Teachers: 52733
Student Enrollment: 778047

2018-2019 Overall Rating

0 out of 0

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SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

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

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

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

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our State	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	88.7	N/A

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SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

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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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SCPASS Science and Social Studies

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

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

Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

	Statewide
Overall	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	49.2%
Language and Literacy	33.0%
Mathematics	29.3%
Physical Well-Being	52.1%

First and Second Grade Students on Track for Success in ELA and Math

	Statewide
	%	N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade.	48.0%	56115
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	48.0%	56115
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	50.8%	56394
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	54.1%	56394

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High School Civics Exam

No Data Available

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SCPASS Science and Social Studies

Science

End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

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	49.8
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	20773
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	41701
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	61507

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Additional South Carolina NAEP data are available here: Nation's Report Card

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LEVEL NAEP RESULTS

Reading Grade 4 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
All Students	39.0	29.0	23.0	8.0
White	25.0	31.0	31.0	13.0
Black	57.0	29.0	13.0	2.0
Hispanic	46.0	27.0	21.0	6.0
Two or More Races	43.0	27.0	23.0	7.0
Students with Disabilities	78.0	14.0	7.0	1.0
English Language Learners	59.0	25.0	13.0	3.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible	51.0	29.0	16.0	4.0

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94.0
English Language Learners	95.0

Mathematics Grade 4 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
All Students	23.0	40.0	29.0	7.0
White	11.0	36.0	41.0	12.0
Black	39.0	46.0	14.0	1.0
Hispanic	29.0	44.0	24.0	3.0
Two or More Races	26.0	40.0	29.0	4.0
Students with Disabilities	57.0	30.0	11.0	3.0
English Language Learners	37.0	42.0	20.0	1.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible	32.0	45.0	20.0	3.0

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94.0
English Language Learners	94.0

Reading Grade 8 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
All Students	31.0	39.0	27.0	3.0
White	20.0	40.0	35.0	4.0
Black	49.0	38.0	12.0	1.0
Hispanic	36.0	40.0	23.0	1.0
Two or More Races	31.0	41.0	27.0	1.0
Students with Disabilities	75.0	20.0	5.0	0.0
English Language Learners	49.0	38.0	12.0	2.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible	41.0	40.0	18.0	1.0

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92.0
English Language Learners	93.0

Mathematics Grade 8 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
All Students	36.0	35.0	21.0	8.0
White	23.0	36.0	28.0	13.0
Black	57.0	33.0	9.0	1.0
Hispanic	42.0	36.0	16.0	6.0
Two or More Races	35.0	36.0	23.0	6.0
Students with Disabilities	82.0	15.0	3.0	1.0
English Language Learners	54.0	34.0	11.0	2.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible	50.0	34.0	13.0	3.0

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92.0
English Language Learners	97.0

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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	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.

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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 State	Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	20.9	Up from 20.2
Percent of students retained	1.4	Up from 1.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	6	Down from N/AV
Percent of classrooms with wireless access	100	No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning	100	Change from 98
Chronic Absenteeism Rate	13.1	Up from 11.6

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our State	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	52733.0	Up from 52322.0
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	37.4	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	61.0	Down from 61.3
Teacher attendance rate	94.1	N/A
Average teacher salary	$49,737	N/A
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	74.1	Down from 76.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	91.0	Down from 91.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	91.6	Down from 92.2
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	1.3	N/A
Prime instructional time	88.7	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	21.5 to 1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	13.8	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	3151	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	2.4	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	548	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.”	87.0	62188
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	68.5	62188
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	95.8	47584
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	77.6	47584

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	18
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	191
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	2
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	1
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	23
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon	10
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	1
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon	1807
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	20
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	1
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	10271
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	82
Students with in-school suspensions	100513
Students with out of school suspensions	84417
Students expelled	1296
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	2394
Incidents of bullying and harassment	4975

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

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State level Financial Information

	Our State	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$49,737	N/A
Percent of expenditures for instruction	54.6	N/A
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	48.3	N/A
Average administrator salary	$87,373	Up from $85,719
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	61.7	Up from 61.2
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$7,711	N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$820	N/A
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,614	N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$498	N/A
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,211	N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,302	N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,513	N/A