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Pickens Elementary School

Principal: Donna Shelton Harden

Phone:
864-397-2300
School Address:
567 Hampton Avenue Pickens, SC 29671
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 513

2017-2018 Overall Rating

Average
52 out of 100
School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: Standard

Academic Achievement

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

NOTE: Additional Achievement results disaggregated across subgroups can be found in the Download Data section of this website.

Overall Student Performance

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 41.0%    (89 / 217)
41.0%
District 45.5%    (3271 / 7191)
45.5%
State 41.7%    (142041 / 340478)
41.7%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 47.0%    (102 / 217)
47.0%
District 51.0%    (3671 / 7191)
51.0%
State 44.6%    (151716 / 340466)
44.6%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 87.8 Down from 92.5

Academic Achievement

Details Student Performance across District and State

SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0.0 23.0 35.9 29.0 12.0
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 22.2 31.9 27.3 18.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.3 26.4 31.6 25.3 16.4

Mathematics

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.



Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0.0 21.7 31.3 28.6 18.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 21.1 27.6 23.6 27.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.3 27.0 28.1 22.1 22.4

School Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 42.1 46.6 34.3

Mathematics

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 42.1 43.8 56.7

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 100.0 98.1 96.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 100.0 98.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 100.0 100.0 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A 100.0 94.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100.0 99.3 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100.0 99.0 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100.0 99.3 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100.0 99.3 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100.0 99.3 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100.0 98.2 97.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100.0 93.5 92.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100.0 99.4 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 96.7 95.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 100.0 98.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 94.5 95.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100.0 99.5 99.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 100.0 99.1 98.6

Preparing for Success

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

This indicator displays the SC READY Science test results for elementary and middle school students and the End-of-Course Biology and U.S. History test results for high school students.

Overall Student Performance

SCPASS Science and Social Studies

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 57.5%    (42 / 73)
57.5%
District 56.7%    (2059 / 3632)
56.7%
State 49.4%    (83307 / 168710)
49.4%


Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

Percentage of students Demonstrating Readiness on the KRA 18.4%
18.4%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 33.3%
33.3%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 48.3%
48.3%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 18.4% 26.7% 35.8%
By Domains:
(The cut score for "Overall" was used across all domains in order to provide comparative information. Does not necessarily reflect domain level readiness.)
Social Foundation 35.6% 36.9% 45.1%
Language and Literacy 21.8% 27.9% 33.9%
Mathematics 26.4% 26.8% 30.8%
Physical Well-Being 34.5% 38.0% 48.0%

First and Second Grade Students on Track for Success in ELA and Math

  Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
  % N % N % N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade. 28.0% 22 42.1% 463 48.6% 27792
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 36.0% 28 56.2% 618 54.5% 31165

Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State

SCPASS Science and Social Studies

Science

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0.0 20.5 21.9 38.4 19.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.6 19.2 23.6 31.7 25.0
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.5 25.8 24.4 26.9 22.5

School Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 4
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 57.5

English Learners' Progress

English Learners - EL

The goal is that students who are learning the English language will become proficient in English within at least five years of their initial enrollment in public schools.

Percent of EL Students who met progress toward proficiency target

District 53.9%    (263 / 488)
53.9%
State 48.6%    (20202 / 41559)
48.6%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 6
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 7

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned 53.0%
53.0%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students 57.1%
57.1%
Lowest Performing 20% of Students 48.8%
48.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 52.90
Our School
Caucasian 56.60
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 53.00

State Goals

Federal law requires that each state report card include long-term goals and measurements of interim progress for all students and defined subgroups of students. This section reports the long-term goals and performance of all students statewide. Information on subgroup performance may be found in the "Download Data" section on the main page.

Baseline Targets Current Year
State Goals 2017 2020 2026 2035 2018
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students 74.2% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 72.4%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students 75.8% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 74.5%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students 43.2% 47.7% 56.6% 70.0% 46.0%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students 46.0% 50.0% 58.0% 70.0% 50.0%
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students) 82.6% 83.8% 86.3% 90.0% 81.0%
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target 31.0% 37.4% 50.2% 70.0% 48.6%
*On-time graduation means graduation within four years of the initial enrollment in High School.

State Goals Defined As:

90% of Students at Level 2 or higher on following state assessments

70% of Students at Level 3 or higher on following state assessments

Level Elementary/Middle Schools English language arts
(ELA) and Math Based on SC READY Results
High School End-of-Course Assessment
in English language arts (English 1)
and Math (Algbra 1)
SC ALT*
Does Not Meet Expectations F Emerging
2 Approaches Expectations D Foundational
3 Meets Expectations C Increasing
Exceeds Expectations B Applied
A
*SC ALT - is an alternate assessment that is developed to meet the needs of students with significant disabilities who cannot particiapte in the regular assessment even with appropriate accommodations.

Student Engagement

Percentage of Students Scoring "Committed" on Student Engagement Survey 71.7%
71.7%

Domains of School Engagement

Cognitive 68.7%
68.7%
Behavioral 66.7%
66.7%
Emotional 79.6%
79.6%

Participation Rate

(Note: if fewer than 80% of the students participated in the survey, the "Total Percent Committed" was lowered prior to calculating a rating. For more information about the methodology, please see the EOC Accountability Manual.)
91.0%
91.0%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 16.0 N/A
Percent of students retained 2.7 Up from 1.8
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 Up from 1
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 Change from 91-100%
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 21-30%
Chronic Absenteeism Rate 11.8 N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 23 68 23
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100.0%
98.5%
100.0%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 95.7%
94.2%
87.0%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 78.2%
85.3%
78.2%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 33.0 Down from 35.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 63.6 Up from 54.3
Teacher attendance rate 94.7 Down from 99.2
Average teacher salary $49,853 Up from $48,664
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 97.0 Up from 91.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 87.9 N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 84.4 Up from 81.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 87.8 Down from 92.5
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 20.7 to 1 Down from 21.7 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 0 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0 N/A

ESSA regulations require states to post on their report cards information about teachers with emergency or provisional credentials. South Carolina does not award emergency or provisional credentials, thus that metric is not listed.


Student Safety

Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” 91.3 23
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 52.2 23
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 95.6 23
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 100.0 23

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2017-2018 Incident Management System (IMS)

Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? No
Was a homicide committed at your school? No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape 0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape) 0
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon 0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon 0
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon 0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon 2
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Other criminal offenses 0
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $49,853 Up from $48,664
Percent of expenditures for instruction N/AV N/A
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries N/AV N/A
Average administrator salary N/AV N/A
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 71.5 Up from 67.8