Mary Ford Elementary Primary School
3180 Thomasina Mcperson Blvd North Charleston SC, 29405, Charleston County Phone: 843-745-7131 Ranking:  (791 out of 841, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Charleston 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: | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 354 | 343 | 365 | 402 | 378 | 414 | 460 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 43 | 12.1% | 41 | 12.0% | 42 | 11.5% | 93 | 23.1% | 48 | 12.7% | 52 | 12.6% | 61 | 13.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 62 | 17.5% | 53 | 15.5% | 55 | 15.1% | 51 | 12.7% | 60 | 15.9% | 56 | 13.5% | 78 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 15.3% | 52 | 15.2% | 51 | 14.0% | 58 | 14.4% | 41 | 10.8% | 63 | 15.2% | 95 | 20.7% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 15.0% | 51 | 14.9% | 55 | 15.1% | 49 | 12.2% | 56 | 14.8% | 87 | 21.0% | 55 | 12.0% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 14.1% | 52 | 15.2% | 43 | 11.8% | 52 | 12.9% | 75 | 19.8% | 52 | 12.6% | 63 | 13.7% |
| Grade 4: | 47 | 13.3% | 43 | 12.5% | 63 | 17.3% | 63 | 15.7% | 49 | 13.0% | 56 | 13.5% | 56 | 12.2% |
| Grade 5: | 45 | 12.7% | 51 | 14.9% | 56 | 15.3% | 36 | 9.0% | 49 | 13.0% | 48 | 11.6% | 52 | 11.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 185 | 52.3% | 178 | 51.9% | 191 | 52.3% | 205 | 51.0% | 197 | 52.1% | 219 | 52.9% | 251 | 54.6% |
| Female: | 169 | 47.7% | 165 | 48.1% | 174 | 47.7% | 197 | 49.0% | 173 | 45.8% | 180 | 43.5% | 202 | 43.9% |
| 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% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 339 | 95.8% | 331 | 96.5% | 356 | 97.5% | 389 | 96.8% | 370 | 97.9% | 399 | 96.4% | 452 | 98.3% |
| White: | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 323 | 91.2% | 320 | 93.3% | 337 | 92.3% | 335 | 83.3% | 354 | 93.7% | 355 | 85.7% | 328 | 71.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 11 | 3.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.6% | 18 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.20 | 10.21 | 10.83 | 12.84 | 12.08 | 11.80 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 82.2% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 86% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 88.6% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 89% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 86.5% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 80% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 81% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 79.7% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 81.5% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 84.3% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 82% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 83.9% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 87.7% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 84.5% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 79% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 77.8% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 70.2% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 70.1% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 69.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 74% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 70.1% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 55.1% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 60.9% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 67.1% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 65.7% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 64% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 72.3% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 63.9% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 55.5% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 61.3% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 62.1% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 70% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 62% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 76.2% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 79.5% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 80.2% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 86.7% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 86.4% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 79.1% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 76.2% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 78.4% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 77.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 78.4% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 74.8% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 73.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 73.5% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 77.3% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 80.9% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 83.9% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 83.6% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 82% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 76.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 78.8% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 77.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 79.7% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 79.2% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 79.1% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 79.9% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 78.7% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 80% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 79.8% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 79.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 78.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 80.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 81.7% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 79.3% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 81.5% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 55.7% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 61.7% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 61.8% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 65.2% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 64% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 68% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 68.8% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 69.9% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 71.2% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 73.2% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.3% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 66.4% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 72.9% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 78.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 74.2% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 78.6% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 78.1% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 83.2% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 81% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 81.7% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 83.5% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 73.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 76.3% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 77.1% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 64.4% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 72.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 76.1% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 79.7% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.7% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 78.8% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 81.4% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 79.5% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 80.1% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 77.5% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 81.6% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 73% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 73.1% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 77.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 75.5% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 79.8% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 78.1% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 75.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 72.6% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 77.3% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 76.6% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 78.2% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 54.8% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 58.3% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 56.3% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 57.5% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 61.7% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 61.1% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 68.9% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 68.2% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 67.9% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 71.8% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 74% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 59.1% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 62.1% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 64.3% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 61.5% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 65.7% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 70.7% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 73.7% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 70.4% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 73.5% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 71% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 73.4% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 74.2% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 77.4% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 79.9% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 74.7% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 77.4% | 74.5% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 63.9% | 64% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 74.7% | 77.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 51.8% | 54.2% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 66.3% | 64.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 51.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 43.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 56.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,464.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,299.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,210.0 |
* Mary Ford Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.