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Buford Elementary

Principal: Jill Nelson

Phone:
803-286-0026
School Address:
1906 North Rocky River Road Lancaster, SC 29720
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 758

2023-2024 Overall Rating

Excellent
62 out of 100
School performance substantially exceeds 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 67.4%    (238 / 353)
67.4%
District 56.5%    (3830 / 6775)
56.5%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 81%    (286 / 353)
81%
District 52%    (3527 / 6779)
52%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 85.9 Up from 84.9

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 12.5 20.1 28 39.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 20.8 22.3 23.4 33.1
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 5.4 13.6 31.2 49.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 23.9 23.7 22.9 29.1
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 68.3 67.2 66.7

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 78.9 84.4 79.4

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 100 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 100 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 98.8 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 100 99.5 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100 99.1 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100 99.3 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100 99.2 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 99 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100 99.4 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 98.6 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 98.7 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 100 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100 99.2 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

Percentage of students Demonstrating Readiness on the KRA 33.9%
33.9%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 37.6%
37.6%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 28.4%
28.4%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 33.9% 41.9% 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 57.8% 55.5% 51%
Language and Literacy 20.2% 35.2% 37.1%
Mathematics 36.7% 40.2% 37%
Physical Well-Being 64.2% 62.1% 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. 70.5% 122 1210 57% 51.2% 57730
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 122 86.1% 65.9% 1210 50.3% 57730
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 20.9% 134 34.5% 1156 53.9% 56264
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 50.7% 134 57.4% 1156 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

District 43%    (400 / 930)
43%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

District 31.5%    (475 / 1507)
31.5%
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 13
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 21
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 50.7%    (18 / 35)
50.7%
District 45%    (16 / 35)
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 51.3%    (18 / 35)
51.3%
District 45%    (16 / 35)
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 51.3%    (18 / 35)
51.3%
District 50.2%    (18 / 35)
50.2%
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 54.8%    (246 / 449)
54.8%
District 48.4%    (5089 / 10508)
48.4%
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 46.5%    (209 / 449)
46.5%
District 35.8%    (3763 / 10508)
35.8%
State 33%    (171447 / 518846)

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 56.5
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 48.4
Our School
Not Disabled 52.8
Our School
Disabled 47
Our School
English Learner 0
Our School
Caucasian 51.2
Our School
Hispanic 26.8
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 62.9
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 50.7
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 48.9
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 42.8
Our District
Not Disabled 46.1
Our District
Disabled 42.7
Our District
English Learner 48.6
Our District
Caucasian 45.8
Our District
Hispanic 42.8
Our District
American Indian 62.9
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 62.5
Our District
African American 45.4
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 45
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 9.6 Down from 14.4
Percent of students retained 1.8 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 Up from 1
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) 24.3 Up from 19.1
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 47 310 59
Percent satisfied with learning environment 97.9%
94%
98.2%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 97.9%
90.1%
100%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 95.5%
95.4%
100%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 38 Down from 39
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 55.3 Up from 46.2
Teacher attendance rate 93.2 Up from 92.9
Average teacher salary $58,997 Up from $54,189
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 97.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 84.2 Up from 73
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 80.0 Down from 83.0
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 85.9 Up from 84.9
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 24.5 to 1 Up from 23.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 21.1 Down from 23.7
Number of inexperienced teachers 8 Down from 9
Percent of out-of-field teachers 13.2 Down from 18.4
Number of out-of-field teachers 5 Down from 7
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.” 98.2 59
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 92.2 59
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 47
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 89.4 47

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 3
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 0
Students with out of school suspensions 27
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 1
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 $58,997 Up from $54,189
Percent of expenditures for instruction 57.8 Down from 71.5
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 57.8 Down from 62.7
Average administrator salary $101,960 Up from $98,273
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 65.7 Up from 64.9
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $8,213 Up from 7802
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $694 Down from 824
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,664 Up from 1133
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $185 Down from 515
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $9,878 Up from 8935
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $879 Down from 1339
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $10,757 Up from 10275

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