Superintendent:  Dr. Ferlondo Tullock
Board Chair:  Mr. Gary Porth
Phone:
803-655-7310
District Address:
125 Herlong Avenue St. Matthews, SC 29135
Student Enrollment: 1522

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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 2 and Algebra 1

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	86.5	Down from 87.8

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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 2 and Algebra 1

English

Algebra

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District Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

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Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

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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

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Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

	Our District	Statewide
Overall	44.2%	40.8%
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	42.6%	51%
Language and Literacy	45%	37.1%
Mathematics	40.3%	37%
Physical Well-Being	51.9%	55.4%

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

	Our District		Statewide
	%	N	%	N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade.	35.8%	120	51.2%	57730
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	15%	120	50.3%	57730
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	37.6%	109	53.9%	56264
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	19.3%	109	54.5%	56264

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End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

US History and the Constitution

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Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	41.9
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	18
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	43
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	63
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	19
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	30.2
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	44

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2021	2022	2023	2024
District	88.9	88.9	91.5	88.7
State	83.3	83.8	83.8	85.4

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	0.5	No change
Dropout Recovery Rate	0.0	No change

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Percent of students demonstrating success in High School.

ALL STUDENTS

Percentage of First-Year Students On-Track to Graduate (1YOTG)

Five-Year Student Success Rate (5YSSR)

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College and Career Readiness

Students in the graduation cohort who are college OR career ready

District 71.1%    (69 / 97)

71.1%

State 71.5%    (43379 / 60700)

71.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 17.5%    (17 / 97)

17.5%

State 30.6%    (18564 / 60700)

30.6%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 20.6%    (20 / 97)

20.6%

State 32.5%    (19702 / 60700)

32.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 68%    (66 / 97)

68%

State 69.6%    (42241 / 60700)

69.6%

Note: In 2020, the cohort of students measured for CCR changed from just graduates to all students in the four-year on-time graduation cohort (graduates and non graduates).

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
College Enrollment: Percentage of graduates from the prior year’s four-year graduation cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their on-time graduation year.	48.9	Down from 52.1
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	43	Down from 47
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	61.9	Down from 87.2
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	29.9	Up from 26.6
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	2.1	Up from 0.0

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	266
CTE completers	70
Total students earning national or state credential	42
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Finance	0
Marketing	0
Government & Public Administration	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Health Science	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	0
Hospitality & Tourism	0
Architecture & Construction	0
Other *	70
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Business Management & Administration	0
Human Services	0
Education & Training	0
Information Technology	0
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	0
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	0
Manufacturing	0

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College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Career Ready

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Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : English, Math, Reading, Science, Composite of all four tests

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : Writing

Percent of Students Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks

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.

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Career Readiness Assessment

The South Carolina Career Ready Test* is a career readiness assessment administered to all eleventh-grade students to measure the most common skills that employers define as foundational for career readiness.

Percent of students earning an Employability Credential by scoring an Achievement Level of 2 through 5 on the employability skills assessments (Math/Reading/Data)

Percent and Number of Students Taking Career Readiness Test and Earning an Employability Credential

Level score requirements for each Credential level

Credential Level	Credential levels correspond to the skill requirements of profiled job zones in the O*NET job career pathways
Achievement Level 5	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 5 career pathways. Includes 100% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 4	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 4 career pathways. Includes 83% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 3	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 3 career pathways. Includes 59% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 2	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 2 career pathways. Includes 35% of O*NET Job Zones.

*The four domains of the Career Readiness Test are: Math, Reading, Data, and Soft Skills.

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

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	38
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	21.8%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	17.2%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	40.9	481	427	908
Statewide	49	517	491	1008

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.

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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
Hispanic	3
Two or More Races	35	65	33	7
Students with Disabilities	75	25
White	14
Students with Disabilities	11
Black	56
Students with Disabilities	1
Black	44
All Students	39	61
English Language Learners	64
Black	15
All Students	32
English Language Learners	36
Black	2
All Students	9
English Language Learners	12
Hispanic	55
White	25
Hispanic	45
English Language Learners	2
White	75
Hispanic	17
White	46

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92
English Language Learners	95

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
Black	43	57	14	1
Hispanic	32
Free or reduced lunch eligible	21
Hispanic	68
Free or reduced lunch eligible	2
Hispanic	24	3
All Students	74	34	6
White	13	87	49	10
English Language Learners	37
All Students	26
English Language Learners	63
Two or More Races	33
English Language Learners	19
Two or More Races	67
English Language Learners	1
Two or More Races	27	3
Free or reduced lunch eligible	35
Students with Disabilities	61
Free or reduced lunch eligible	65
Students with Disabilities	39	11	2

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	95
English Language Learners	95

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
Hispanic	54	18	1
Two or More Races	41	59
White	75
Two or More Races	21
White	37
Two or More Races	1
Students with Disabilities	80
White	4
Black	52
Students with Disabilities	20
Black	48
Students with Disabilities	3
Black	13
Students with Disabilities	0
Black	1
English Language Learners	67
Hispanic	46
English Language Learners	33	3
All Students	37
English Language Learners	0
All Students	63	27	2
White	25

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94
English Language Learners	90

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
Hispanic	18
White	32
Hispanic	3
White	8
Two or More Races	39
Black	65
Two or More Races	61
Black	35
Two or More Races	24
Black	7	1
Two or More Races	5
Hispanic	49
Students with Disabilities	83
Hispanic	51
Students with Disabilities	17
All Students	44
Students with Disabilities	4
All Students	56
Students with Disabilities	1
All Students	22	5
English Language Learners	75
White	29
English Language Learners	25
White	71
English Language Learners	4	0

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92
English Language Learners	91

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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	2024
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students	74.2%	79.5%	82.1%	90.0%	79.7%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students	75.8%	79.5%	82.1%	90.0%	70.6%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students	43.2%	47.7%	56.6%	70.0%	59%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students	46.0%	50.0%	58.0%	70.0%	45.3%
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students)	82.6%	83.8%	86.3%	90.0%	85.4%
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target	31.0%	37.4%	50.2%	70.0%	38.5%

*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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Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	17.5	Up from 13.9
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	4.1	Down from 5.7
Percent of students retained	1.9	Up from 1.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	2	No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	14.4	Down from 31.3
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	98.0	Up from 97.6

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	82	Down from 92
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	72.0	Up from 68.5
Teacher attendance rate	94.3	Down from 95.1
Average teacher salary	$61,936	Up from $57,206
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	96.3	Down from 97.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	92.3	Up from 83.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	88.0	Up from 87.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	8.5	Up from 5.4
Prime instructional time	86.5	Down from 87.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	21.1 to 1	Up from 18.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	0.0	Down from 10.5
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	0	Down from 4
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	47.2	Up from 36.8
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	17	Up from 14
Percent of inexperienced teachers	2.6	Down from 9.6
Number of inexperienced teachers	3	Down from 11
Percent of out-of-field teachers	32.5	No change
Number of out-of-field teachers	38	Up from 37

Inexperienced Teacher- a teacher with less than 4 years of experience.
Inexperienced School Leader- a School Administrator that has not completed their formal evaluation process (Tier 1)
Out of Field Teacher- a teacher teaching a course or courses outside their field of certification when a certification is required for that course.

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.”	90.5	256
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	81.1	256
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	95.8	97
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	86.3	97

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2023-2024 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	25
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0
Students with in-school suspensions	331
Students with out of school suspensions	352
Students expelled	21
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0
Incidents of bullying and harassment	8

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

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District level Financial Information

	Our District	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$61,936	Up from $57,206
Percent of expenditures for instruction	51.5	Down from 55.9
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	44.1	Up from 43.5
Average administrator salary	$97,820	Down from $100,148
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	83.9	Up from 80.0
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,182	Up from 10075
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,199	Down from 2292
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,786	Up from 1537
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$422	Down from 729
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$12,968	Up from 11612
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,620	Down from 3021
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$15,589	Up from 14634