Sandhills Primary Primary School
140 Lewis Rast Rd
Swansea SC, 29160, Lexington County
Phone: 803-568-1250
Ranking: 
(720 out of 841, bottom 14%)*
(720 out of 841, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 2
School District: Lexington School District 4
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: | 27 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 523 | 516 | 486 | 494 | 484 | 495 | 531 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 264 | 50.5% | 273 | 52.9% | 244 | 50.2% | 250 | 50.6% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 259 | 49.5% | 243 | 47.1% | 242 | 49.8% | 244 | 49.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 268 | 51.2% | 253 | 49.0% | 254 | 52.3% | 259 | 52.4% | 257 | 53.1% | 252 | 50.9% | 270 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 255 | 48.8% | 263 | 51.0% | 232 | 47.7% | 235 | 47.6% | 219 | 45.2% | 235 | 47.5% | 255 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 45 | 8.6% | 49 | 9.5% | 40 | 8.2% | 41 | 8.3% | 27 | 5.6% | 21 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.9% |
| Black: | 87 | 16.6% | 87 | 16.9% | 83 | 17.1% | 72 | 14.6% | 124 | 25.6% | 114 | 23.0% | 106 | 20.0% |
| White: | 378 | 72.3% | 361 | 70.0% | 343 | 70.6% | 360 | 72.9% | 329 | 68.0% | 356 | 71.9% | 397 | 74.8% |
| 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% | 17 | 3.3% | 17 | 3.5% | 19 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 385 | 73.6% | 379 | 73.4% | 348 | 71.6% | 367 | 74.3% | 337 | 69.6% | 295 | 59.6% | 312 | 58.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 6.3% | 38 | 7.4% | 37 | 7.6% | 32 | 6.5% | 40 | 8.3% | 61 | 12.3% | 56 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.37 | 20.64 | 17.36 | 15.44 | 15.13 | 17.10 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.3% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.2% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 78.1% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.1% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73.9% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 49.7% | 71.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.4% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 48.4% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.4% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.6% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.7% | 66% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 51.2% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.5% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.1% | 74.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 47.6% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 69.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 71.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 51.8% | 72.2% |
| 2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 75.5% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.1% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 78.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 75.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 46.4% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 58.4% |
| 2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 40.7% | 54.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.8% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 49.4% | 51.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54.1% | 56.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 63.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 60.9% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50.5% | 59.6% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 53.9% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 60.1% | 64.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.9% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 79.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.1% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 71.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 45.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 54.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,060.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,488.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,279.0 |
* Sandhills Primary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.