Pine Tree Hill Elementary Primary School
938 Bishopville Hwy
Camden SC, 29020, Kershaw County
Phone: 803-425-8970
Ranking: 
(525 out of 841, bottom 38%)*
(525 out of 841, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Kershaw 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: | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 526 | 530 | 511 | 542 | 663 | 663 | 679 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 51 | 9.7% | 52 | 9.8% | 48 | 9.4% | 45 | 8.3% | 59 | 8.9% | 49 | 7.4% | 45 | 6.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 19.0% | 93 | 17.5% | 65 | 12.7% | 95 | 17.5% | 102 | 15.4% | 107 | 16.1% | 112 | 16.5% |
| Grade 1: | 83 | 15.8% | 72 | 13.6% | 82 | 16.0% | 75 | 13.8% | 105 | 15.8% | 106 | 16.0% | 102 | 15.0% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 13.7% | 74 | 14.0% | 69 | 13.5% | 97 | 17.9% | 104 | 15.7% | 96 | 14.5% | 101 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 12.7% | 66 | 12.5% | 90 | 17.6% | 73 | 13.5% | 94 | 14.2% | 91 | 13.7% | 108 | 15.9% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 12.4% | 95 | 17.9% | 79 | 15.5% | 82 | 15.1% | 90 | 13.6% | 105 | 15.8% | 106 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 88 | 16.7% | 78 | 14.7% | 78 | 15.3% | 75 | 13.8% | 109 | 16.4% | 109 | 16.4% | 105 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 291 | 55.3% | 277 | 52.3% | 261 | 51.1% | 281 | 51.8% | 338 | 51.0% | 341 | 51.4% | 356 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 235 | 44.7% | 253 | 47.7% | 250 | 48.9% | 261 | 48.2% | 314 | 47.4% | 313 | 47.2% | 319 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 5.9% | 29 | 5.5% | 35 | 6.8% | 36 | 6.6% | 49 | 7.4% | 44 | 6.6% | 44 | 6.5% |
| Black: | 201 | 38.2% | 189 | 35.7% | 187 | 36.6% | 187 | 34.5% | 247 | 37.3% | 242 | 36.5% | 240 | 35.3% |
| White: | 282 | 53.6% | 301 | 56.8% | 282 | 55.2% | 308 | 56.8% | 360 | 54.3% | 373 | 56.3% | 392 | 57.7% |
| 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: | 10 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 318 | 60.5% | 323 | 60.9% | 325 | 63.6% | 346 | 63.8% | 400 | 60.3% | 414 | 62.4% | 400 | 58.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 10.1% | 50 | 9.4% | 26 | 5.1% | 35 | 6.5% | 57 | 8.6% | 38 | 5.7% | 58 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.94 | 15.59 | 15.03 | 16.42 | 17.92 | 16.60 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 85.7% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 89.4% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 90% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 87.7% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87.8% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 81.4% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.9% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.7% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 89.8% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 83.2% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 87% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 85% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 82.4% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 79.3% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 71.2% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 71.2% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 71.9% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 68.9% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 70.5% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 61.5% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 66.7% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 66.8% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 65.2% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 65.2% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 69.5% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 57.3% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.2% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 64.8% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 65.3% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 69.8% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 59.5% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 75.2% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 81.8% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 82% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 80.4% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 78.6% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 71.4% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 77.1% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 68.4% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.8% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 76.6% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 71.4% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.9% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.9% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 83.7% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 82% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 85.7% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 87.2% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 87% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 78% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 77.7% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 80.5% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 81% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 83% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 80.3% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 82.4% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 82.7% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 79.9% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 79% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 83% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 78.1% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 81.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 80% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.1% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 83.8% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 58% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 65% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 61.7% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 63.8% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 68.5% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 71.9% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 68.2% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 70.9% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 71.9% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 75.6% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 76.1% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 59.7% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.6% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 77.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 70.6% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74.4% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 77.4% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 78.6% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 84.1% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 72.2% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.3% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 78.2% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 80.6% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 81.2% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 83.4% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 79.5% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 81.1% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 81.6% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 77.7% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 79.1% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 77.1% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 82.6% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75.6% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 76.3% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 77.4% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 78.9% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 74.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 71.2% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75.5% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 74.5% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80.5% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 62% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 63.1% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 63.3% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 65.6% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 60.5% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 66.1% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 58.7% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 62.8% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 70.7% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 78.1% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 53.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 61.9% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 62.1% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 59.6% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 58.7% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 62.3% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 64% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 69.1% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.8% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 68.4% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 76.3% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 74% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80.4% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 71.3% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 78% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 36.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 63.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,086.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,458.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,823.0 |
* Pine Tree Hill Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.