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Varennes Academy Of Communication And Technology Primary School
1820 Hwy 29 South
Anderson SC, 29626, Anderson County
Phone: 864-260-5215
Ranking:
(665 out of 841, bottom 21%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Anderson School District 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: | 25 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 312 | 333 | 376 | 381 | 390 | 319 | 387 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 110 | 35.3% | 118 | 35.4% | 52 | 13.8% | 65 | 17.1% | 69 | 17.7% | 51 | 16.0% | 59 | 15.2% |
Grade 4: | 114 | 36.5% | 93 | 27.9% | 62 | 16.5% | 71 | 18.6% | 67 | 17.2% | 55 | 17.2% | 60 | 15.5% |
Grade 5: | 88 | 28.2% | 122 | 36.6% | 73 | 19.4% | 60 | 15.7% | 65 | 16.7% | 55 | 17.2% | 64 | 16.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 151 | 48.4% | 171 | 51.4% | 198 | 52.7% | 197 | 51.7% | 198 | 50.8% | 165 | 51.7% | 211 | 54.5% |
Female: | 161 | 51.6% | 162 | 48.6% | 178 | 47.3% | 184 | 48.3% | 184 | 47.2% | 146 | 45.8% | 172 | 44.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 41 | 13.1% | 36 | 10.8% | 28 | 7.4% | 20 | 5.2% | 17 | 4.4% | 17 | 5.3% | 13 | 3.4% |
Black: | 184 | 59.0% | 191 | 57.4% | 265 | 70.5% | 278 | 73.0% | 299 | 76.7% | 246 | 77.1% | 296 | 76.5% |
White: | 74 | 23.7% | 97 | 29.1% | 74 | 19.7% | 79 | 20.7% | 74 | 19.0% | 56 | 17.6% | 78 | 20.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 3.2% | 8 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 282 | 90.4% | 293 | 88.0% | 336 | 89.4% | 329 | 86.4% | 347 | 89.0% | 259 | 81.2% | 327 | 84.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.5% | 11 | 2.9% | 17 | 4.5% | 19 | 4.9% | 20 | 6.3% | 16 | 4.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.48 | 13.43 | 11.64 | 12.29 | 13.45 | 9.90 | 11.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 85.4% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 90.6% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 94.2% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 93.8% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 89% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.5% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 84.4% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 82.9% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 82.9% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 81.7% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 83.6% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 87.8% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 87.8% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 89.3% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 89.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 80.9% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.3% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 72.5% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 72.7% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 71.6% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 77.2% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 74.6% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 66.9% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 69.5% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 74.4% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 74.2% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 75.7% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 81% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 71% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 61.7% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 69.5% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 68.7% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 76.8% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 74.5% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 80.6% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 89.7% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 90.6% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 92.9% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.7% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 85% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 80.3% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 80.6% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 80.9% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 86.6% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 73.8% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 74.1% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 74.1% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 82.6% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 87.6% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 86% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 88.5% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 85.1% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 83.7% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 80.6% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 79.9% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 80.6% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 78.9% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 81.1% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89.5% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 85.7% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 84.2% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 82.9% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 80.6% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 83.3% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 78.6% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 79.5% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 80.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 82.1% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 64.4% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 70.3% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 73.8% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 74.5% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 81.2% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 81.3% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 78.9% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 78.1% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 79.7% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 78.1% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 75.1% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 78% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 84.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 83.8% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 82.9% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 83.2% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 89.5% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 82.4% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 82.7% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 85.8% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 86.6% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 69.8% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 75.1% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 76.8% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 74.1% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 87% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 89.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 90.8% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 81% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 84.4% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 84% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 83% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82.4% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 78% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 84.2% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 84.1% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 84.5% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 86% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 84.4% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 79.8% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 82.9% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 79.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 76% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 78.5% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 79.9% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 79.2% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 76.5% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 75.4% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 72.7% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77.2% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 69.6% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 70% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 77.7% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77.9% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 76.3% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 81.4% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 77.6% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 68.5% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 72.4% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 78.3% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 77.7% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 72.5% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 75.4% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82.3% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 79.6% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 75.2% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 81.3% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 77.2% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 77.9% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 79.8% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 73.9% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 80.3% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 62.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 37.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 59.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $36,906.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,339.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,384.0 |
* Varennes Academy Of Communication And Technology 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.