Superintendent:  Dr. Frank Rodriguez
Board Chair:  Richard Geier
Phone:
843-322-2300
District Address:
2900 Mink Point Blvd Beaufort, SC 29901
Student Enrollment: 21050

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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	79.1	N/A

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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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SC-Ready Science

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

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	34.2%	38.9%
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	43.2%	51.1%
Language and Literacy	33.1%	34.9%
Mathematics	30.1%	34%
Physical Well-Being	54.2%	55.6%

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.	40.6%	1471	53%	56238
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	38.8%	1471	51.1%	56238
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	51.5%	1463	53.3%	55790
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	44.2%	1463	52.6%	55790

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SC-Ready Science

Science

End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

US History and the Constitution

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District Level Details

SC-Ready Performance by Grade Level

Science

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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	35.2
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	1046
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	2975
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	4489
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	1308
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	29.1
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	3178

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2022	2023	2024	2025
District	86.2	87.2	88.6	89.3
State	83.8	83.8	85.4	86.7

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	1.0	Down from 1.3
Dropout Recovery Rate	5.9	Down from 6.8

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Percent of students demonstrating success in High School.

ALL STUDENTS

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

Percentage of Second-Year Students On-Track to Graduate (2YOTG)

Percentage of Third-Year Students On-Track to Graduate (3YOTG)

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 85.3%    (1424 / 1670)

85.3%

State 75.1%    (47639 / 63429)

75.1%

3-Year Trend

	2023	2024	2025
District	75%	82.8%	85.3%
State	64.7%	71.5%	75.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 38.1%    (636 / 1670)

38.1%

State 31.2%    (19814 / 63429)

31.2%

3-Year Trend

	2023	2024	2025
District	33%	34.1%	38.1%
State	29.4%	30.6%	31.2%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 39.7%    (663 / 1670)

39.7%

State 33%    (20951 / 63429)

33%

3-Year Trend

	2023	2024	2025
District	36.2%	35.6%	39.7%
State	32.6%	32.5%	33%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 83.7%    (1397 / 1670)

83.7%

State 73.3%    (46502 / 63429)

73.3%

3-Year Trend

	2023	2024	2025
District	71.8%	81.2%	83.7%
State	61.4%	69.6%	73.3%

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 graduating cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their graduation year.	51.6	Down from 54.1
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	861	Up from 672
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	64.3	Up from 63.3
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	27.8	Up from 20.5
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	5.0	Down from 5.2

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	5174
CTE completers	1046
Total students earning national or state credential	1903
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
	372
	1202
Advanced Manufacturing	48
Agriculture	24
Arts, Entertainment, & Design	3
Construction	85
Digital Technology	0
Education	22
Energy & Natural Resources	0
Financial Services	812
Healthcare & Human Servies	218
Hospitality, Events, & Tourism	183
Management & Entrepreneurship	19
Marketing & Sales	61
Public Service & Safety	41
Supply Chain & Transportation	24
Universal	0

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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)	78.8%	72.4%
Number of Students Taking Exam	1013	131
Number of Exams Administered	1854	283

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	612
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	20.2%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	16%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	55.1	520	492	1013
Statewide	50.7	519	490	1009

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
All Students	40	27	23	9
White	27	29	31	13
Black	58	26	13	3
Hispanic	48	26	20	6
Two or More Races	50	24	18	8
Students with Disabilities	80	12	6	1
English Language Learners	63	22	13	3

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92
English Language Learners	89

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
All Students	24	36	31	8
White	13	32	41	14
Black	41	43	15	1
Hispanic	33	35	28	5
Two or More Races	15	37	43	5
Students with Disabilities	62	28	9	1
English Language Learners	51	30	17	2

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	93
English Language Learners	94

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
All Students	36	38	23	3
White	26	40	31	4
Black	52	37	11	1
Hispanic	44	34	20	2
Two or More Races	35	39	24	3
Students with Disabilities	77	19	4	0
English Language Learners	68	27	5	0

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	88
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
All Students	36	38	23	3
White	26	40	31	4
Black	52	37	11	1
Hispanic	44	34	20	2
Two or More Races	35	39	24	3
Students with Disabilities	77	19	4	0
English Language Learners	68	27	5	0

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	90
English Language Learners	90

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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	19.9	Up from 13.6
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	20.8	Up from 20.6
Percent of students retained	0.4	Down from 0.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	6	Up from 5
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	21.3	Up from 18.7
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 District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	1659	Down from 1736
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	56.1	Down from 73.7
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	64.1	Up from 63.3
Teacher attendance rate	91.0	Up from 89.6
Average teacher salary	$70,709	Up from $67,822
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	99.2	Up from 99.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	87.1	Down from 97.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	89.7	Up from 87.2
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	2.0	Up from 1.1
Prime instructional time	79.1	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	21.9 to 1	Down from 22.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	8	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	50	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	2	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders in low poverty schools	33	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in low poverty schools	10	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	20	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	2	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals	14.7	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals	5.0	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders	31.7	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders	20.0	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	14.2	Up from 10.9
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	121	Up from 12
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	8.9	Up from 8.2
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	76	Up from 9
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	16.5	Up from 15
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	17	Up from 15
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	15.5	Down from 30
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	16	Down from 30
Percent of inexperienced teachers	16.1	Up from 10.8
Number of inexperienced teachers	277	Up from 192
Percent of out-of-field teachers	12.3	Down from 16
Number of out-of-field teachers	212	Down from 285

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.

Note: The method for calculating prime instructional time was adjusted for 2025 school report cards. Comparing 2025 prime instructional time to prior years is not appropriate.

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Evaluations By Parents	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.”	93.3	821
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	87.1	821
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	98.2	1694
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	81.7	1694
Evaluations By Students	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.”	89.7	13488
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.”	75.5	13488
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	90	13488

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2024-2025 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)	6
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	103
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	1
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	411
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	4
Students with in-school suspensions	3204
Students with out of school suspensions	2026
Students expelled	7
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	209
Incidents of bullying and harassment	219

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	$70,709	Up from $67,822
Percent of expenditures for instruction	59.0	Down from 59.8
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	53.9	Down from 54.3
Average administrator salary	$131,880	Up from $117,647
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	58.3	Down from 58.6
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$14,095	Up from $13044
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$941	Down from $1199
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,902	Up from $2534
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$456	Down from $1123
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$16,997	Up from $15577
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,397	Down from $2322
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$18,394	Up from $17900