Thomas E. Kerns Elementary Primary School
6650 Frontage Rd Greenville SC, 29605, Greenville County Phone: 864-355-1300 Ranking:  (649 out of 841, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 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 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 609 | 624 | 599 | 571 | 600 | 617 | 643 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 101 | 16.6% | 127 | 20.4% | 110 | 18.4% | 95 | 16.6% | 104 | 17.3% | 91 | 14.7% | 119 | 18.5% |
| Grade 1: | 110 | 18.1% | 112 | 17.9% | 104 | 17.4% | 108 | 18.9% | 92 | 15.3% | 103 | 16.7% | 117 | 18.2% |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 17.2% | 110 | 17.6% | 102 | 17.0% | 94 | 16.5% | 108 | 18.0% | 113 | 18.3% | 109 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 109 | 17.9% | 106 | 17.0% | 94 | 15.7% | 88 | 15.4% | 105 | 17.5% | 101 | 16.4% | 76 | 11.8% |
| Grade 4: | 93 | 15.3% | 83 | 13.3% | 96 | 16.0% | 90 | 15.8% | 104 | 17.3% | 84 | 13.6% | 102 | 15.9% |
| Grade 5: | 91 | 14.9% | 86 | 13.8% | 93 | 15.5% | 96 | 16.8% | 87 | 14.5% | 105 | 17.0% | 100 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 337 | 55.3% | 338 | 54.2% | 313 | 52.3% | 307 | 53.8% | 314 | 52.3% | 313 | 50.7% | 331 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 272 | 44.7% | 286 | 45.8% | 286 | 47.7% | 264 | 46.2% | 272 | 45.3% | 294 | 47.6% | 307 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 117 | 19.2% | 128 | 20.5% | 119 | 19.9% | 102 | 17.9% | 87 | 14.5% | 76 | 12.3% | 66 | 10.3% |
| Black: | 364 | 59.8% | 366 | 58.7% | 353 | 58.9% | 345 | 60.4% | 388 | 64.7% | 405 | 65.6% | 426 | 66.3% |
| White: | 94 | 15.4% | 96 | 15.4% | 102 | 17.0% | 105 | 18.4% | 114 | 19.0% | 126 | 20.4% | 142 | 22.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 5.3% | 31 | 5.0% | 25 | 4.2% | 18 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 536 | 88.0% | 553 | 88.6% | 518 | 86.5% | 485 | 84.9% | 482 | 80.3% | 469 | 76.0% | 442 | 68.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 4.3% | 22 | 3.5% | 30 | 5.0% | 30 | 5.3% | 46 | 7.7% | 62 | 10.0% | 50 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.59 | 13.96 | 14.72 | 14.03 | 13.86 | 13.30 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 86.2% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 78.3% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 83.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 83.7% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 83.3% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 86% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 81.8% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 81.7% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 70.2% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.6% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 75.9% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 77.3% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 75.5% | 69.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 69.9% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 76.6% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 66.5% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 65.3% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 65.5% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 67.3% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 72.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 87.2% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 88.1% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 78.9% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 76.5% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 80.7% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 80.3% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 83.5% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 72.3% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 75.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 75.9% | 70.3% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 83.4% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 80.5% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 75.8% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 77.8% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 80.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 82.2% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 83.3% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 78.8% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 80.8% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 80% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 78.1% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 83.5% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 83.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 83.5% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 65.1% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 71.5% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 73.2% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 74% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 75.8% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 78.6% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 78.8% | 73.2% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 76.2% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 79.3% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 81.8% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 79.2% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 82.3% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 83.9% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 85.3% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 70.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 71.4% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 78.5% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 80.4% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 79.2% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 81.7% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 80.8% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 81.3% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 79.4% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 85.4% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 79.6% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 80.2% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 77.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 75.1% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 77.8% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 81.3% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 81.1% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 64.2% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 65.2% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 72.8% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 69.2% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 68.9% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.6% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 77% | 73% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.2% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 71.4% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 75.1% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 72.9% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 75.2% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 76.6% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 78.4% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 77.4% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 77.2% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 79% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 78.3% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 79.5% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 62.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 37.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,593.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,635.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,927.0 |
* Thomas E. Kerns Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.