | 75 | 13.9% | 75 | 21.7% |
Grade 4: | 120 | 14.4% | 116 | 14.6% | 119 | 16.0% | 103 | 15.7% | 75 | 12.3% | 75 | 13.9% | 74 | 21.4% |
Grade 5: | 118 | 14.2% | 118 | 14.8% | 106 | 14.2% | 75 | 11.4% | 75 | 12.3% | 75 | 13.9% | 71 | 20.5% |
Grade 6: | 75 | 9.0% | 74 | 9.3% | 75 | 10.1% | 74 | 11.2% | 69 | 11.3% | 75 | 13.9% | 73 | 21.1% |
Grade 7: | 72 | 8.6% | 74 | 9.3% | 74 | 9.9% | 71 | 10.8% | 75 | 12.3% | 70 | 13.0% | 53 | 15.3% |
Grade 8: | 72 | 8.6% | 68 | 8.6% | 64 | 8.6% | 71 | 10.8% | 62 | 10.2% | 55 | 10.2% | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 425 | 51.0% | 413 | 51.9% | 386 | 51.7% | 339 | 51.5% | 309 | 50.7% | 292 | 54.1% | 193 | 55.8% |
Female: | 408 | 49.0% | 382 | 48.1% | 360 | 48.3% | 319 | 48.5% | 289 | 47.5% | 236 | 43.7% | 149 | 43.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 44 | 5.3% | 40 | 5.0% | 29 | 3.9% | 26 | 4.0% | 32 | 5.3% | 23 | 4.3% | 16 | 4.6% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 2.4% | 18 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.4% | 12 | 1.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% |
Black: | 274 | 32.9% | 231 | 29.1% | 188 | 25.2% | 124 | 18.8% | 97 | 15.9% | 61 | 11.3% | 8 | 2.3% |
White: | 453 | 54.4% | 466 | 58.6% | 480 | 64.3% | 473 | 71.9% | 470 | 77.2% | 448 | 83.0% | 320 | 92.5% |
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: | 41 | 4.9% | 39 | 4.9% | 30 | 4.0% | 23 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 281 | 33.7% | 240 | 30.2% | 202 | 27.1% | 129 | 19.6% | 93 | 15.3% | 41 | 7.6% | 6 | 1.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 3.1% | 27 | 3.4% | 22 | 2.9% | 21 | 3.2% | 20 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.0% | 7 | 2.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.51 | 18.07 | 18.20 | 32.90 | 15.62 | 16.90 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 83.4% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 83.7% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 83.3% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 86% | 82.8% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.7% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 70.2% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 74.6% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 75.9% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 77.3% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 75.5% | 69.7% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 76.6% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 66.5% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 65.3% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 65.5% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 67.3% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 72.8% | 67.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.1% | 83.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 76.5% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 80.7% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 80.3% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 83.5% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 72.3% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 75.2% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 75.9% | 70.3% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80.5% | 80.8% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.8% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 80.8% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 82.2% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 83.3% | 78.9% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80.8% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.1% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 83.5% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 83.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 83.5% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.5% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.2% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 75.8% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 78.6% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 78.8% | 73.2% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79.3% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.8% | 79.8% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 82.3% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 83.9% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 85.3% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 70.3% | 70.1% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 78.5% | 74.3% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79.2% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.7% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80.8% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.3% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79.4% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 85.4% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80.2% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.3% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 75.1% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.8% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 81.3% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 81.1% | 76.2% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 65.2% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 72.8% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69.2% | 66% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 75.6% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 77% | 73% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.4% | 66.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 72.9% | 66.1% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 76.6% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 78.4% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.4% | 73.2% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 78.3% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 79.5% | 74.5% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 75.6% | 74.8% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 72.4% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.2% | 70.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.6% | 74.3% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.4% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 65.7% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69.7% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.8% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.8% | 71.3% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 58% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 64.1% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 61.6% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 67.5% | 64.9% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 68.3% | 66.2% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.8% | 68.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.8% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.9% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.4% | 77.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79.9% | 77.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79% | 78% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69.7% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 70.8% | 71.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77% | 74.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 75.4% | 73% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 68.6% | 68.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69.2% | 69.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 70.2% | 68.4% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.6% | 71.4% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 76.1% | 73.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.5% | 77.8% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 68.7% | 69.5% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 65.7% | 67% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.9% | 69.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.1% | 71.5% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.3% | 69.8% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 70.7% | 71.2% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 72.3% | 73.3% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.4% | 71.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77% | 74.7% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.1% | 75.5% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 59.2% | 56.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 61.6% | 62% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 72.1% | 68.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.8% | 68.3% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 70.8% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.5% | 69.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 70% | 67.5% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66.4% | 63.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69% | 67.8% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71% | 67.5% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 63.1% | 62.6% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 64.5% | 63.4% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69.8% | 69.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 70.1% | 68.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 72.1% | 70.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66.2% | 62.3% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.1% | 71% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 72.6% | 69.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71% | 68.8% |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 72.4% | 71.9% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 75.1% | 71.4% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.4% | 68.1% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 73.9% | 71.9% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 72% | 67.8% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.2% | 74.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 37.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 62.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,407.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,010.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,587.0 |
* Sterling School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.