St. James Elementary Primary School
9711 St James Rd Myrtle Beach SC, 29588, Horry County Phone: 843-650-8220 Ranking:  (219 out of 841, top 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Horry 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: | 52 | 52 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 886 | 871 | 860 | 816 | 775 | 757 | 726 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 31 | 3.5% | 31 | 3.6% | 29 | 3.4% | 30 | 3.7% | 27 | 3.5% | 45 | 5.9% | 51 | 7.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 135 | 15.2% | 141 | 16.2% | 150 | 17.4% | 123 | 15.1% | 126 | 16.3% | 104 | 13.7% | 104 | 14.3% |
| Grade 1: | 148 | 16.7% | 163 | 18.7% | 131 | 15.2% | 139 | 17.0% | 119 | 15.4% | 116 | 15.3% | 126 | 17.4% |
| Grade 2: | 158 | 17.8% | 134 | 15.4% | 157 | 18.3% | 122 | 15.0% | 127 | 16.4% | 129 | 17.0% | 111 | 15.3% |
| Grade 3: | 138 | 15.6% | 149 | 17.1% | 120 | 14.0% | 123 | 15.1% | 134 | 17.3% | 125 | 16.5% | 103 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 151 | 17.0% | 124 | 14.2% | 126 | 14.7% | 147 | 18.0% | 119 | 15.4% | 114 | 15.1% | 120 | 16.5% |
| Grade 5: | 125 | 14.1% | 129 | 14.8% | 147 | 17.1% | 132 | 16.2% | 123 | 15.9% | 124 | 16.4% | 111 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 425 | 48.0% | 461 | 52.9% | 435 | 50.6% | 412 | 50.5% | 375 | 48.4% | 362 | 47.8% | 350 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 461 | 52.0% | 410 | 47.1% | 425 | 49.4% | 404 | 49.5% | 379 | 48.9% | 371 | 49.0% | 362 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 16 | 1.8% | 19 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.3% | 20 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 4.5% | 48 | 5.5% | 45 | 5.2% | 37 | 4.5% | 25 | 3.2% | 28 | 3.7% | 26 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 75 | 8.5% | 73 | 8.4% | 79 | 9.2% | 85 | 10.4% | 102 | 13.2% | 93 | 12.3% | 87 | 12.0% |
| White: | 697 | 78.7% | 672 | 77.2% | 659 | 76.6% | 631 | 77.3% | 616 | 79.5% | 591 | 78.1% | 579 | 79.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 48 | 5.4% | 48 | 5.5% | 50 | 5.8% | 39 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 316 | 35.7% | 363 | 41.7% | 372 | 43.3% | 355 | 43.5% | 295 | 38.1% | 280 | 37.0% | 235 | 32.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 7.3% | 40 | 4.6% | 47 | 5.5% | 45 | 5.5% | 61 | 7.9% | 51 | 6.7% | 35 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.04 | 16.75 | 17.20 | 18.98 | 18.45 | 17.60 | 16.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 89.7% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 93.2% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 92.9% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 92.8% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 93.5% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 94.5% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 84% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 83.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 84.3% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 84.7% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87.8% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 90.1% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 90.8% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 90.3% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 88.2% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 86.1% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 84.9% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 73.6% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 77% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 76.4% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 79.7% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 76.4% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 59.5% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 71% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 68.8% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 76% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 66.7% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 61.6% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 67.1% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 70.6% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.6% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 59.3% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 77.3% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 83.5% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 85.6% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.6% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87.6% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 77.6% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 78.9% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 84.6% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 81.1% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 83.8% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 76.4% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 75.3% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 85.9% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 88.3% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 88.6% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88.3% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 90.9% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.3% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 83% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 80.1% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.8% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83.6% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91.1% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 89.1% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 87.7% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 85.4% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86.1% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 88.4% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 85.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.6% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 86.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.7% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 86.1% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 59.2% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 65.4% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 68.9% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.1% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 67.8% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 72% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 75.2% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.7% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.2% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 78.3% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.5% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 64.9% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 72.8% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 82.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 76.9% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 75% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.2% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 85.8% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 82.1% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 84.5% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 86.5% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 87.5% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 79% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 77.9% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 79.3% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 82.1% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 87.9% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 86.6% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 88.8% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.8% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 83.6% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.6% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 81.5% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 80.4% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 85.8% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 88.8% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 87.9% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 88.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 86.7% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 87.1% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 86.7% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 79% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 77.9% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 80.8% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 80.9% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 61% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 65.9% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 62.2% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 65.4% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 63.7% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 63.2% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.5% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 69.6% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 70.9% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 74.2% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 79.2% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 61.7% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 65.9% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67.6% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.6% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 68.9% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 67.3% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 76.1% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 71.3% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 75.6% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75.7% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 77.6% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 77.4% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 80.3% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 77.4% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 76.9% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 48.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 51.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,488.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,270.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,129.0 |
* St. James 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.