Superintendent:  Mr. King Laurence
Board Chair:  Mr. Cameron Nuessle
Phone:
803-641-2428
District Address:
1000 Brookhaven Drive Aiken, SC 29803
Student Enrollment: 22941

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SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

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

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	84.5	Down from 84.8

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SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

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

English

Algebra

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District Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

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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

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

	Our District	Statewide
Overall	42.1%	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	51.1%	51%
Language and Literacy	39.7%	37.1%
Mathematics	35.7%	37%
Physical Well-Being	58.1%	55.4%

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

	Our District		Statewide
	%	N	%	N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade.	35.4%	1744	51.2%	57730
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	56%	1744	50.3%	57730
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	64.9%	1751	53.9%	56264
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	71.3%	1751	54.5%	56264

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End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

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	38.7
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	504
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	1301
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	2059
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	594
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	28.8
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	1460

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2021	2022	2023	2024
District	90.5	89.9	88.7	84.5
State	83.3	83.8	83.8	85.4

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	3.4	Up from 3.2
Dropout Recovery Rate	8.8	Up from 3.9

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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

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

District 25.8%    (438 / 1700)

25.8%

State 30.6%    (18564 / 60700)

30.6%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 27.1%    (460 / 1700)

27.1%

State 32.5%    (19702 / 60700)

32.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

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 District	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.	56.4	Down from 65.5
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	695	Down from 962
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	48.4	Down from 68.2
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	35.5	Down from 43.9
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	3.5	Down from 5.9

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	4532
CTE completers	679
Total students earning national or state credential	937
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Finance	0
Government & Public Administration	0
Marketing	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Health Science	197
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	23
Hospitality & Tourism	206
Other *	458
Architecture & Construction	0
Human Services	134
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	1
Business Management & Administration	0
Information Technology	127
Education & Training	25
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	10
Manufacturing	35
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	44

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College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Career Ready

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Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : English, Math, Reading, Science, Composite of all four tests

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : Writing

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	413
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	13.9%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	9.5%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
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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Additional South Carolina NAEP data are available here: Nation's Report Card

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LEVEL NAEP RESULTS

Reading Grade 4 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Hispanic	3
Two or More Races	35	65	33	7
Students with Disabilities	75	25	11	1
White	14
English Language Learners	64
Black	56	44
English Language Learners	36
All Students	39
Black	15
All Students	61
English Language Learners	12
Black	2
All Students	32
English Language Learners	2
Hispanic	55
All Students	9
Hispanic	45
White	25
Hispanic	17
White	75	46

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92
English Language Learners	95

Mathematics Grade 4 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Black	43	57	14	1
Hispanic	32	68	24
Free or reduced lunch eligible	21
Hispanic	3
Free or reduced lunch eligible	2
All Students	74	34	6
White	13	87
English Language Learners	37
White	49
English Language Learners	63
White	10
English Language Learners	19	1
Free or reduced lunch eligible	35	65
Two or More Races	33	67	27	3
All Students	26
Students with Disabilities	61	39	11	2

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	95
English Language Learners	95

Reading Grade 8 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Hispanic	54	18	1
Two or More Races	41	59	21	1
Students with Disabilities	80	20	3	0
English Language Learners	67	33
White	75
English Language Learners	3
White	37
English Language Learners	0
White	4
Black	52	48	13
All Students	37
Black	1
Hispanic	46
All Students	63	27	2
White	25

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94
English Language Learners	90

Mathematics Grade 8 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Hispanic	18
White	32
Hispanic	3
White	8
Two or More Races	39
Black	65	35
Two or More Races	61
Black	7
Two or More Races	24
Black	1
Two or More Races	5
Hispanic	49
Students with Disabilities	83
Hispanic	51
Students with Disabilities	17
All Students	44
Students with Disabilities	4
All Students	56
Students with Disabilities	1
All Students	22
English Language Learners	75	25	4
All Students	5
English Language Learners	0
White	29	71

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92
English Language Learners	91

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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 District	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	23.0	Down from 28.3
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	15.8	Down from 16.3
Percent of students retained	1.2	No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	N/AV	N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	27.3	Down from 28.7
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	100.0	Up from 99.9

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	1404	Down from 1437
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	63.1	Up from 62.1
Teacher attendance rate	92.2	Down from 92.8
Average teacher salary	$62,457	Up from $58,925
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	98.7	Down from 99.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	86.6	Up from 85.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	85.8	Down from 86.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	2.4	Down from 3.2
Prime instructional time	84.5	Down from 84.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	23.2 to 1	Down from 23.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	1.9	Down from 12.2
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	2	Down from 11
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	15	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	3	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	18.3	Up from 16.7
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	19	Up from 15
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	3.7	Down from 7
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	7	Down from 9
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	29	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	4	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	32.1	Up from 19.5
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	61	Up from 25
Percent of inexperienced teachers	5.0	Down from 11.9
Number of inexperienced teachers	81	Down from 176
Percent of out-of-field teachers	22.7	Up from 17.4
Number of out-of-field teachers	367	Up from 258

Inexperienced Teacher- a teacher with less than 4 years of experience.
Inexperienced School Leader- a School Administrator that has not completed their formal evaluation process (Tier 1)
Out of Field Teacher- a teacher teaching a course or courses outside their field of certification when a certification is required for that course.

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.”	89.5	2168
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	82.1	2168
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	97.5	1631
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	86.8	1631

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2023-2024 Incident Management System (IMS)

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school?	No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	1
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	79
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	1
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	398
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	5
Students with in-school suspensions	3804
Students with out of school suspensions	2950
Students expelled	59
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	119
Incidents of bullying and harassment	245

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

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District level Financial Information

	Our District	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$62,457	Up from $58,925
Percent of expenditures for instruction	57.7	Down from 58.6
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	51.6	Down from 52.1
Average administrator salary	$96,592	Up from $92,886
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	64.8	Up from 64.7
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,992	Up from 8508
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$856	Down from 1169
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,115	Up from 1002
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$607	Up from 509
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,107	Up from 9510
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,463	Down from 1678
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,570	Up from 11188