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Chester Park Elementary School Of Inquiry

Principal: Robin K. Taylor

Phone:
8035817282
School Address:
835 LANCASTER HWY CHESTER, SC 29706
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 382

2023-2024 Overall Rating

Average
43 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 41.4%    (72 / 174)
41.4%
District 44.4%    (866 / 1949)
44.4%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 25.9%    (45 / 174)
25.9%
District 30%    (585 / 1949)
30%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 82.8 Up from 81.7

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 27.6 31 29.9 11.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.7 27.1 27.7 25.9 18.6
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 37.9 36.2 17.8 8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 38.2 31.2 18.3 11.7
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 35.3 41.1 46.3

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 27.5 37.5 14.9

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A Data N/A 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A Data N/A 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A Data N/A 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100 99.4 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100 99.2 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged Data N/A 99.8 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100 99.2 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100 99.3 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100 99.6 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 100 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100 99.2 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic Data N/A 99.4 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A Data N/A 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 100 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100 99.5 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 100 99.3 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

No Data Available

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

No Data Available

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

District 21.3%    (17 / 80)
21.3%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

District 16.9%    (20 / 118)
16.9%
State 22.3%    (17195 / 76960)
22.3%

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 3
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 6
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency Data N/A
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency Data N/A
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test Data N/A

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 41.7%    (15 / 35)
41.7%
District 38.1%    (13 / 35)
38.1%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 40%    (14 / 35)
District 37.2%    (13 / 35)
37.2%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 54.3%    (19 / 35)
54.3%
District 49.2%    (17 / 35)
49.2%
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 48.3%    (113 / 234)
48.3%
District 44.1%    (1360 / 3087)
44.1%
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 26.1%    (61 / 234)
26.1%
District 26.1%    (805 / 3087)
26.1%
State 33%    (171447 / 518846)

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

No Data Available






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


No Current Records Available.





Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys


No Current Records Available.





Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 23 Down from 28
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 60.9 Down from 67.9
Teacher attendance rate 91.4 Up from 90.9
Average teacher salary $56,935 Up from $55,269
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 95.7 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 75.9 Down from 85.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 80.6 Down from 85.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 4.3 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 82.8 Up from 81.7
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.5 to 1 Down from 24.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 12.0 Down from 15.4
Number of inexperienced teachers 3 Down from 4
Percent of out-of-field teachers 12.0 Up from 7.7
Number of out-of-field teachers 3 Up from 2
Percent of inexperienced school leaders N/AV N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders N/AV 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.” 97.7 50
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 87.8 50
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 26
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 100 26

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 11
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 18
Students with out of school suspensions 104
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 5
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 $56,935 Up from $55,269
Percent of expenditures for instruction 62.3 Up from 45.7
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 56.1 Up from 41.9
Average administrator salary $105,995 Up from $103,832
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 92.5 Down from 93.1
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $9,418 Up from 7794
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,180 Up from 1938
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,683 Up from 1449
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,311 Up from 1164
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $11,101 Up from 9243
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $3,492 Up from 3102
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $14,593 Up from 12345