Superintendent:  Dr. Kelvin Wymbs
Board Chair:  N/A
Phone:
(843) 355-5571
District Address:
500 North Academy Street Kingstree, SC 29556
Student Enrollment: 2822

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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 85.0

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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	27.2%	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	36.1%	51.0%
Language and Literacy	27.2%	37.1%
Mathematics	24.9%	37.0%
Physical Well-Being	34.3%	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.	60.0%	210	51.2%	57730
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	56.2%	210	50.3%	57730
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	66.5%	203	53.9%	56264
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	60.6%	203	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	65.5
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	19
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	29
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	29
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	0
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	0.0
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	30

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2021	2022	2023	2024
District	66.1	74.4	78.8	84.7
State	83.3	83.8	83.8	85.4

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	2.0	Down from 4.0
Dropout Recovery Rate	0.0	Down from 5.4

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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 61.3%    (133 / 217)

61.3%

State 71.5%    (43379 / 60700)

71.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 12.4%    (27 / 217)

12.4%

State 30.6%    (18564 / 60700)

30.6%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 13.4%    (29 / 217)

13.4%

State 32.5%    (19702 / 60700)

32.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 60.4%    (131 / 217)

60.4%

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.	41.9	Up from 40.1
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	80	Down from 98
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	77.9	Up from 77.8
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	30.4	Up from 18.4
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	1.8	Up from 0.4

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	572
CTE completers	144
Total students earning national or state credential	131
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	0
Business Management & Administration	26
Education & Training	0
Finance	45
Government & Public Administration	0
Health Science	0
Hospitality & Tourism	1
Human Services	7
Information Technology	0
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	0
Manufacturing	0
Marketing	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	18
Other *	81

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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	72
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	18.5%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	10.8%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	37.4	455	428	883
Statewide	49.0	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
All Students	39.0	61.0	32.0	9.0
White	25.0	75.0	46.0	14.0
Black	56.0	44.0	15.0	2.0
Hispanic	55.0	45.0	17.0	3.0
Two or More Races	35.0	65.0	33.0	7.0
Students with Disabilities	75.0	25.0	11.0	1.0
English Language Learners	64.0	36.0	12.0	2.0

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92.0
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	26.0	74.0	34.0	6.0
White	13.0	87.0	49.0	10.0
Black	43.0	57.0	14.0	1.0
Hispanic	32.0	68.0	24.0	3.0
Two or More Races	33.0	67.0	27.0	3.0
Students with Disabilities	61.0	39.0	11.0	2.0
English Language Learners	37.0	63.0	19.0	1.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible	35.0	65.0	21.0	2.0

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	95.0
English Language Learners	95.0

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	37.0	63.0	27.0	2.0
White	25.0	75.0	37.0	4.0
Black	52.0	48.0	13.0	1.0
Hispanic	46.0	54.0	18.0	1.0
Two or More Races	41.0	59.0	21.0	1.0
Students with Disabilities	80.0	20.0	3.0	0.0
English Language Learners	67.0	33.0	3.0	0.0

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94.0
English Language Learners	90.0

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	44.0	56.0	22.0	5.0
White	29.0	71.0	32.0	8.0
Black	65.0	35.0	7.0	1.0
Hispanic	49.0	51.0	18.0	3.0
Two or More Races	39.0	61.0	24.0	5.0
Students with Disabilities	83.0	17.0	4.0	1.0
English Language Learners	75.0	25.0	4.0	0.0

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92.0
English Language Learners	91.0

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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	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%	59.0%
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	N/AV	N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	3.9	Up from 3.7
Percent of students retained	0.7	Up from 0.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	1	No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	33.3	Down from 43.8
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	99.1	Up from 98.6

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	153	Up from 130
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	69.0	Up from 30.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	49.7	Down from 53.1
Teacher attendance rate	96.1	Up from 94.3
Average teacher salary	$51,428	Up from $49,913
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	72.6	Down from 77.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	85.6	Up from 61.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	76.2	Up from 75.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	22.9	Down from 23.8
Prime instructional time	86.9	Up from 85.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	23.4 to 1	Up from 21.3 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 8
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	2	No change
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	25	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	26.8	Down from 48
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	11	Down from 12
Percent of inexperienced teachers	4.8	Down from 7.4
Number of inexperienced teachers	12	Down from 16
Percent of out-of-field teachers	44.0	Down from 54.4
Number of out-of-field teachers	111	Down from 118

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.”	92.1	504
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	88.9	504
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	96.9	229
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	89.4	229

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)	3
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	2
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	39
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0
Students with in-school suspensions	76
Students with out of school suspensions	723
Students expelled	2
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	1
Incidents of bullying and harassment	14

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	$51,428	Up from $49,913
Percent of expenditures for instruction	46.2	Down from 55.4
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	34.8	Down from 40.6
Average administrator salary	$89,231	Up from $88,200
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	92.7	Down from 93.2
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$5,586	Down from 6518
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$781	Down from 1704
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,186	Down from 2017
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$293	Down from 2865
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$6,772	Down from 8534
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,073	Down from 4568
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$7,845	Down from 13103