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Ridgeland Elementary School

Principal: Renata Johnson Green

Phone:
843-489-8845
School Address:
250 Jaguar Trail Unit #103 Ridgeland, SC 29936
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 745

2023-2024 Overall Rating

Average
49 out of 100
School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: CSI

Academic Achievement

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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 33.2%    (100 / 301)
33.2%
District 33%    (340 / 1031)
33%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 33.9%    (102 / 301)
33.9%
District 21.6%    (223 / 1031)
21.6%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 85.9 Down from 96.2

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 0.3 45.2 21.3 20.3 13
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.8 39.9 26.4 21 11.9
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 0.7 39.2 26.2 19.6 14.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.1 50.7 26.6 13.5 8.1
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 36.6 31.1 31.6

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 33 31.1 38.1

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 89.7 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 98.5 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 99.5 98.3 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100 97.5 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.6 98.8 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100 98.6 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 97.8 96.9 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100 99.1 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100 97.6 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 99.1 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A Data N/A 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A Data N/A 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 99.4 97.7 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.7 98.4 99.3

Preparing for Success

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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 16.3%
16.3%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 34.9%
34.9%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 48.8%
48.8%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 16.3% 14.6% 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 32.6% 28.1% 51%
Language and Literacy 9.3% 12.3% 37.1%
Mathematics 8.1% 11.7% 37%
Physical Well-Being 40.7% 33.3% 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. 29.1% 110 237 38.8% 51.2% 57730
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 110 19.1% 37.1% 237 50.3% 57730
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 87.5% 120 86.8% 220 53.9% 56264
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 83.3% 120 85% 220 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 28.9%    (69 / 239)
28.9%
District 25.1%    (246 / 979)
25.1%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

School 4.8%    (16 / 336)
4.8%
District 6.6%    (91 / 1376)
6.6%
State 22.3%    (17195 / 76960)
22.3%

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 28.9
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 69
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 239
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 336
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 16
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 4.8
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test 308

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 60.6%    (21 / 35)
60.6%
District 60%    (21 / 35)
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 61.5%    (22 / 35)
61.5%
District 60.9%    (21 / 35)
60.9%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 60.8%    (21 / 35)
60.8%
District 69.2%    (24 / 35)
69.2%
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 53.9%    (202 / 375)
53.9%
District 51.3%    (837 / 1630)
51.3%
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 37.3%    (140 / 375)
37.3%
District 33.8%    (551 / 1630)
33.8%
State 33%    (171447 / 518846)

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 69.2
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 59.5
Our School
Not Disabled 65.3
Our School
Disabled 28.2
Our School
English Learner 68.5
Our School
Caucasian 45.9
Our School
Hispanic 69.1
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 58.3
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 60.6
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 59
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 61.3
Our District
Not Disabled 62.7
Our District
Disabled 43.3
Our District
English Learner 64.7
Our District
Caucasian 46.8
Our District
Hispanic 64.9
Our District
American Indian 0
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our District
African American 57.1
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 60
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 0.5 Up from 0.0
Percent of students retained 0.1 Down from 0.6
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 8 Up from 7
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) 0.0 Down from 40.9
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 51 359 136
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100%
90.2%
84.8%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
88.6%
81.9%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 93.9%
91.8%
84.4%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 36 Down from 42
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 69.4 Down from 73.8
Teacher attendance rate 95.6 Down from 96.2
Average teacher salary $64,640 Up from $61,853
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 97.2 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 76.2 Down from 78.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 73.2 Up from 70.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 85.9 Down from 96.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 26.6 to 1 Up from 25.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 4.8 Down from 8.9
Number of inexperienced teachers 2 Down from 4
Percent of out-of-field teachers 23.8 Up from 2.2
Number of out-of-field teachers 10 Up from 1
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 33.3 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.” 94.7 136
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 84.5 136
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 98 51
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 98 51

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 2
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 16
Students with out of school suspensions 23
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 0
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

Note: Current detailed finance data are available on the Financial Data page of this downloadable dataset.

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $64,640 Up from $61,853
Percent of expenditures for instruction N/AV N/A
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries N/AV N/A
Average administrator salary $98,952 Up from $92,933
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 73.9 Down from 79.9
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure N/AV N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure N/AV N/A
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure N/AV N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure N/AV N/A
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure N/AV N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure N/AV N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure N/AV N/A