Superintendent:  Richard O'Malley
Board Chair:  Porter Stewart
Phone:
843-669-4141
District Address:
319 S Irby Street Florence, SC 29501
Student Enrollment: 15910

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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	86.9	Up from 86.8

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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	43.1%	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	42.8%	51%
Language and Literacy	45.9%	37.1%
Mathematics	47.6%	37%
Physical Well-Being	46.1%	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.	63.6%	1162	51.2%	57730
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	60.8%	1162	50.3%	57730
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	54.9%	1276	53.9%	56264
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	62.5%	1276	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	49.7
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	235
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	473
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	725
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	184
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	25.4
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	538

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2021	2022	2023	2024
District	91.2	94.3	93.3	93.1
State	83.3	83.8	83.8	85.4

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	0.7	Down from 1.0
Dropout Recovery Rate	8.3	Down from 17.0

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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 69.3%    (773 / 1115)

69.3%

State 71.5%    (43379 / 60700)

71.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 26.6%    (297 / 1115)

26.6%

State 30.6%    (18564 / 60700)

30.6%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 28.8%    (321 / 1115)

28.8%

State 32.5%    (19702 / 60700)

32.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 67.2%    (749 / 1115)

67.2%

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.	60.3	Down from 61.6
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	552	Down from 660
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	66.0	Down from 79.6
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	24.2	Down from 24.4
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	3.8	Down from 4.9

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	3055
CTE completers	457
Total students earning national or state credential	1163
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Marketing	27
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	70
Other *	512
Finance	117
Architecture & Construction	43
Government & Public Administration	0
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	46
Health Science	487
Business Management & Administration	297
Hospitality & Tourism	92
Education & Training	93
Human Services	70
Information Technology	22
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	34
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	1
Manufacturing	33

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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	486
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	23.6%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	13.4%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	60.3	488	459	948
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
White	14
All Students	39
Black	56
All Students	61
Students with Disabilities	25
Black	44
All Students	32
Black	15
All Students	9
Black	2
Students with Disabilities	11
White	25
Hispanic	55
White	75
Hispanic	45
White	46
Hispanic	17
Students with Disabilities	1
English Language Learners	64	36	12	2

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	68	24	3
All Students	26	74
Free or reduced lunch eligible	21
All Students	34
Free or reduced lunch eligible	2
All Students	6
White	13	87	49	10
English Language Learners	37	63
Two or More Races	33
English Language Learners	19
Two or More Races	67
English Language Learners	1
Two or More Races	27
Free or reduced lunch eligible	35
Two or More Races	3
Free or reduced lunch eligible	65
Students with Disabilities	61	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	21	1
Students with Disabilities	80
White	75
Students with Disabilities	20
White	37
Students with Disabilities	3
White	4
Students with Disabilities	0
Black	52
English Language Learners	67
Black	48
English Language Learners	33
Black	13
English Language Learners	3
Black	1
English Language Learners	0
Hispanic	46
All Students	37	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	3
Two or More Races	39	61	24
White	32
All Students	44
White	8
All Students	56
Two or More Races	5
Black	65
All Students	22
Black	35
All Students	5
Students with Disabilities	83
Black	7
White	29
Black	1
White	71
Students with Disabilities	17
Hispanic	49
Students with Disabilities	4
Hispanic	51
Students with Disabilities	1
English Language Learners	75	25	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	21.3	Down from 22.9
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	15.5	Up from 15.3
Percent of students retained	1.9	Down from 2.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	5	No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	26.2	Up from 25.8
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	98.0	Up from 91.6

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	1040	Down from 1085
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	85.7	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	60.4	No change
Teacher attendance rate	94.8	Up from 94.7
Average teacher salary	$59,185	Up from $56,118
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	92.9	Down from 94.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	83.7	Up from 82.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	83.5	Down from 85.1
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	1.3	Up from 0.6
Prime instructional time	86.9	Up from 86.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	23.7 to 1	Up from 17.8 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	0	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	0	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	4.9	Down from 14.6
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	4	Down from 12
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	38	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	6	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	36.6	Down from 42.7
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	30	Down from 35
Percent of inexperienced teachers	8.5	Down from 16.3
Number of inexperienced teachers	102	Down from 186
Percent of out-of-field teachers	19.2	Down from 28.5
Number of out-of-field teachers	230	Down from 324

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.”	95.8	618
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	91.6	618
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	98.9	1167
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	89	1167

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2023-2024 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	1
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	6
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	22
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	342
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	3
Students with in-school suspensions	2325
Students with out of school suspensions	2830
Students expelled	10
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	374
Incidents of bullying and harassment	66

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	$59,185	Up from $56,118
Percent of expenditures for instruction	58.9	Down from 63.5
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	44.3	Down from 46.8
Average administrator salary	$93,893	Up from $91,721
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	73.0	Up from 71.7
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,930	Up from 9130
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$760	Down from 859
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,666	Up from 1351
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,208	Down from 1334
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,596	Up from 10481
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,967	Down from 2194
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$13,563	Up from 12675