Waterloo Elementary Primary School
10457 Hwy 221 South
Waterloo SC, 29384, Laurens County
Phone: 864-677-4670
Ranking:
(263 out of 841, top 31%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Laurens School District 55
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: | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 295 | 290 | 315 | 312 | 373 | 331 | 385 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 27 | 9.2% | 25 | 8.6% | 32 | 10.2% | 28 | 9.0% | 43 | 11.5% | 38 | 11.5% | 44 | 11.4% |
Kindergarten: | 42 | 14.2% | 42 | 14.5% | 47 | 14.9% | 43 | 13.8% | 45 | 12.1% | 55 | 16.6% | 40 | 10.4% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 14.9% | 56 | 19.3% | 44 | 14.0% | 44 | 14.1% | 58 | 15.5% | 39 | 11.8% | 57 | 14.8% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 20.7% | 46 | 15.9% | 42 | 13.3% | 44 | 14.1% | 47 | 12.6% | 55 | 16.6% | 58 | 15.1% |
Grade 3: | 41 | 13.9% | 43 | 14.8% | 42 | 13.3% | 37 | 11.9% | 42 | 11.3% | 50 | 15.1% | 64 | 16.6% |
Grade 4: | 41 | 13.9% | 38 | 13.1% | 39 | 12.4% | 36 | 11.5% | 46 | 12.3% | 48 | 14.5% | 54 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 39 | 13.2% | 40 | 13.8% | 35 | 11.1% | 44 | 14.1% | 49 | 13.1% | 46 | 13.9% | 68 | 17.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 156 | 52.9% | 154 | 53.1% | 175 | 55.6% | 172 | 55.1% | 209 | 56.0% | 185 | 55.9% | 212 | 55.1% |
Female: | 139 | 47.1% | 136 | 46.9% | 140 | 44.4% | 140 | 44.9% | 150 | 40.2% | 133 | 40.2% | 167 | 43.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.1% |
Black: | 66 | 22.4% | 58 | 20.0% | 47 | 14.9% | 53 | 17.0% | 75 | 20.1% | 61 | 18.4% | 82 | 21.3% |
White: | 226 | 76.6% | 227 | 78.3% | 259 | 82.2% | 248 | 79.5% | 287 | 76.9% | 260 | 78.5% | 293 | 76.1% |
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: | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 8 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 202 | 68.5% | 201 | 69.3% | 212 | 67.3% | 219 | 70.2% | 234 | 62.7% | 223 | 67.4% | 246 | 63.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 9.2% | 15 | 5.2% | 28 | 8.9% | 23 | 7.4% | 42 | 11.3% | 26 | 7.9% | 32 | 8.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.05 | 17.47 | 16.94 | 18.25 | 15.04 | 16.60 | 18.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 85.4% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.5% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 88.7% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.3% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.3% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 81.9% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.3% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 74.1% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 77.1% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 78.4% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 76.8% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82.8% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 90.1% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86.9% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 79.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.5% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 74.6% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.4% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 62.3% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 64.6% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 68.8% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 61% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 60.1% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 70.5% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 68.7% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 61.9% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 63% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 65.7% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 59.7% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 47.5% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 57.4% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 56.8% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 59.3% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 67.7% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 71.7% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 82.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 72.9% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 61.1% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 67.9% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 75.7% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 72.5% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 68.1% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 63.7% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 61.7% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 75.8% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85.3% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 82.6% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 80% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 78.4% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 75.3% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 75.7% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 65.3% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 72.1% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 77.7% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 83.6% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 87.1% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.6% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 80.6% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 74.9% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 81.5% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 76.2% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.4% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 67.6% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 73.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.2% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 49.5% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.9% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65.7% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 63.7% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 54.8% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 61.8% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 62.5% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72.2% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 57.5% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 69% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 71.2% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 58% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 72% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 68.5% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 65.8% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 74.3% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 80.3% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 75% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 63.5% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 77.5% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 79.2% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 70.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 73.8% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 75.4% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 71.5% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 80.8% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 80.6% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 80.4% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 75.5% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 68.4% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 81.6% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 79.4% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 71.3% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 82.9% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 77.1% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 81.9% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 79.8% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 80.8% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 73% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 72.9% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 75.3% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 78.3% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 69.3% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 72.7% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 53.8% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 58% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.6% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 64.5% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 57.5% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 47.9% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66.1% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 66.8% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 64% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 61.8% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 70.6% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 52.4% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 62.2% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 63.8% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 64.5% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 62% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 52.8% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 70.4% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 57.5% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 70% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 52.8% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 67.6% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 72.1% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 80.1% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 77.1% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 67% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 70.9% | 74.5% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 66.9% | 70.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 68.9% | 69.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 67.6% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 66.5% | 72.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 75% | 73.6% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 54.4% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 60.2% | 64.9% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 70.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 79.5% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 69.5% | 77.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 75.7% | 77.8% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 72.6% | 71.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,078.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,894.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,993.0 |
* Waterloo Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.