Principal: Alisa Hamrick

Phone:
803-641-2500
School Address:
449 Rutland Drive Aiken, SC 29801
Serving Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1156

2023-2024 Overall Rating

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

Support Status: Standard

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 2 and Algebra 1

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	77.3	Down from 81.2

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 2 and Algebra 1

English

Algebra

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Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in Biology and US History and the Constitution

Biology - Scoring C or Higher

US History and the Constitution - Scoring C or Higher

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Additional Information

High School Civics Exam

	School
	%	N
Percentage of students enrolled in a US Government course who score at or above the designated passing score on the civics test	70.6	119

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End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

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

US History and the Constitution

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Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	33.3
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	12
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	36
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	51
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	14
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	27.5
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	40

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School Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2021	2022	2023	2024
School	88.8	90.3	88.1	82.8
District	90.5	89.9	88.7	84.5
State	83.3	83.8	83.8	85.4

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	4.9	Up from 4.8
Dropout Recovery Rate	14.0	Up from 8.8

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Percent of students demonstrating success in High School.

ALL STUDENTS

Percentage of First-Year Students On-Track to Graduate (1YOTG)

Five-Year Student Success Rate (5YSSR)

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College and Career Readiness

Students in the graduation cohort who are college OR career ready

School 74%    (219 / 296)

74%

District 68.4%    (1163 / 1700)

68.4%

State 71.5%    (43379 / 60700)

71.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

School 28.7%    (85 / 296)

28.7%

District 25.8%    (438 / 1700)

25.8%

State 30.6%    (18564 / 60700)

30.6%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

School 31.8%    (94 / 296)

31.8%

District 27.1%    (460 / 1700)

27.1%

State 32.5%    (19702 / 60700)

32.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

School 70.9%    (210 / 296)

70.9%

District 67.1%    (1141 / 1700)

67.1%

State 69.6%    (42241 / 60700)

69.6%

Note: In 2020, the cohort of students measured for CCR changed from just graduates to all students in the four-year on-time graduation cohort (graduates and non graduates).

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
College Enrollment: Percentage of graduates from the prior year’s four-year graduation cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their on-time graduation year.	61.9	Down from 81.8
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	128	Down from 146
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	43.2	Down from 72.4
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	36.5	Down from 60.9
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	5.1	Down from 6.5

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	786
CTE completers	159
Total students earning national or state credential	186
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Business Management & Administration	0
Education & Training	20
Finance	0
Government & Public Administration	0
Health Science	44
Hospitality & Tourism	39
Human Services	47
Information Technology	0
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	0
Architecture & Construction	0
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	2
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	4
Other *	85
Manufacturing	3
Marketing	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0

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College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Career Ready

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Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2023-2024 School Year

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2023-2024 School Year

Percent of Students Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks

ACT^® benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject-area tests that represent the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in corresponding credit-bearing first-year college courses. The ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc.

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Career Readiness Assessment

The South Carolina Career Ready Test* is a career readiness assessment administered to all eleventh-grade students to measure the most common skills that employers define as foundational for career readiness.

Percent of students earning an Employability Credential by scoring an Achievement Level of 2 through 5 on the employability skills assessments (Math/Reading/Data)

Percent and Number of Students Taking Career Readiness Test and Earning an Employability Credential

Level score requirements for each Credential level

Credential Level	Credential levels correspond to the skill requirements of profiled job zones in the O*NET job career pathways
Achievement Level 5	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 5 career pathways. Includes 100% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 4	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 4 career pathways. Includes 83% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 3	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 3 career pathways. Includes 59% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 2	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 2 career pathways. Includes 35% of O*NET Job Zones.

*The four domains of the Career Readiness Test are: Math, Reading, Data, and Soft Skills.

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	Advanced Placement (AP)	International Baccalaureate ®(IB)
Percent of Exams with Passing Scores (AP: 3 OR higher/IB: 4 or higher)	Data N/A	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	Data N/A	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	Data N/A	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	68
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	13.8%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	10.4%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our School	55.1	516	477	993
Our District	51.3	504	474	978
Statewide	49	517	491	1008

The highest composite score on the SAT is 1600. For each of the two sections of the test, the highest score is 800.

Note: The new SAT data (as of 2017) cannot be compared to that of previous years because the redesigned SAT is a different assessment using a different scale.

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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.

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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	27.9	Up from 19.2
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)	40.7	Down from 45.0
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	N/AV	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our School	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	66	Down from 72
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	75.8	Up from 70.8
Teacher attendance rate	85.9	Down from 90.6
Average teacher salary	$65,084	Up from $59,818
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	100.0	No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	79.5	Down from 88
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	82.8	Down from 86.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	4.5	Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time	77.3	Down from 81.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	28.2 to 1	Down from 29.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers	1.1	Down from 5.7
Number of inexperienced teachers	1	Down from 5
Percent of out-of-field teachers	16.9	Down from 17.2
Number of out-of-field teachers	15	No change
Percent of inexperienced school leaders	50.0	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders	3	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.

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Evaluations By Parents	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.”	76.7	176
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	73.9	176
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	96.1	79
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	76.3	79

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	3
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	16
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0
Students with in-school suspensions	267
Students with out of school suspensions	228
Students expelled	24
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	63
Incidents of bullying and harassment	4

NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

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School level Financial Information

	Our School	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$65,084	Up from $59,818
Percent of expenditures for instruction	58.6	Down from 59.8
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	55.7	Up from 56
Average administrator salary	$96,592	Up from $92,886
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	62.8	No change
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,197	Up from 8922
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$600	Down from 1061
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,498	Up from 1355
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$443	Up from 332
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,695	Up from 10276
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,043	Down from 1393
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$12,738	Up from 11669