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Jd Lever Elementary

Principal: Kippy Kelly

Phone:
8036412760
School Address:
2404 Columbia Hwy N. Aiken, SC 29805
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 463

2023-2024 Overall Rating

Average
45 out of 100
School performance meets 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 39.3%    (75 / 191)
39.3%
District 50.8%    (4892 / 9636)
50.8%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 35.6%    (68 / 191)
35.6%
District 33.8%    (3256 / 9636)
33.8%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 84.9 Down from 87.3

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 0.5 36.1 24.1 19.9 19.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 22.8 25.9 25.7 25.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.6 21.9 23.4 25 29.1

Mathematics

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



Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0.5 30.4 33.5 17.8 17.8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.6 36.4 29.3 18.9 14.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.5 29.3 27.4 20.9 21.8

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 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 49.2 35.1 34

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 50.8 31.2 24

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 95.6 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 94.1 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 99.2 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100 99.2 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 99 99 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100 99.5 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.4 98.9 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.5 99.3 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100 98.2 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 99.2 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100 99.2 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 99.1 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 99 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.1 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 98.8 99 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.5 99.1 99.3

Preparing for Success

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

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

No Data Available

Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

Percentage of students Demonstrating Readiness on the KRA 31.8%
31.8%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 30.3%
30.3%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 37.9%
37.9%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 31.8% 42.1% 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 45.5% 51.1% 51%
Language and Literacy 28.8% 39.7% 37.1%
Mathematics 36.4% 35.7% 37%
Physical Well-Being 62.1% 58.1% 55.4%

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

  Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
  % N % N % N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade. 19.2% 78 1744 35.4% 51.2% 57730
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 78 43.6% 56% 1744 50.3% 57730
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 69.6% 69 64.9% 1751 53.9% 56264
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 76.8% 69 71.3% 1751 54.5% 56264

Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State


Multilingual Learners' Progress

Multilingual Learners - ML

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.

Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

School 53.8%    (14 / 26)
53.8%
District 38.7%    (504 / 1301)
38.7%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

School 20%    (7 / 35)
20%
District 28.8%    (594 / 2059)
28.8%
State 22.3%    (17195 / 76960)
22.3%

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 53.8
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 14
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 26
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 35
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 7
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 20
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test 27

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 37.6%    (13 / 35)
37.6%
District 39.9%    (14 / 35)
39.9%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 36%    (13 / 35)
District 39.7%    (14 / 35)
39.7%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 48.7%    (17 / 35)
48.7%
District 45%    (16 / 35)
State 50.8%    (18 / 35)
50.8%

Percentage of students meeting Median Annual Targets (MATs), individual growth targets reflecting median historically observed gains for similar prior-year goals

Students meeting Median Annual Targets (MATs)

School 42.5%    (107 / 252)
42.5%
District 43.8%    (6418 / 14637)
43.8%
State 47.7%    (247695 / 518846)
47.7%

Percentage of students meeting Added-Value Targets (AVTs), individual growth targets set to reflect progressive learning gains designed to move students toward proficiency

Students meeting Added

School 24.6%    (62 / 252)
24.6%
District 28.7%    (4207 / 14637)
28.7%
State 33%    (171447 / 518846)

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 49.9
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 32.8
Our School
Not Disabled 35.8
Our School
Disabled 36.9
Our School
English Learner 26.5
Our School
Caucasian 39
Our School
Hispanic 46.1
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 30.2
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 37.6
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 43.2
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 38.1
Our District
Not Disabled 40.6
Our District
Disabled 33.5
Our District
English Learner 40.8
Our District
Caucasian 41
Our District
Hispanic 41.1
Our District
American Indian 0
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 58.9
Our District
African American 36.8
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 39.9
Statewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 48.2
Statewide
Economically Disadvantaged 43.5
Statewide
Not Disabled 46.1
Statewide
Disabled 39
Statewide
English Learner 51.4
Statewide
Caucasian 45.6
Statewide
Hispanic 47.5
Statewide
American Indian 45.8
Statewide
Asian Pacific Islander 55.8
Statewide
African American 42.8
Statewide
ALL STUDENTS 45







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. 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.

Student Engagement

Additional Information

Our School 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 4.2 Down from 4.5
Percent of students retained 0.0 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 5
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 28.1 Up from 27.5
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 38 187 33
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100%
94.5%
86.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
93.5%
86.2%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 97.4%
97.2%
88.5%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 32 Up from 30
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 43.8 Down from 56.7
Teacher attendance rate 93.5 Down from 95.1
Average teacher salary $57,744 Down from $58,325
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 96.9 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 78.1 Down from 81.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 75.6 Down from 78.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 84.9 Down from 87.3
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 20.1 to 1 Down from 22.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 3.2 Down from 10.7
Number of inexperienced teachers 1 Down from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers 32.3 Up from 21.4
Number of out-of-field teachers 10 Up from 6
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 50.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders 1 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.


Student Safety

Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” 96.6 33
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 88.9 33
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 38
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 100 38

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2023-2024 Incident Management System (IMS)

Number of Incidents
Students with out of school suspensions 23
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? No
Students expelled 0
Was a homicide committed at your school? No
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of rape or attempted rape 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 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 7
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 47
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $57,744 Down from $58,325
Percent of expenditures for instruction 69.4 Down from 69.5
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 62.8 Up from 61.4
Average administrator salary $96,592 Up from $92,886
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 83.8 Up from 81.3
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $8,995 Up from 8567
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $652 Down from 1552
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $922 Up from 836
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $748 Up from 731
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $9,917 Up from 9402
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,400 Down from 2283
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $11,317 Down from 11686