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Tamassee-Salem Middle/High Other School
4 Eagle Ln
Salem SC, 29676, Oconee County
Phone: 864-886-4545
| Ranking: | High School:  (71 out of 202, top 35%)Elementary/Middle School:  (545 out of 841, bottom 35%)* |
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
School District: Oconee 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: | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 292 | 292 | 277 | 286 | 286 | 294 | 183 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 35 | 12.0% | 47 | 16.1% | 46 | 16.6% | 39 | 13.6% | 44 | 15.4% | 51 | 17.3% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 49 | 16.8% | 52 | 17.8% | 36 | 13.0% | 46 | 16.1% | 58 | 20.3% | 31 | 10.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 47 | 16.1% | 37 | 12.7% | 44 | 15.9% | 56 | 19.6% | 37 | 12.9% | 33 | 11.2% | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 35 | 12.0% | 41 | 14.0% | 54 | 19.5% | 40 | 14.0% | 37 | 12.9% | 54 | 18.4% | 58 | 31.7% |
| Grade 10: | 41 | 14.0% | 52 | 17.8% | 35 | 12.6% | 35 | 12.2% | 41 | 14.3% | 47 | 16.0% | 39 | 21.3% |
| Grade 11: | 48 | 16.4% | 33 | 11.3% | 29 | 10.5% | 40 | 14.0% | 39 | 13.6% | 35 | 11.9% | 46 | 25.1% |
| Grade 12: | 37 | 12.7% | 30 | 10.3% | 33 | 11.9% | 30 | 10.5% | 30 | 10.5% | 43 | 14.6% | 40 | 21.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 160 | 54.8% | 157 | 53.8% | 154 | 55.6% | 161 | 56.3% | 157 | 54.9% | 161 | 54.8% | 92 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 132 | 45.2% | 135 | 46.2% | 123 | 44.4% | 125 | 43.7% | 120 | 42.0% | 125 | 42.5% | 87 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 8 | 2.7% | 6 | 3.3% |
| White: | 280 | 95.9% | 285 | 97.6% | 269 | 97.1% | 278 | 97.2% | 280 | 97.9% | 282 | 95.9% | 173 | 94.5% |
| 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: | 6 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 140 | 47.9% | 112 | 38.4% | 134 | 48.4% | 149 | 52.1% | 138 | 48.3% | 135 | 45.9% | 96 | 52.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 7.5% | 23 | 7.9% | 16 | 5.8% | 18 | 6.3% | 20 | 7.0% | 23 | 7.8% | 9 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.90 | 12.64 | 12.53 | 13.55 | 11.87 | 11.70 | 7.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 88% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87.1% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 90.5% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 85.1% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 56.5% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 61.9% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 55.2% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 59.6% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 79.4% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84.5% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 85.7% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.3% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.7% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 57.5% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 56.2% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.1% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 55.6% | 53.1% |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 74.5% | 71.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 74.9% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 68.4% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 72.4% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 76.1% | 74.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 74.2% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 72.5% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 73.8% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 76.2% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 75.9% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 65.6% | 63.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 63.1% | 60.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 60.7% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64.5% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 77.1% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 77% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 75.8% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72.9% | 78% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 74.3% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 73% | 71.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.6% | 74.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 67.4% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 67.9% | 69.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 72.4% | 68.4% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 71% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 74.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73.8% | 69.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 70.5% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 75.9% | 69.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 73.4% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 71.9% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 67.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.3% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 72.1% | 71.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 72.7% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 73.4% | 75.5% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.5% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 55.2% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 60.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 62.6% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 71% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 71.2% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 79.1% | 76.5% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 71.5% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 64.5% | 63.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 67.7% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 70.4% | 69.8% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63% | 67.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 71.2% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 66.9% | 63.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 71.8% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 74.4% | 68.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.7% | 70.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 67.1% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 70.7% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 68.6% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 77.2% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 66.8% | 71% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 69.7% | 69.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 67.9% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 64.7% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65.7% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.9% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74.5% | 71.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.6% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.8% | 74.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 73.1% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,288.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,553.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,728.0 |
* Tamassee-Salem Middle/High Other 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.