Strom Thurmond High High School
1131 Columbia Rd
Johnston SC, 29832, Edgefield County
Phone: 803-275-1768
Ranking: (124 out of 202, bottom 39%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Edgefield 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: | 51 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 780 | 818 | 847 | 897 | 877 | 903 | 916 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 248 | 31.8% | 250 | 30.6% | 274 | 32.3% | 263 | 29.3% | 262 | 29.9% | 256 | 28.3% | 285 | 31.1% |
Grade 10: | 218 | 27.9% | 207 | 25.3% | 203 | 24.0% | 244 | 27.2% | 227 | 25.9% | 264 | 29.2% | 222 | 24.2% |
Grade 11: | 172 | 22.1% | 189 | 23.1% | 206 | 24.3% | 183 | 20.4% | 208 | 23.7% | 181 | 20.0% | 199 | 21.7% |
Grade 12: | 142 | 18.2% | 172 | 21.0% | 164 | 19.4% | 207 | 23.1% | 180 | 20.5% | 202 | 22.4% | 210 | 22.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 418 | 53.6% | 428 | 52.3% | 467 | 55.1% | 477 | 53.2% | 458 | 52.2% | 447 | 49.5% | 441 | 48.1% |
Female: | 362 | 46.4% | 390 | 47.7% | 380 | 44.9% | 420 | 46.8% | 408 | 46.5% | 448 | 49.6% | 471 | 51.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 23 | 2.9% | 30 | 3.7% | 23 | 2.7% | 23 | 2.6% | 29 | 3.3% | 27 | 3.0% | 26 | 2.8% |
Black: | 411 | 52.7% | 424 | 51.8% | 458 | 54.1% | 507 | 56.5% | 501 | 57.1% | 523 | 57.9% | 550 | 60.0% |
White: | 327 | 41.9% | 349 | 42.7% | 356 | 42.0% | 363 | 40.5% | 339 | 38.7% | 347 | 38.4% | 334 | 36.5% |
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: | 18 | 2.3% | 14 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 426 | 54.6% | 443 | 54.2% | 490 | 57.9% | 507 | 56.5% | 458 | 52.2% | 517 | 57.3% | 503 | 54.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 8.1% | 68 | 8.3% | 73 | 8.6% | 53 | 5.9% | 59 | 6.7% | 70 | 7.8% | 87 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.38 | 16.36 | 16.13 | 17.42 | 17.65 | 17.40 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSAP | ||||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.4% | 86.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 82.4% | 84.9% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 87.3% | 88.1% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 85.9% | 87.7% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84.4% | 84.9% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 57.8% | 54.3% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 55.2% | 60.6% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 52.6% | 57.4% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 61.4% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 74.4% | 76.4% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 72.4% | 80.2% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.9% | 79.6% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 86.9% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.4% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47% | 50.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 49.8% | 51.8% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 51.7% | 54.2% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 53.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 46.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,713.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,843.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,697.0 |
* Strom Thurmond High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.