Emerald High High School
150 Bypass 225
Greenwood SC, 29646, Greenwood County
Phone: 864-941-5730
Ranking: (112 out of 202, bottom 45%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Greenwood School District 50
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: | 45 | 43 | 45 | 37 | 40 | 61 | 56 | |||||||
Total Students: | 930 | 925 | 930 | 941 | 939 | 953 | 935 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 258 | 27.7% | 259 | 28.0% | 268 | 28.8% | 292 | 31.0% | 292 | 31.1% | 294 | 30.8% | 284 | 30.4% |
Grade 10: | 239 | 25.7% | 238 | 25.7% | 242 | 26.0% | 230 | 24.4% | 248 | 26.4% | 229 | 24.0% | 215 | 23.0% |
Grade 11: | 224 | 24.1% | 232 | 25.1% | 221 | 23.8% | 225 | 23.9% | 220 | 23.4% | 214 | 22.5% | 251 | 26.8% |
Grade 12: | 209 | 22.5% | 196 | 21.2% | 199 | 21.4% | 194 | 20.6% | 179 | 19.1% | 216 | 22.7% | 185 | 19.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 494 | 53.1% | 474 | 51.2% | 473 | 50.9% | 459 | 48.8% | 461 | 49.1% | 455 | 47.7% | 453 | 48.4% |
Female: | 436 | 46.9% | 451 | 48.8% | 457 | 49.1% | 482 | 51.2% | 470 | 50.1% | 489 | 51.3% | 478 | 51.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 12 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 67 | 7.2% | 51 | 5.5% | 52 | 5.6% | 41 | 4.4% | 37 | 3.9% | 42 | 4.4% | 34 | 3.6% |
Black: | 310 | 33.3% | 320 | 34.6% | 321 | 34.5% | 333 | 35.4% | 343 | 36.5% | 375 | 39.3% | 368 | 39.4% |
White: | 530 | 57.0% | 533 | 57.6% | 540 | 58.1% | 548 | 58.2% | 548 | 58.4% | 523 | 54.9% | 523 | 55.9% |
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: | 11 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 429 | 46.1% | 433 | 46.8% | 411 | 44.2% | 433 | 46.0% | 396 | 42.2% | 403 | 42.3% | 354 | 37.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 6.7% | 49 | 5.3% | 59 | 6.3% | 32 | 3.4% | 63 | 6.7% | 52 | 5.5% | 52 | 5.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.67 | 21.51 | 20.53 | 25.43 | 23.48 | 15.60 | 16.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSAP | ||||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 89% | 86.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 85.2% | 84.9% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 86.8% | 88.1% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85.8% | 87.7% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 50.4% | 54.3% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 52.8% | 60.6% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 51.1% | 57.4% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 63.7% | 61.4% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 81.5% | 76.4% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.8% | 80.2% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 84.7% | 79.6% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 86.4% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 82.7% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 56.1% | 50.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 51.1% | 51.8% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 51.3% | 54.2% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.9% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,072.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,958.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,899.0 |
* Emerald High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.