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Williams Memorial Elementary Primary School
290 South Metts
Saint George SC, 29477, Dorchester County
Phone: 843-563-3231
Ranking:
(433 out of 884, top 49%)*
(433 out of 884, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Dorchester School District 4
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 45 | 47 | 46 | |||
| Total Students: | 648 | 657 | 655 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 70 | 10.8% | 63 | 9.6% | 67 | 10.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 104 | 16.0% | 107 | 16.3% | 93 | 14.2% |
| Grade 1: | 102 | 15.7% | 95 | 14.5% | 100 | 15.3% |
| Grade 2: | 86 | 13.3% | 94 | 14.3% | 106 | 16.2% |
| Grade 3: | 90 | 13.9% | 109 | 16.6% | 92 | 14.0% |
| Grade 4: | 107 | 16.5% | 90 | 13.7% | 103 | 15.7% |
| Grade 5: | 89 | 13.7% | 99 | 15.1% | 94 | 14.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 336 | 51.9% | 357 | 54.3% | 344 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 301 | 46.5% | 290 | 44.1% | 305 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 13 | 2.0% |
| Black | 355 | 54.8% | 376 | 57.2% | 358 | 54.7% |
| White: | 270 | 41.7% | 263 | 40.0% | 275 | 42.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 428 | 66.0% | 329 | 50.1% | 358 | 54.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 9.1% | 46 | 7.0% | 56 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.40 | 14.00 | 14.20 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 82.3% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 89.8% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.1% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.2% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 81.6% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.4% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 72.2% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 83.7% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.7% | 80% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.8% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 85.4% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 89.2% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 80% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 75.8% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 75.8% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65.7% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 75.2% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 76.2% | 70.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 52.7% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 55.7% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 67.1% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 62.7% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 63.9% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 73.7% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 63.5% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 54.5% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 68.7% | 60.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.7% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 67.4% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 85.6% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 84% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 91.5% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 88.3% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 80.2% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 81.7% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 86.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 69.1% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 78.4% | 71% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 68.4% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 77.7% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 70.3% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.3% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 78.2% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 76.4% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 70.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 73.6% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 79.5% | 78% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 75% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 79.2% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 73.1% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 82.4% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.1% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 72.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 75.2% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 88.8% | 79.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 43.6% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 59.4% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 59.3% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 63.7% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 56.1% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 67.3% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66.9% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72.3% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.8% | 70.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.6% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 73.8% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 82.2% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.8% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 74.5% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 77.7% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.8% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 79.5% | 77% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 66.9% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 72.2% | 72.2% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 59.4% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 77.1% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69.1% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 70.9% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 72.9% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69.3% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 77.2% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 76.3% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.3% | 78.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 73.8% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 71% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 70.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 68.7% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80.6% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 66.7% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 62.8% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 78.3% | 75.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 44.4% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 45.7% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 50.3% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 52.5% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 58.4% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 57.9% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.8% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 60% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.3% | 65% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 41.5% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 48.6% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 56.5% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 56.6% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 71.8% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 64.5% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 69.2% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 57.5% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 67% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73.6% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.8% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 77.5% | 77.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 23.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 76.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,821.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,686.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,101.0 |
* Williams Memorial Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.