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Jefferson Elementary

XS SM MD LG
Principal: Mattie Hughes

Phone:
803-684-1942
School Address:
1543 Chester Highway York, SC 29745 York, SC 29745
Serving Grades: PK-4
Student Enrollment: 388

2023-2024 Overall Rating

Excellent
68 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

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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 46.5%    (74 / 159)
46.5%
District 46.5%    (1000 / 2151)
46.5%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 42.1%    (67 / 159)
42.1%
District 36.9%    (793 / 2151)
36.9%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 87.1 Up from 84.7

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 0.6 29.6 23.3 27 19.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 28 25.2 25.5 21
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 0.6 27.7 29.6 20.1 22
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 33.1 29.7 21.2 15.7
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 4
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 45.2 48.2

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 42.5 42.4

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our School
Gifted and Talented 0
Our School
Homeless 0
Our School
Foster 0
Our School
Military Connected 0
Our School
Migrant 0
Our School
Female 100
Our School
Male 99
Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 97.2
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 100
Our School
Not Disabled 100
Our School
Disabled 98.3
Our School
English Learner 0
Our School
Caucasian 99
Our School
Hispanic 0
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 100
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 99.4
Our District
Gifted and Talented 0
Our District
Homeless 95.5
Our District
Foster 0
Our District
Military Connected 0
Our District
Migrant 0
Our District
Female 99.5
Our District
Male 99.5
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.6
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 99.5
Our District
Not Disabled 99.5
Our District
Disabled 99.6
Our District
English Learner 100
Our District
Caucasian 99.4
Our District
Hispanic 100
Our District
American Indian 100
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 100
Our District
African American 99.5
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 99.5
Statewide
Gifted and Talented 0
Statewide
Homeless 97.6
Statewide
Foster 96.9
Statewide
Military Connected 99.5
Statewide
Migrant 99.1
Statewide
Female 99.4
Statewide
Male 99.2
Statewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.7
Statewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.1
Statewide
Not Disabled 99.4
Statewide
Disabled 98.6
Statewide
English Learner 99.5
Statewide
Caucasian 99.4
Statewide
Hispanic 99.5
Statewide
American Indian 99.1
Statewide
Asian Pacific Islander 99.7
Statewide
African American 99
Statewide
ALL STUDENTS 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 23.3%
23.3%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 40%
40%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 36.7%
36.7%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 23.3% 24.9% 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 40% 45.5% 51%
Language and Literacy 26.7% 23.7% 37.1%
Mathematics 30% 21.8% 37%
Physical Well-Being 56.7% 51.4% 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. 44.8% 67 43% 328 51.2% 57730
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 46.3% 67 46.3% 328 50.3% 57730
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 55% 60 48.7% 335 53.9% 56264
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 58.3% 60 54.6% 335 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 35.7%    (51 / 143)
35.7%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

District 35.5%    (87 / 245)
35.5%
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 5
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 13
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 90%    (32 / 35)
District 59.5%    (21 / 35)
59.5%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 91.9%    (32 / 35)
91.9%
District 60.3%    (21 / 35)
60.3%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 84.8%    (30 / 35)
84.8%
District 61.8%    (22 / 35)
61.8%
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 76.9%    (123 / 160)
76.9%
District 50.3%    (1738 / 3453)
50.3%
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 59.4%    (95 / 160)
59.4%
District 34.1%    (1177 / 3453)
34.1%
State 33%    (171447 / 518846)

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 98.3
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 89.1
Our School
Not Disabled 93.2
Our School
Disabled 82.5
Our School
English Learner 0
Our School
Caucasian 93.3
Our School
Hispanic 89.3
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 89.9
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 90
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 61.8
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 60
Our District
Not Disabled 61.9
Our District
Disabled 53.4
Our District
English Learner 44.8
Our District
Caucasian 58.8
Our District
Hispanic 61.3
Our District
American Indian 0
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 48.6
Our District
African American 58.5
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 59.5
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







By 2030, at least 75% of students at or above grade level

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. The goals below are from our state's 2019 ESSA plan approved by the United States Department of Education. Information on subgroup performance may be found in the "Download Data" section on the main page.


Baseline Targets Current Year
2019 ESSA Plan 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.

2019 ESSA Plan 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*
1 Does Not Meet Expectations F Emerging
2 Approaches Expectations D Foundational
3 Meets Expectations C Increasing
4 Exceeds Expectations B Applied
5 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 8.8 Down from 9.5
Percent of students retained 0.3 Down from 1.8
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 10 Up from 9
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 36 Down from 38
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 20.0 Up from 16.7
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 31 156 44
Percent satisfied with learning environment 93.5%
88.8%
89.5%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 96.7%
89%
97.1%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 87.1%
91.2%
93.8%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 23 Down from 27
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 47.8 Down from 51.9
Teacher attendance rate 94.3 Up from 91.6
Average teacher salary $59,933 Up from $56,066
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 80.0 Up from 76.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 75.9 Down from 79.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 4.3 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 87.1 Up from 84.7
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.6 to 1 Up from 20.9 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 18.2 Down from 18.8
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers 9.1 Down from 9.4
Number of out-of-field teachers 3 No change
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.” 100 44
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 90.3 44
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 31
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 83.3 31

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 4
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 8
Students with out of school suspensions 10
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

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 $59,933 Up from $56,066
Percent of expenditures for instruction 72.5 Down from 72.9
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 62.4 Down from 64.9
Average administrator salary $96,124 Up from $91,651
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 73.8 Down from 76.1
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $10,553 Up from 10195
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,729 Down from 2025
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,303 Up from 1242
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $931 Down from 982
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $11,856 Up from 11437
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $2,660 Down from 3007
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $14,516 Up from 14444