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St James Elementary School

Principal: Felisa McDavid

Phone:
843-650-8220
School Address:
9711 Saint James Rd 9711 Saint James Rd, SC .
Serving Grades: PK-4
Student Enrollment: 783

2018-2019 Overall Rating

Good
59 out of 100
School performance exceeds 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 as well as on the State Assessment Results pages.

Overall Student Performance

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

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

School 75.1%    (211 / 281)
75.1%
District 51.9%    (10538 / 20303)
51.9%
State 45.4%    (159686 / 351481)
45.4%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 80.4%    (225 / 280)
80.4%
District 57.1%    (11590 / 20302)
57.1%
State 45.1%    (158655 / 351479)
45.1%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 89.9 Down from 90.0

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 7.8 17.1 35.6 39.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.2 21.8 26.2 27.8 24.1
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 8.6 11.1 31.4 48.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.2 18.7 24.0 24.5 32.5
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 4
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 72.3 77.9

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 80.9 79.9

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 100.0 97.0 97.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster 100.0 97.3 98.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 100.0 100.0 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A 100.0 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100.0 99.6 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100.0 99.3 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100.0 99.7 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100.0 99.7 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100.0 99.6 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100.0 98.7 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100.0 99.4 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100.0 99.5 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 99.3 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian 100.0 99.2 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 100.0 99.8 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100.0 99.4 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 100.0 99.5 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 79.9%    (111 / 139)
79.9%
District 58.0%    (5960 / 10270)
58.0%
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 47.4%
47.4%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 37.8%
37.8%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 14.8%
14.8%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 47.4% 41.8% 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 51.9% 51.3% 49.2%
Language and Literacy 45.9% 38.0% 33.0%
Mathematics 41.5% 35.4% 29.3%
Physical Well-Being 56.3% 53.3% 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. 52.5% 160 46.7% 3283 48.0% 56115
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 68.1% 160 46.7% 3283 48.0% 56115
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 49.3% 150 44.2% 3362 50.8% 56394
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 55.3% 150 52.3% 3362 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 4.3 15.8 38.1 41.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 22.1 19.6 27.1 30.9
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 79.9

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.

EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

District 64.2%    (2005 / 3124)
64.2%
State 49.8%    (20773 / 41701)
49.8%

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 18
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 31

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned 43.2%
43.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students 41.9%
41.9%
Lowest Performing 20% of Students 44.4%
44.4%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 46.20
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 37.80
Our School
Not Disabled 41.50
Our School
Disabled 45.00
Our School
English Learner 51.70
Our School
Caucasian 41.70
Our School
Hispanic 45.50
Our School
African American 34.70
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 43.20

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 67.0%
67.0%

Domains of School Engagement

Cognitive 59.7%
59.7%
Behavioral 64.3%
64.3%
Emotional 77.0%
77.0%

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.)
100.0%
100.0%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 23.2 Down from 25.2
Percent of students retained 0.0 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 5 Up from 4
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 75 Change from 70
Chronic Absenteeism Rate 7.8 Down from 9.3

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 53 164 76
Percent satisfied with learning environment 85.0%
94.5%
96.0%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 71.7%
92.7%
89.5%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 96.3%
88.9%
78.7%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 47.0 Up from 45.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 68.1 Up from 60.0
Teacher attendance rate 94.8 Down from 94.9
Average teacher salary $55,311 Down from $55,666
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 78.7 Down from 82.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 97.3 Up from 81.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 89.9 Up from 88.1
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 2.2
Prime instructional time 89.9 Down from 90.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.1 to 1 Down from 23.5 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 11.8 Down from 17.6
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 4 Down from 6
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0 No change

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.” 93.4 76
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 82.9 76
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100.0 53
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 92.4 53

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 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 7
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 75
Students with out of school suspensions 24
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 0
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

Note: Additional detailed finance data are available on the Financial Data page of this downloadable dataset.

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $55,311 Down from $55,666
Percent of expenditures for instruction N/AV N/A
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries N/AV N/A
Average administrator salary $92,120 Up from $90,464
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 56.0 Up from 54.8
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $7,508 N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $808 N/A
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,002 N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $195 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $8,509 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,003 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $9,513 N/A