Principal: Dr. Gerald Gary

Phone:
803-476-3300
School Address:
1400 Old Tamah Road Irmo, SC 29063
Serving Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1760

2017-2018 Overall Rating

Excellent
70 out of 100
School performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: Standard

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 1 and Algebra 1

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	87.6	Down from 91.0

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 1 and Algebra 1

English

Algebra

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Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in Biology and US History and the Constitution

Biology - Scoring C or Higher

US History and the Constitution - Scoring C or Higher

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Additional Information

High School Civics Exam

	School
	%	N
Percentage of students enrolled in a US Government course who score at or above the designated passing score on the civics test	100.0	3

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End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

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

US History and the Constitution

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Percent of EL Students who met progress toward proficiency target

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	43.8
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	14
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	32
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	48

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School Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2015	2016	2017	2018
School	88.7	88.8	87.6	89.2
District	90.0	90.3	90.3	90.6
State	80.3	82.6	84.6	81.0

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	0.6	Up from 0.5
Dropout Recovery Rate	0.0	Down from 12.5

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No Current Records Available.

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No Current Records Available.

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College and Career Readiness

Note: The new CCR results (as of 2020) cannot be compared to that of previous years because the cohort of students measured has changed from graduates to all students in the four year on-time graduation cohort (graduates and non graduates).

No Current Records for School(s) Available.

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Number of seniors who have completed FAFSA forms	317	Up from 256
Percent of seniors completing college applications	76.8	N/A
Percent of seniors eligible for LIFE scholarship	58.1	Down from 60.6
Percentage of Students from prior year graduating class enrolled in a two- or four-year college or technical college pursuing an associates degree, certificate, or diploma in Fall following graduation	89.9	Down from 91.2

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	1070
CTE completers	288
Total students earning national or state credential	145
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	0
Architecture & Construction	9
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Business Management & Administration	0
Education & Training	4
Finance	79
Government & Public Administration	6
Health Science	106
Hospitality & Tourism	11
Human Services	5
Information Technology	7
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	10
Manufacturing	5
Marketing	Data N/A
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	50
Other *	7

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College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Career Ready

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Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2017-2018 School Year

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2017-2018 School Year

Percent of Students Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks

ACT^® benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject-area tests that represent the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in corresponding credit-bearing first-year college courses. The ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc.

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Career Readiness Assessment

Percent of Students Earning Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze Ready to Work (R2W) Certificate

Percent and Number of Students Taking Career Readiness Assessment and Earning Ready to Work (R2W) Certificate

Level score requirements for each certificate level

Certificate Level	Level Score Requirements	Certificate levels correspond to the skill requirements of profiled jobs in the ACT JobPro® database
Platinum	Minimum score of 6 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for approximately 99% of profiled jobs
Gold	Minimum score of 5 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for at least 93% of profiled jobs
Silver	Minimum score of 4 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for at least 69% of profiled jobs
Bronze	Minimum score of 3 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for at least 17% of profiled jobs

*The three core Career Readiness subtests are: Applied Mathematics,Reading for Information, and Locating Information.

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	Advanced Placement (AP)	International Baccalaureate ®(IB)
Percent of Exams with Passing Scores (AP: 3 OR higher/IB: 4 or higher)	78.1%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	652	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	1404	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	46
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	5.6%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	2.2%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our School	72.8	580	582	1162
Our District	69.8	566	557	1123
Statewide	44.8	543	520	1064

The highest composite score on the SAT is 1600. For each of the two sections of the test, the highest score is 800.

Note: The new SAT data (as of 2017) cannot be compared to that of previous years because the redesigned SAT is a different assessment using a different scale.

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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.

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Domains of School Engagement

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.)

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	35.6	N/A
Percent of students retained	2.1	Down from 2.8
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	1	Down from 5
Percent of classrooms with wireless access	100	Change from 91-100%
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning	100	91-100%
Chronic Absenteeism Rate	15.2	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our School	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	111.0	Up from 109.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	77.5	Up from 77.1
Teacher attendance rate	94.0	Down from 94.4
Average teacher salary	$60,939	Down from $62,086
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	89.2	Down from 90.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	86.7	N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	90.8	Up from 88.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.0	No change
Prime instructional time	87.6	Down from 91.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	26.0 to 1	Down from 26.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	10.9	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	7	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.

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Evaluations By Parents	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.”	77.6	68
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	47.7	68
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	94.3	88
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	95.4	88

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

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school?	No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	2
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	3
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	15
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	3
Other criminal offenses	0

NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

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School level Financial Information

	Our School	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$60,939	Down from $62,086
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)	34.2	Up from 31.1