John C. Calhoun Elementary Primary School
750 North Calhoun Shores Parkw
Calhoun Falls SC, 29628, Abbeville County
Phone: 864-418-8016
Ranking:
(239 out of 841, top 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Abbeville 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: | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 198 | 202 | 210 | 199 | 210 | 216 | 265 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 15 | 7.6% | 20 | 9.9% | 20 | 9.5% | 20 | 10.1% | 20 | 9.5% | 18 | 8.3% | 17 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten: | 40 | 20.2% | 32 | 15.8% | 34 | 16.2% | 38 | 19.1% | 30 | 14.3% | 31 | 14.4% | 40 | 15.1% |
Grade 1: | 33 | 16.7% | 37 | 18.3% | 38 | 18.1% | 35 | 17.6% | 30 | 14.3% | 40 | 18.5% | 38 | 14.3% |
Grade 2: | 36 | 18.2% | 28 | 13.9% | 28 | 13.3% | 25 | 12.6% | 39 | 18.6% | 24 | 11.1% | 27 | 10.2% |
Grade 3: | 23 | 11.6% | 27 | 13.4% | 28 | 13.3% | 35 | 17.6% | 25 | 11.9% | 26 | 12.0% | 41 | 15.5% |
Grade 4: | 30 | 15.2% | 22 | 10.9% | 35 | 16.7% | 24 | 12.1% | 23 | 11.0% | 45 | 20.8% | 34 | 12.8% |
Grade 5: | 21 | 10.6% | 36 | 17.8% | 27 | 12.9% | 22 | 11.1% | 43 | 20.5% | 32 | 14.8% | 36 | 13.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 105 | 53.0% | 113 | 55.9% | 109 | 51.9% | 97 | 48.7% | 103 | 49.0% | 110 | 50.9% | 144 | 54.3% |
Female: | 93 | 47.0% | 89 | 44.1% | 101 | 48.1% | 102 | 51.3% | 97 | 46.2% | 98 | 45.4% | 117 | 44.2% |
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: | 3 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.1% |
Black: | 118 | 59.6% | 115 | 56.9% | 120 | 57.1% | 117 | 58.8% | 128 | 61.0% | 133 | 61.6% | 149 | 56.2% |
White: | 61 | 30.8% | 72 | 35.6% | 75 | 35.7% | 72 | 36.2% | 78 | 37.1% | 82 | 38.0% | 113 | 42.6% |
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: | 16 | 8.1% | 12 | 5.9% | 11 | 5.2% | 7 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 168 | 84.8% | 130 | 64.4% | 168 | 80.0% | 168 | 84.4% | 154 | 73.3% | 150 | 69.4% | 194 | 73.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 4.5% | 12 | 5.9% | 12 | 5.7% | 10 | 5.0% | 27 | 12.9% | 32 | 14.8% | 35 | 13.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.14 | 14.43 | 14.00 | 14.21 | 13.13 | 11.60 | 14.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 83.3% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 92% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 90.3% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 90.2% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 93.2% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 90.9% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 86.5% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 84.8% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 88.3% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 89.6% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 86.3% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 80.4% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 86.6% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 88.4% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 84.4% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.4% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 85.5% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 78.9% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 86.6% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 86.8% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.8% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 53.9% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 70.8% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 70.9% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 69.7% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 73.8% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.6% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 70.5% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 68.8% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 73.6% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 71.3% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.5% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 55.2% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 81.5% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 88.5% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 81.7% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 89.7% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 89.5% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 82.5% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 78.1% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.6% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 87.5% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.9% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 76.5% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 77.4% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 76.6% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 76.9% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 77.1% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 84.4% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 82.8% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.7% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 88% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 84.3% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82.6% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81.1% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 86.9% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 88.8% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.5% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 80.3% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 86.9% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 83.5% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 77.6% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 87.1% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.3% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 83.1% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 84.4% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.4% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 86% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 54.8% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 48.3% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 68% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 69.8% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 66% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 79% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 78.7% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 78.2% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80.6% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 89.7% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 86.8% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 64.7% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 59.4% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82.7% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 71.8% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 69.1% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 82.3% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 85.5% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.1% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82.1% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 93.8% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.9% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76.6% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79.6% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 88.9% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 69.8% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 76.1% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 73.9% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.9% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 81.2% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 79.8% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 87.3% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 84.1% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 82.9% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 84.7% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 91.7% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.9% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 76.4% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 74.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 81.7% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.1% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.1% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83.4% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 82.1% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 83.6% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 90.1% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 60.5% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 57% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 69.5% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 66.7% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 64.1% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 75.5% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.4% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 68% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 88.2% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 87.7% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 56.6% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 68.2% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 59.6% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 67.9% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 63.2% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 66.4% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 67.9% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 77.5% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 73.7% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 79.7% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 79.8% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 79.7% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 80.5% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 77.2% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 77.7% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 84.7% | 74.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.5% | 69.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 76.6% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.9% | 74.8% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.9% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 83.1% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.3% | 75.7% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 51.3% | 51.9% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 73.8% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 71.2% | 56.5% |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 61.6% | 67.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 86.3% | 77.8% |
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: | 15.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,771.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,617.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,112.0 |
* John C. Calhoun 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.