Thornwell School For The Arts
437 West Carolina Ave
Hartsville SC, 29550, Darlington County
Phone: 843-857-3090
Ranking: 
(701 out of 841, bottom 17%)*
(701 out of 841, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Darlington 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: | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 380 | 398 | 354 | 316 | 284 | 291 | 281 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 64 | 16.8% | 93 | 23.4% | 79 | 22.3% | 72 | 22.8% | 54 | 19.0% | 65 | 22.3% | 58 | 20.6% |
| Grade 2: | 84 | 22.1% | 77 | 19.3% | 68 | 19.2% | 46 | 14.6% | 45 | 15.8% | 54 | 18.6% | 51 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 21.6% | 77 | 19.3% | 59 | 16.7% | 66 | 20.9% | 56 | 19.7% | 56 | 19.2% | 53 | 18.9% |
| Grade 4: | 80 | 21.1% | 70 | 17.6% | 77 | 21.8% | 68 | 21.5% | 63 | 22.2% | 56 | 19.2% | 68 | 24.2% |
| Grade 5: | 70 | 18.4% | 81 | 20.4% | 71 | 20.1% | 64 | 20.3% | 66 | 23.2% | 60 | 20.6% | 51 | 18.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 194 | 51.1% | 190 | 47.7% | 167 | 47.2% | 156 | 49.4% | 134 | 47.2% | 134 | 46.0% | 141 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 186 | 48.9% | 208 | 52.3% | 187 | 52.8% | 160 | 50.6% | 142 | 50.0% | 149 | 51.2% | 136 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 285 | 75.0% | 303 | 76.1% | 278 | 78.5% | 254 | 80.4% | 228 | 80.3% | 233 | 80.1% | 228 | 81.1% |
| White: | 77 | 20.3% | 77 | 19.3% | 63 | 17.8% | 49 | 15.5% | 49 | 17.3% | 49 | 16.8% | 40 | 14.2% |
| 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: | 9 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 333 | 87.6% | 354 | 88.9% | 316 | 89.3% | 280 | 88.6% | 243 | 85.6% | 240 | 82.5% | 231 | 82.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.4% | 11 | 2.8% | 13 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.5% | 12 | 4.2% | 19 | 6.5% | 16 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.52 | 18.09 | 16.86 | 17.56 | 12.35 | 11.60 | 10.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 77.7% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 81.6% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 83.4% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 82.3% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 80.3% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 79.9% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 72.5% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 79.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 75.8% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 81.8% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 81.7% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 78.7% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 81.3% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.3% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 76.9% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 71.9% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 63% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 68.2% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 69.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 75.7% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 67.8% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 45.5% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 48% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 61.2% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 53% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 58.7% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 59.9% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.7% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 52.8% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 58.6% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.8% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 70.6% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 48.8% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 61.5% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 75.6% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 70.8% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 86.4% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 83% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 71% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 75% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 77.3% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 74.5% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 82.1% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 58.3% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 67.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 63.6% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 66.1% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 68.4% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 72.6% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 79.1% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 77.2% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 72.9% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 67.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 69.7% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 74% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 75.4% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77.1% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.9% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 73.2% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71.7% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 74.5% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75.7% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 75.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 73.9% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 79.3% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 78.4% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 83.1% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 40.1% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 44.1% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 46.9% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 53.7% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 56% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 68.4% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 65.1% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 69.1% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 72% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 79.9% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76.9% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 50.1% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 56.1% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 66.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 65.7% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 71.1% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 75% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 78.8% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 75.1% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.7% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84.5% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 57.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 68.7% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 67.8% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 56% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62.2% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 66.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 72.6% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 70.5% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 69.4% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 73.3% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 68.7% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 74.5% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 81.2% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 65.3% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 62.5% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 67.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 67.1% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 73.8% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69.7% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 66.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 59.7% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 71.8% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 74.1% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 73.6% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 40.6% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 39.1% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 40.6% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 42.8% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 60.7% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 53.5% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 64.2% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 62.4% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 63.9% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 78% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.8% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 49.2% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 47.5% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 50.7% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 52.4% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57.3% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 62.7% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 65.2% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 59.3% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 65.8% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 66.7% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 67.9% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 66.2% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 68.6% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 74% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 73.3% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 68% | 74.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.9% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 57% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 55.4% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 65.6% | 69.1% |
| 2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 67.9% | 75.5% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 75.7% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.5% | 78.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 78.6% | 78.6% |
| 2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 45.1% | 58.4% |
| 2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 42.2% | 54.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 46.3% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 40.2% | 51.9% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 43.8% | 59.6% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 54% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 50.3% | 64.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 53% | 67.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 45.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 54.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,685.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $26,613.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,578.0 |
* Thornwell School For The Arts was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.