Upson-Lee South Elementary Primary School
172 Knight Trl
Thomaston GA, 30286, Upson County
Phone: 706-647-7516
Ranking: 
(1,049 out of 1,747, bottom 40%)*
(1,049 out of 1,747, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Upson 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: | 82 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 100 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,417 | 1,422 | 1,408 | 1,470 | 1,475 | 1,554 | 1,622 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 153 | 10.8% | 159 | 11.2% | 151 | 10.7% | 134 | 9.1% | 129 | 8.7% | 137 | 8.8% | 137 | 8.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 273 | 19.3% | 327 | 23.0% | 330 | 23.4% | 320 | 21.8% | 309 | 20.9% | 314 | 20.2% | 360 | 22.2% |
| Grade 1: | 338 | 23.9% | 351 | 24.7% | 323 | 22.9% | 319 | 21.7% | 324 | 22.0% | 359 | 23.1% | 375 | 23.1% |
| Grade 2: | 359 | 25.3% | 295 | 20.7% | 295 | 21.0% | 331 | 22.5% | 359 | 24.3% | 351 | 22.6% | 380 | 23.4% |
| Grade 3: | 294 | 20.7% | 290 | 20.4% | 309 | 21.9% | 366 | 24.9% | 354 | 24.0% | 393 | 25.3% | 370 | 22.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 736 | 51.9% | 718 | 50.5% | 700 | 49.7% | 756 | 51.4% | 759 | 51.5% | 774 | 49.8% | 817 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 681 | 48.1% | 704 | 49.5% | 708 | 50.3% | 714 | 48.6% | 716 | 48.5% | 715 | 46.0% | 742 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 49 | 3.5% | 64 | 4.5% | 50 | 3.6% | 50 | 3.4% | 45 | 3.1% | 39 | 2.5% | 36 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 490 | 34.6% | 466 | 32.8% | 455 | 32.3% | 459 | 31.2% | 481 | 32.6% | 540 | 34.7% | 567 | 35.0% |
| White: | 798 | 56.3% | 807 | 56.8% | 830 | 58.9% | 878 | 59.7% | 845 | 57.3% | 907 | 58.4% | 953 | 58.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 72 | 5.1% | 75 | 5.3% | 60 | 4.3% | 75 | 5.1% | 92 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,016 | 71.7% | 1,056 | 74.3% | 926 | 65.8% | 898 | 61.1% | 908 | 61.6% | 900 | 57.9% | 943 | 58.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 4.2% | 100 | 7.0% | 94 | 6.7% | 129 | 8.8% | 143 | 9.7% | 169 | 10.9% | 177 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.28 | 17.45 | 16.37 | 16.70 | 16.39 | 16.60 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 84% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 87% |
| 2006 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 90% |
| 2007 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 82.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 85% |
| 2006 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 87% |
| 2007 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 90.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 90.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 90.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 93% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 83.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 85% |
| 2006 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 85.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 86% |
| 2006 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 91.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 92% |
| 2009 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 91.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 91% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 88.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 90.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.2% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 79% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 78.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 82% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 88% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.6% | 92.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 85% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 74.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 79.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 78.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 88% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 76.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 79% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 83.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Upson-Lee South Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.