Spartanburg County School District 6

Roebuck Elementary School

Principal: Annie J. Means

2401 East Blackstock Road
Roebuck, SC 29376

Telephone: (864) 576-6151

Fax: (864) 595-2429

“The Roebuck Elementary School community provides educational experiences for the whole child in a nurturing and challenging environment, which helps prepare students to be responsible, self-reliant citizens in a rapidly changing society."

- Annie J. Means,
Principal

Grades:
Kindergarten– 5th Grade

Enrollment:
750

School Location:
Intersection of Highway 221 and East Blackstock Road

Principal:
Annie J. Means

School Colors:
Teal and Purple

School Mascot:
Roeby and Roebecca Eagle

School Motto:
Soaring High and Reaching for Excellence

Achievements and Awards
EIA Teacher Award ~ The Book Mark
EIA Teacher Award ~ STAR Lab Adventures
9th Place, Top Ten South Carolina Hoops for Heart ~ American Heart Association
Golden Shoe Award ~ Partners for Active Living, DHEC, SafeKids and Chartwells
3rd Place, Walk to School Day Award $200 ~ Partners for Active Living, DHEC, SafeKids and Chartwells
Food Lion Charitable Foundation award recipient
Junior League of Spartanburg Grants:
- Snuggle Up And Read
- Write This Way To Freedom
- Some Assembly Required
Westgate Mall “A” Team quarterly grand prize winner
Palmetto Silver Award
Schoolwide Student-Run Bookstore Grant
Donors Choose ~ Integrating Social Studies with Language Arts
Red Carpet School Award

Student Achievement
Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT)
Percent Students Scoring Basic and Above

English	2004	2005	2006
Grade 3	84.4	85.1	84.6
Grade 4	81.6	94.3	86.8
Grade 5	76.5	70.4	86.8

Math	2004	2005	2006
Grade 3	82.5	80.1	82.7
Grade 4	85.6	83.9	79.8
Grade 5	75.8	72.0	79.0

Student Attendance: 96.7%
2005-06

Outstanding Features and Programs
Accelerated Reader
Barrier Island (5th Grade)
Big Brother and Big Sister Mentors
Computer Instructional Lab
Core Essentials Character Education
Fall Festival
Foreign Language -German
Garden Club
Golden Eagle Awards
Honors Chorus
Horizons (Gifted and Talented)
Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart
Just Say No Club
L.E.A.P. (Language Enrichment Acceleration Program) Reading Instruction
Music and Art Visions
National Jr. Beta Club (5th Grade)
Roeby and Roebecca’s Santa Breakfast
Running Club
Strings Orchestra
Student Council
Terrific Kid Awards
Wee Deliver Postal Service
WRES Morning News Show

Faculty Profile
3 Administrators
54 Teachers
34 Support Staff
70.5 % Teachers with Master’s Degree or Above
93.9 % Teacher Attendance

Community Involvement
2007-08 Parent-Teacher Organization President:
Mrs. Nicole Belue

2007-08 School Improvement Council Chairperson:
Mr. David Bettencourt

School Facilities
44 Classrooms, Gymnasium, Music and Art Rooms, Science Lab, Computer Instructional Lab, Media Center, Cafeteria, Music Theater, Special Education Classrooms

Note: School Information is Revised Annually by March 1.