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Clearwater Elementary

Principal: Robert E. Laube III

Phone:
803-593-7240
School Address:
4552 Augusta Road Beech Island, SC 29842
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 428

2018-2019 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 44.4%    (83 / 187)
44.4%
District 42.4%    (4586 / 10823)
42.4%
State 45.4%    (159686 / 351481)
45.4%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 50.8%    (95 / 187)
50.8%
District 40.8%    (4412 / 10824)
40.8%
State 45.1%    (158655 / 351479)
45.1%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time N/AV N/A

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 28.3 27.3 27.3 17.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 27.7 29.6 25.4 17.0
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.3 26.5 27.8 25.6 19.8

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 25.7 23.5 27.8 23.0
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 29.3 29.6 21.8 18.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.3 26.6 28.0 22.5 22.7

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 49.2 53.1 30.6

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 60.7 54.7 37.1

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 100.0 95.5 97.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 98.1 98.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 100.0 97.5 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant 100.0 100.0 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100.0 99.2 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100.0 99.2 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100.0 99.3 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100.0 99.3 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100.0 99.3 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100.0 98.9 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100.0 99.6 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100.0 99.3 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 99.3 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian 100.0 97.8 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.5 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100.0 99.1 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 100.0 99.2 99.0

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 48.4%    (31 / 64)
48.4%
District 53.0%    (2899 / 5470)
53.0%
State 49.1%    (86817 / 176695)
49.1%


Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

Percentage of students Demonstrating Readiness on the KRA 37.5%
37.5%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 42.9%
42.9%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 19.6%
19.6%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 37.5% 35.4% 37.2%
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 39.3% 47.9% 49.2%
Language and Literacy 39.3% 30.3% 33.0%
Mathematics 33.9% 25.7% 29.3%
Physical Well-Being 42.9% 55.8% 52.1%

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. 49.2% 63 50.5% 1801 48.0% 56115
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 58.7% 63 50.5% 1801 48.0% 56115
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 49.2% 59 51.1% 1813 50.8% 56394
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 59.3% 59 54.8% 1813 54.1% 56394

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 21.9 29.7 26.6 21.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.2 23.5 23.3 28.9 24.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.3 28.2 22.3 26.0 23.1

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 48.4

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

School 65.6%    (59 / 90)
65.6%
District 54.3%    (729 / 1342)
54.3%
State 49.8%    (20773 / 41701)
49.8%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 65.6
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 59
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 90
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 118

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned 58.9%
58.9%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students 60.4%
60.4%
Lowest Performing 20% of Students 57.4%
57.4%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 67.90
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 58.80
Our School
Not Disabled 64.30
Our School
Disabled 47.10
Our School
English Learner 69.10
Our School
Caucasian 61.00
Our School
Hispanic 65.80
Our School
African American 53.90
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 58.90

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 2019
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students 74.2% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 73.2%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students 75.8% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 73.3%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students 43.2% 47.7% 56.6% 70.0% 49.5%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students 46.0% 50.0% 58.0% 70.0% 48.9%
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students) 82.6% 83.8% 86.3% 90.0% 81.1%
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target 31.0% 37.4% 50.2% 70.0% 49.8%
*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 64.3%
64.3%

Domains of School Engagement

Cognitive 57.3%
57.3%
Behavioral 53.5%
53.5%
Emotional 82.2%
82.2%

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.)
96.4%
96.4%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 5.9 Down from 6.8
Percent of students retained 4.8 Down from 5.4
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 10 Up from 8
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 43 Change from 40
Chronic Absenteeism Rate 14.4 Up from 5.6

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 40 62 16
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100.0%
87.1%
100.0%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 97.5%
87.1%
93.3%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 92.5%
79.0%
86.6%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 33.0 Up from 31.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 60.6 Up from 58.1
Teacher attendance rate N/AV N/A
Average teacher salary $53,354 Up from $51,698
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 84.8 Down from 93.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 73.1 Down from 80.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 81.1 Down from 85.2
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time N/AV N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 19.2 to 1 Down from 20.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 Down from 10
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 0 Down from 2
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 Down from 10
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0 Down from 2

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.” 87.6 16
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 75.0 16
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 95.0 40
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 97.5 40

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2018-2019 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 1
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 16
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 4
Students with out of school suspensions 50
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 1
Incidents of bullying and harassment 4
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 $53,354 Up from $51,698
Percent of expenditures for instruction N/AV N/A
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries N/AV N/A
Average administrator salary $83,214 Up from $81,742
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 84.7 Up from 81.9
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $6,880 N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $844 N/A
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $780 N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $623 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $7,660 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,467 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $9,127 N/A