School Improvement

District of Charleston County School District


Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

School Improvement

You can view a complete list of School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding amounts.

You can view more information on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan.

Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) List

Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) List

Exit Criteria

Comprehensive Support and Improvement( CSI )


Charleston County School District

  • Burns Elementary School
  • Chicora Elementary School
  • Greg Mathis Charter High School
  • Mary Ford Elementary
  • Morningside Middle School
  • North Charleston Elementary
  • North Charleston High
  • R.B. Stall High School
  • St. John's High School

Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI)


Charleston County School District

  • Angel Oak Elementary School
  • Harbor View Elementary
  • James B. Edwards
  • James Island Elementary
  • Ladson Elementary
  • Lambs Elementary School
  • Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori School
  • North Charleston Creative Arts
  • Springfield Elementary School
  • Stiles Point Elementary School
  • W. B. Goodwin Elementary
  • West Ashley High School
  • Whitesides Elementary School

CSI Exit Criteria

The highest performing CSI schools during the identification year are identified for each grade span. Those schools are used to set target scores for exit criteria.

Elementary and Middle School Exit Criteria:
1. The school must have a numerator overall higher than the target school and the school must achieve a Good or Excellent rating for Student Progress.
2. The identified subgroup(s) performance moves above the target school in Academic Achievement, Preparing for Success, Student Engagement, and the school must achieve a Good or Excellent rating for Student Progress.

High School Exit Criteria:
1. The school must have a numerator overall higher than the target school and the school must have a 3% increase in College and Career Readiness points.
2. The school must have a graduation rate of 70% or higher and the school must have a 3% increase in College and Career Readiness points.
3. The school's identified subgroup(s) performance moves above the target school in Academic Achievement, Preparing for Success, Student Engagement, and the school must have a 3% increase in College and Career Readiness points.

Priority Exit Criteria

To exit Priority status, a school must no longer be ranked in the bottom 10% of schools.

ATSI Exit Criteria

The highest performing CSI schools during the identification year are identified for each grade span. Those schools are used to set target scores for exit criteria.

Elementary and Middle School Exit Criteria:
The identified subgroup(s') performance must move above the target school's performance in academic achievement and student progress.

High School Exit Criteria:
The identified subgroup(s') performance must move above the target school's performance in academic achievement and college and career readiness.

TSI Exit Criteria

ESSA does not require exit criteria to be set for TSI schools. Instead, it allows districts to set the exit criteria for TSI schools and suggests that the criteria for support and improvement be informed by all indicators of the accountability system, including student performance against the state's long term goals.