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West Ashley High

Principal: William Runyon

Phone:
843-573-1201
School Address:
4060 West Wildcat Blvd Charleston, SC 29414
Serving Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1701

2018-2019 Overall Rating

Average
56 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?

This indicator displays the SC READY ELA and Math test results for elementary and middle school students and the End-of-Course English II and Algebra I test results for high school students.

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

Overall Student Performance

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

English - Scoring C or Higher

School 49.5%    (207 / 418)
49.5%
District 63.5%    (1869 / 2943)
63.5%
State 56.3%    (32823 / 58287)
56.3%

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

School 48.0%    (200 / 417)
48.0%
District 63.7%    (1831 / 2876)
63.7%
State 54.9%    (31973 / 58189)
54.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 87.4 Down from 92.8

Academic Achievement

Details Student Performance across District and State

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

English


FDCBA
Our School 28.9 21.5 28.2 13.4 7.9
FDCBA
Our District 22.1 14.4 21.6 18.8 23.1
FDCBA
Statewide 28.1 15.6 21.9 17.8 16.7

Algebra


FDCBA
Our School 21.6 30.5 22.3 13.9 11.8
FDCBA
Our District 20.0 16.3 18.2 14.2 31.3
FDCBA
Statewide 28.0 17.1 19.1 14.0 21.9

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 100.0 98.9 97.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster 100.0 98.9 98.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 99.1 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A 100.0 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 98.7 99.5 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 95.9 99.1 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 98.5 99.6 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.2 99.5 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 97.7 99.4 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 94.4 98.7 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 96.9 99.2 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 95.5 99.4 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 99.3 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian 100.0 97.6 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 94.4 99.9 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 98.7 99.2 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 97.3 99.3 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

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

Biology - Scoring C or Higher

School 63.7%    (274 / 430)
63.7%
District 64.9%    (1951 / 3007)
64.9%
State 54.4%    (32142 / 59117)
54.4%

US History and the Constitution - Scoring C or Higher

School 41.8%    (150 / 359)
41.8%
District 56.6%    (1542 / 2724)
56.6%
State 47.7%    (23609 / 49528)
47.7%



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 50.0 12

Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State

End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

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


FDCBA
Our School 24.7 11.6 22.3 15.8 25.6
FDCBA
Our District 25.0 10.1 12.4 12.1 40.4
FDCBA
Statewide 33.1 12.5 13.5 12.1 28.7

US History and the Constitution


FDCBA
Our School 35.9 22.3 15.9 15.0 10.9
FDCBA
Our District 26.3 17.1 17.0 17.6 22.0
FDCBA
Statewide 32.4 19.9 17.8 15.2 14.7

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 63.9%    (46 / 72)
63.9%
District 47.6%    (1364 / 2863)
47.6%
State 49.8%    (20773 / 41701)
49.8%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 63.9
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 46
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 72
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 99

Graduation Rate

On-Time Graduation Rate

School 78.2%    (351 / 449)
78.2%
District 84.2%    (2220 / 2637)
84.2%
State 81.1%    (48720 / 60110)
81.1%

School Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

2016 2017 2018 2019
School 76.6 78.9 77.0 78.2
District 82.9 84.2 83.5 84.2
State 82.6 84.6 81.0 81.1

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate 3.4 Down from 4.6
Dropout Recovery Rate 5.3 Up from 1.3

High School Student Success

High School Student Success Measure


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HDS
ALL STUDENTS 78.2 84.2 81.1
HDS
African American 78.8 78.6 76.4
HDS
Asian Pacific Islander 73.7 88.2 92.3
DS
American Indian Data N/A 70.9
HDS
Hispanic 84.6 71.3 79.5
HDS
Caucasian 76.7 90.2 84.2
HDS
English Learner 66.7 65.0 79.3
HDS
Disabled 51.7 54.5 54.4
HDS
Not Disabled 82.1 87.7 85.1
HDS
Economically Disadvantaged 79.5 81.3 84.3
HDS
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 90.5 96.2 95.7
HDS
Male 75.1 79.2 75.3
HDS
Female 81.3 89.1 87.4
DS
Migrant Data N/A 69.2
HDS
Foster Data N/A 66.7 51.9
HDS
Homeless Data N/A 65.0 67.0

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).


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Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Number of seniors who have completed FAFSA forms 219 Down from 242
Percent of seniors completing college applications 60.4 Down from 70.2
Percent of seniors eligible for LIFE scholarship 33.3 N/A
Percent of seniors eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship 3.2 N/A
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 60.1 Down from 69.0

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses 1179
CTE completers 213
Total students earning national or state credential 245
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster
(A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources 0
Architecture & Construction 0
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications 25
Business Management & Administration 0
Education & Training 0
Finance 47
Government & Public Administration Data N/A
Health Science 69
Hospitality & Tourism 48
Human Services 13
Information Technology 13
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security 0
Manufacturing 0
Marketing 0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics 0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics 0
Other * 59

College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Diploma earners who are college ready 34.7%    (130 / 375)
34.7%
Diploma earners who achieved an ACT composite score of 20 or higher 17.3%    (65 / 375)
17.3%
Diploma earners who achieved an SAT score of 1020 or higher 24.8%    (93 / 375)
24.8%
Diploma earners who earned an Advanced Placement (AP) score of three or higher 12.5%    (47 / 375)
12.5%
Diploma earners who earned an International Baccalaureate (IB) score of four or higher 0.0%    (0 / 375)
0.0%
Diploma earners who completed six hours of dual credit course work with a grade of C or higher 18.4%    (69 / 375)
18.4%

Career Ready

Diploma earners who are career ready 70.4%    (264 / 375)
70.4%
Diploma earners who have completed Career and Technical Education (CTE) with certification 9.6%    (36 / 375)
9.6%
Diploma earners who completed a state-approved work-based learning experience 7.7%    (29 / 375)
7.7%
Diploma earners who earned a platinum, gold, or silver certificate on the career readiness assessment 66.4%    (249 / 375)
66.4%
Diploma earners who took the ASVAB and scored 31 or higher 4.8%    (18 / 375)
4.8%


The ACT

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2018-2019 School Year

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2018-2019 School Year


CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
H 16.60 15.20 16.70 16.80 16.90
CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
D 20.00 19.20 20.50 19.70 19.90
CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
S 18.60 17.50 19.00 18.50 18.70


Writing
H 5.20
Writing
D 6.10
Writing
S 5.70

Percent of Students Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks

English Benchmark Score: 18 Math Benchmark Score: 22 Reading Benchmark Score: 22 Science Benchmark Score: 23 All 4 Subjects
29.90 14.80 17.60 12.70 6.60

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.


Career Readiness Assessment


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


Students who received a bronze CertificateStudents who received a silver CertificateStudents who received a gold CertificateStudents who received a platinum Certificate
Our School 20.8 54.1 8.7 2.0
Students who received a bronze CertificateStudents who received a silver CertificateStudents who received a gold CertificateStudents who received a platinum Certificate
Our District 16.2 48.7 14.3 6.2
Students who received a bronze CertificateStudents who received a silver CertificateStudents who received a gold CertificateStudents who received a platinum Certificate
Statewide 19.7 50.5 10.2 3.0


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


  Total number of students who tested on all three tests. Students who did NOT receive a Certificate Students who DID receive a Certificate Students who received a bronze Certificate Students who received a silver Certificate Students who received a gold Certificate Students who received a platinum Certificate
N % N % N % N % N % N % N
Our School 355 14.4% 51 85.6% 304 20.8% 74 54.1% 192 8.7% 31 2.0% 7
Our District 2805 14.5% 408 85.5% 2397 16.2% 455 48.7% 1365 14.3% 402 6.2% 175
Statewide 51248 16.7% 8538 83.3% 42710 19.7% 10074 50.5% 25864 10.2% 5243 3.0% 1529

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.

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate ®(IB)

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) are rigorous programs dedicated to educational excellence. AP and IB courses provide a challenging educational program that prepares students for selective universities and colleges. AP exams are scored on a scale of 1-5; IB exams are scored on a scale of 1-7.

Advanced Placement (AP) International Baccalaureate ®(IB)
Percent of Exams with Passing Scores (AP: 3 OR higher/IB: 4 or higher) 29.3% Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam 296 Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered 427 Data N/A

Dual Enrollment

This measure provides the percentage of students (11th and 12th grade students) enrolled in dual credit / dual enrollment classes during the school year who obtain a grade that provides college credit (grade of C or better).

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses 127
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses 17.0%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher 85.8%

The SAT

The SAT is a standardized test often used in the college admissions process. Its' aim is to assess the student's readiness for college. The current test consists of two 800 point sections testing Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) and Mathematics. The highest composite score on the SAT is 1600. Most students take the test, which is offered several times per year, during their junior or senior year of high school. The district and state averages are included for comparison. State averages for SAT data are based on regular public schools and do not include private schools in the state.

Percent of Students Tested Average Evidence-Based
Reading and Writing Score
Average Math
Score
Average Composite
Score
Our School 65.0 479 459 938
Our District 68.0 545 525 1070
Statewide 57.2 521 500 1021
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.


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 52.5%
52.5%

Domains of School Engagement

Cognitive 53.5%
53.5%
Behavioral 52.2%
52.2%
Emotional 51.7%
51.7%

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.)
91.8%
91.8%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 34.1 Up from 32.3
Percent of students retained 5.2 Up from 4.3
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 100 Change from 80
Chronic Absenteeism Rate 22.0 Up from 4.0

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 103 360 25
Percent satisfied with learning environment 68.0%
72.2%
80.0%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 71.9%
74.9%
84.0%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 54.4%
77.8%
65.2%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 104.0 Down from 107.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 53.8 Down from 54.2
Teacher attendance rate 94.9 Up from 94.2
Average teacher salary $52,037 Up from $51,122
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 73.1 Down from 82.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 78.4 Up from 75.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 77.0 Down from 83.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 87.4 Down from 92.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 31.8 to 1 Down from 32.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 16.2 Up from 13
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 6 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 10.8 Up from 0
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 4 Up from 0

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.” 79.1 25
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 64.0 25
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 94.2 103
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 35.3 103

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2018-2019 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) 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 33
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 43
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 1
Students with in-school suspensions 561
Students with out of school suspensions 289
Students expelled 2
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 11
Incidents of bullying and harassment 47
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 $52,037 Up from $51,122
Percent of expenditures for instruction N/AV N/A
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries N/AV N/A
Average administrator salary $94,935 Up from $92,993
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 57.0 Down from 58.2
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $7,318 N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $630 N/A
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,384 N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $458 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $9,702 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,088 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $10,790 N/A