J S Waters School
55 J South Waters School Rd
Goldston NC, 27252, Chatham County
Phone: 919-898-2259
Ranking: 
(1,020 out of 1,874, bottom 46%)*
(1,020 out of 1,874, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Chatham County Schools
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: | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 309 | 325 | 349 | 350 | 345 | 344 | 349 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 31 | 10.0% | 28 | 8.6% | 36 | 10.3% | 31 | 8.9% | 30 | 8.7% | 41 | 11.9% | 38 | 10.9% |
| Grade 1: | 29 | 9.4% | 38 | 11.7% | 35 | 10.0% | 30 | 8.6% | 44 | 12.8% | 33 | 9.6% | 37 | 10.6% |
| Grade 2: | 31 | 10.0% | 32 | 9.8% | 33 | 9.5% | 50 | 14.3% | 34 | 9.9% | 39 | 11.3% | 36 | 10.3% |
| Grade 3: | 34 | 11.0% | 29 | 8.9% | 47 | 13.5% | 34 | 9.7% | 43 | 12.5% | 35 | 10.2% | 41 | 11.7% |
| Grade 4: | 28 | 9.1% | 47 | 14.5% | 35 | 10.0% | 45 | 12.9% | 35 | 10.1% | 35 | 10.2% | 38 | 10.9% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 15.5% | 34 | 10.5% | 42 | 12.0% | 37 | 10.6% | 39 | 11.3% | 39 | 11.3% | 38 | 10.9% |
| Grade 6: | 35 | 11.3% | 42 | 12.9% | 39 | 11.2% | 42 | 12.0% | 45 | 13.0% | 40 | 11.6% | 33 | 9.5% |
| Grade 7: | 37 | 12.0% | 37 | 11.4% | 41 | 11.7% | 42 | 12.0% | 39 | 11.3% | 35 | 10.2% | 49 | 14.0% |
| Grade 8: | 36 | 11.7% | 38 | 11.7% | 41 | 11.7% | 39 | 11.1% | 36 | 10.4% | 47 | 13.7% | 39 | 11.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 162 | 52.4% | 165 | 50.8% | 172 | 49.3% | 155 | 44.3% | 153 | 44.3% | 155 | 45.1% | 150 | 43.0% |
| Female: | 147 | 47.6% | 160 | 49.2% | 177 | 50.7% | 195 | 55.7% | 184 | 53.3% | 181 | 52.6% | 184 | 52.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 5.2% | 24 | 7.4% | 29 | 8.3% | 25 | 7.1% | 23 | 6.7% | 22 | 6.4% | 22 | 6.3% |
| Black: | 52 | 16.8% | 60 | 18.5% | 50 | 14.3% | 53 | 15.1% | 62 | 18.0% | 62 | 18.0% | 50 | 14.3% |
| White: | 220 | 71.2% | 233 | 71.7% | 252 | 72.2% | 255 | 72.9% | 259 | 75.1% | 259 | 75.3% | 266 | 76.2% |
| 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: | 19 | 6.1% | 7 | 2.2% | 15 | 4.3% | 13 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 134 | 43.4% | 154 | 47.4% | 159 | 45.6% | 139 | 39.7% | 125 | 36.2% | 126 | 36.6% | 119 | 34.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 6.5% | 26 | 8.0% | 28 | 8.0% | 36 | 10.3% | 49 | 14.2% | 29 | 8.4% | 27 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.25 | 14.35 | 15.52 | 15.15 | 14.61 | 13.90 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.4% | 61.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 62.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 78.8% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 79.1% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.1% | 78.2% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80.0% | 43.7% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 69.4% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 71.8% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 81.4% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 81.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 81.8% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 83.5% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 45.1% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 80% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 78.6% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 55.5% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 61.9% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 66.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 64.2% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 65.9% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 42.6% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 63.4% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 60.8% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72.7% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 83.3% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 77.5% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 80.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 81.6% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 43.4% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 80.9% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 78.6% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 57.7% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 71.3% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 67.4% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 70.9% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 66.5% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 39.6% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 46.9% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44.3% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 53.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 68.6% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 67.7% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 60% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 84.1% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 80.2% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.9% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 41.8% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 89.8% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 50.3% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 70% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73.9% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 70.7% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.2% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 37.5% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 35.9% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 68.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 78.9% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 74.9% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 72.7% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 36.4% | 45.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 66% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 69.5% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 67.9% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 71.9% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 78.6% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 83.6% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 77.2% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 38.6% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 85.7% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 87.1% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 62.5% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69.6% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 77.3% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 79.1% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 74.1% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 46.5% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 65.3% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 71.8% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 78.9% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 74.1% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.6% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.7% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 37.7% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 88.5% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 89% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 57% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 68.3% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 65.5% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72.1% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 71.7% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 46.7% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 48.1% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 55.8% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 65.5% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73.1% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 69.4% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 78.2% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 87.3% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 80.1% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 85.7% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 42.9% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.3% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 88.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.2% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.6% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 76.7% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67.1% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.1% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.3% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61.6% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 76.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 79.7% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 80.5% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 64.8% | 59.1% |
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* J S Waters School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.