Tamassee-Salem Elementary Primary School
9950 North Hwy 11
Tamassee SC, 29686, Oconee County
Phone: 864-886-4540
Ranking: 
(261 out of 841, top 31%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 20 | | 21 | | 22 | | 23 | | 23 | | 21 | | 22 | |
Total Students: | 277 | | 263 | | 280 | | 286 | | 288 | | 290 | | 284 | |
Prekindergarten: | 20 | 7.2% | 20 | 7.6% | 20 | 7.1% | 20 | 7.0% | 20 | 6.9% | 20 | 6.9% | 20 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten: | 45 | 16.2% | 37 | 14.1% | 41 | 14.6% | 52 | 18.2% | 49 | 17.0% | 46 | 15.9% | 47 | 16.5% |
Grade 1: | 42 | 15.2% | 47 | 17.9% | 46 | 16.4% | 38 | 13.3% | 49 | 17.0% | 45 | 15.5% | 34 | 12.0% |
Grade 2: | 46 | 16.6% | 32 | 12.2% | 39 | 13.9% | 45 | 15.7% | 38 | 13.2% | 43 | 14.8% | 56 | 19.7% |
Grade 3: | 35 | 12.6% | 39 | 14.8% | 46 | 16.4% | 40 | 14.0% | 44 | 15.3% | 49 | 16.9% | 33 | 11.6% |
Grade 4: | 41 | 14.8% | 42 | 16.0% | 42 | 15.0% | 43 | 15.0% | 46 | 16.0% | 42 | 14.5% | 40 | 14.1% |
Grade 5: | 48 | 17.3% | 46 | 17.5% | 46 | 16.4% | 48 | 16.8% | 42 | 14.6% | 45 | 15.5% | 54 | 19.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 149 | 53.8% | 145 | 55.1% | 147 | 52.5% | 148 | 51.7% | 148 | 51.4% | 141 | 48.6% | 140 | 49.3% |
Female: | 128 | 46.2% | 118 | 44.9% | 133 | 47.5% | 138 | 48.3% | 132 | 45.8% | 141 | 48.6% | 140 | 49.3% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 6 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.8% |
Black: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.1% |
White: | 258 | 93.1% | 245 | 93.2% | 271 | 96.8% | 275 | 96.2% | 279 | 96.9% | 278 | 95.9% | 271 | 95.4% |
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: | 10 | 3.6% | 11 | 4.2% | 6 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 173 | 62.5% | 155 | 58.9% | 165 | 58.9% | 158 | 55.2% | 156 | 54.2% | 149 | 51.4% | 139 | 48.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 6.5% | 22 | 8.4% | 18 | 6.4% | 21 | 7.3% | 29 | 10.1% | 34 | 11.7% | 22 | 7.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.78 | | 12.46 | | 12.67 | | 12.54 | | 12.63 | | 13.70 | | 13.10 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 85.1% | N/A |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.1% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.8% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 88.9% | N/A |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 89.4% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 90.5% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.5% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 81.3% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 79.6% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 80.1% | N/A |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 84% | N/A |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 86.9% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.3% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 84.3% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 82.7% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 84% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 78.5% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 68.2% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.9% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 72.6% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 69.2% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 68.2% | N/A |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 62.5% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 61.6% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 62.9% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 69.8% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 72.9% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 72.4% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 63% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 59.5% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 63.2% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.3% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | N/A |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 71.3% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 78.4% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 80.5% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 84.3% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 89.5% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 86.5% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 78.2% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 73.4% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 78.4% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 75.1% | N/A |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 78.4% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 67.3% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 71.3% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.6% | N/A |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 81.3% | N/A |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 87.1% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.9% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 85.4% | N/A |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 88.3% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 83.4% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 83.6% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78.5% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79.6% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 77.8% | N/A |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 78.6% | N/A |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.7% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 85.8% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.3% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 84.9% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.5% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 82.1% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 80.5% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 78.4% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82.2% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79.5% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 78.2% | N/A |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 69.5% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 72.5% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 67.8% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 69.9% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 67.8% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 71.2% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 71.6% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 71.4% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 73.4% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 73.3% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 72% | N/A |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 75.3% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84.1% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.3% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 74.7% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.2% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 80.2% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 77.7% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 78.7% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 80.3% | N/A |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 78.8% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.1% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 73.7% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 70% | N/A |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.8% | N/A |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 82.5% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 87.2% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 84.4% | N/A |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.6% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 82.2% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 78.6% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 80% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 77.5% | N/A |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 81.5% | N/A |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 85.8% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 86.3% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 84.5% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 84.5% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 85.6% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 81.8% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 76.4% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73.2% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 74.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 75.7% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 75.7% | N/A |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 70.4% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 73.3% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 69.8% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 66.1% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 66.7% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 65% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 69.6% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 69.4% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 63.9% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 73.3% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 76.2% | N/A |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 70.1% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 72.9% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 73% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 63.7% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 67.4% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 66.4% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 72.7% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 59.4% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 67.7% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67.5% | N/A |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.3% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 70.4% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 70.9% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76.4% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 69.1% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 69.9% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 38.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 61.9% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $39,544.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,894.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,483.0 |
* Tamassee-Salem Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.