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Charleston School Of The Arts

XS SM MD LG
Principal: Dr. Shannon Cook

Phone:
843-529-4990
School Address:
5109-B West Enterprise St N. Charleston, SC 29405
Serving Grades: 6-12
Student Enrollment: 1110

2018-2019 Overall Rating

Excellent
66 out of 100
School performance substantially 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 86.2%    (413 / 479)
86.2%
District 50.2%    (10826 / 21586)
50.2%
State 45.4%    (159686 / 351481)
45.4%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 82.3%    (394 / 479)
82.3%
District 49.3%    (10636 / 21587)
49.3%
State 45.1%    (158655 / 351479)
45.1%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 91.1 Down from 92.7

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 0.4 2.7 10.6 32.6 53.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 25.2 24.2 24.7 25.4
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 0.4 4.4 12.9 23.4 58.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 25.8 24.6 21.2 28.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.3 26.6 28 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 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 84.4 87.3 87.9

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 80.5 84.8 82.4

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our School
Gifted and Talented 0
Our School
Homeless 0
Our School
Foster 0
Our School
Military Connected 100
Our School
Migrant 0
Our School
Female 100
Our School
Male 98.8
Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.5
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 100
Our School
Not Disabled 99.6
Our School
Disabled 100
Our School
English Learner 100
Our School
Caucasian 99.4
Our School
Hispanic 100
Our School
American Indian 100
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 100
Our School
African American 100
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 99.6
Our District
Gifted and Talented 0
Our District
Homeless 98.9
Our District
Foster 98.9
Our District
Military Connected 99.1
Our District
Migrant 100
Our District
Female 99.5
Our District
Male 99.1
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.6
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 99.5
Our District
Not Disabled 99.4
Our District
Disabled 98.7
Our District
English Learner 99.2
Our District
Caucasian 99.4
Our District
Hispanic 99.3
Our District
American Indian 97.6
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 99.9
Our District
African American 99.2
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 99.3
Statewide
Gifted and Talented 0
Statewide
Homeless 97.3
Statewide
Foster 98
Statewide
Military Connected 98.8
Statewide
Migrant 99.4
Statewide
Female 99.2
Statewide
Male 98.8
Statewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.3
Statewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.3
Statewide
Not Disabled 99.1
Statewide
Disabled 98.3
Statewide
English Learner 99.4
Statewide
Caucasian 99.1
Statewide
Hispanic 99.1
Statewide
American Indian 98.3
Statewide
Asian Pacific Islander 99.3
Statewide
African American 98.9
Statewide
ALL STUDENTS 99

Preparing for Success

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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 81.9%    (262 / 320)
81.9%
District 51%    (5523 / 10819)
51%
State 49.1%    (86817 / 176695)
49.1%



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 0.3 5.9 11.9 29.1 52.8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 29 19.5 23.8 27.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.3 28.2 22.3 26 23.1

School Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

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


Grade 6Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 80.5 83.6

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 47.6%    (1364 / 2863)
47.6%
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 3
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 20

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned 57.2%
57.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students 54.3%
54.3%
Lowest Performing 20% of Students 60.2%
60.2%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

No Data Available

By 2030, at least 75% of students at or above grade level

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. The goals below are from our state's 2019 ESSA plan approved by the United States Department of Education. Information on subgroup performance may be found in the "Download Data" section on the main page.


Baseline Targets Current Year
2019 ESSA Plan 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.

2019 ESSA Plan 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*
1 Does Not Meet Expectations F Emerging
2 Approaches Expectations D Foundational
3 Meets Expectations C Increasing
4 Exceeds Expectations B Applied
5 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 53%
53%

Domains of School Engagement

Cognitive 53.7%
53.7%
Behavioral 54.6%
54.6%
Emotional 50.7%
50.7%

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.)
97.1%
97.1%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses 65 Up from 60
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 97.8 Up from 97.5
Percent of students retained 0.2 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 7 Up from 6
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 Change from 87
Chronic Absenteeism Rate 9.2 Up from 0.2
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 100.0 No change

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 73 156 89
Percent satisfied with learning environment 79.1%
86.5%
94.3%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 87.7%
90.4%
89.9%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 88.9%
91.1%
71.6%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 77.0 N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 63.6 Down from 64.4
Teacher attendance rate 95.2 Up from 94.0
Average teacher salary $57,839 Up from $54,946
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 72.7 Down from 83.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 89.2 Up from 88.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 89.3 Up from 88.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 91.1 Down from 92.7
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 28.8 to 1 Up from 28.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 7.1 Down from 13.2
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 2 Down from 5
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.” 94.3 89
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 64.1 89
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 73
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 51.4 73

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2018-2019 Incident Management System (IMS)

Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? 0 No
Was a homicide committed at your school? 0 No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape 0 0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape) 0 0
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon 0 0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive 0 0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon 0 0
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon 0 0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0 0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon 1 1
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon 0 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon 4 4
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 24 24
Students with out of school suspensions 37 37
Students expelled 0 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 2 2
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

Note: Current 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 $57,839 Up from $54,946
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) 20.7 Up from 18.8
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $7,723 N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $485 N/A
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,554 N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $493 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $10,277 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $979 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $11,255 N/A