Superintendent:  Dr Craig Witherspoon
Board Chair:  Robert Lominak
Phone:
803-231-7000
District Address:
1616 Richland St. Columbia, SC 29201
Student Enrollment: 21814

---

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	81.9	N/A

---

SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

---

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

English

Algebra

---

District Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

---

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

---

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

---

Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

	Our District	Statewide
Overall	39.1%	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	53%	51.1%
Language and Literacy	35.1%	34.9%
Mathematics	36.4%	34%
Physical Well-Being	54%	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.	59.5%	1613	53%	56238
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	60.9%	1613	51.1%	56238
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	60%	1611	53.3%	55790
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	65%	1611	52.6%	55790

---

SC-Ready Science

Science

End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

US History and the Constitution

---

District Level Details

SC-Ready Performance by Grade Level

Science

---

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	47.3
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	447
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	946
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	1360
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	292
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	21.5
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	1002

---

District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2022	2023	2024	2025
District	86	81.8	82.6	84.1
State	83.8	83.8	85.4	86.7

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	3.3	Down from 3.5
Dropout Recovery Rate	19.2	Up from 5.8

---

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)

---

---

College and Career Readiness

Students in the graduation cohort who are college OR career ready

District 73.3%    (1128 / 1538)

73.3%

State 75.1%    (47639 / 63429)

75.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 25.4%    (390 / 1538)

25.4%

State 31.2%    (19814 / 63429)

31.2%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 26.7%    (411 / 1538)

26.7%

State 33%    (20951 / 63429)

33%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 72%    (1107 / 1538)

72%

State 73.3%    (46502 / 63429)

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.	44.9	Down from 49.6
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	796	Up from 619
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	61.8	Up from 56.9
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	30.2	Up from 23.5
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	3.7	Down from 3.9

---

College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Career Ready

---

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.

---

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.

---

	Advanced Placement (AP)	International Baccalaureate ®(IB)
Percent of Exams with Passing Scores (AP: 3 OR higher/IB: 4 or higher)	78%	74.8%
Number of Students Taking Exam	757	109
Number of Exams Administered	1287	393

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	431
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	16.2%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	10%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	45.9	515	481	995
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.

---

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

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

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

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

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	90
English Language Learners	90

---

---

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	34.4	Up from 19.5
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	18.0	Up from 17.5
Percent of students retained	0.5	No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	10	Up from 9
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	26.7	Down from 27.4
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	N/AV	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

---

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	1363	Down from 1381
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	83.1	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	69.2	Down from 69.4
Teacher attendance rate	93.8	Up from 93.0
Average teacher salary	$64,481	Up from $60,966
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	98.7	Up from 98.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	83.6	Down from 83.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	81.6	Up from 81.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	7.9	Down from 9.4
Prime instructional time	81.9	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	21.1 to 1	Down from 21.3 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	43	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	3	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	21	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	6	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders in low poverty schools	25	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in low poverty schools	4	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	30	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	6	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals	25.0	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals	11.0	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders	27.5	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders	28.0	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	18.9	Up from 12.2
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	18	Up from 10
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	5.3	Up from 2.4
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	5	Up from 2
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	18.5	Up from 9.3
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	209	Up from 95
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	13.9	Down from 21.8
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	157	Down from 224
Percent of inexperienced teachers	16.8	Up from 10.1
Number of inexperienced teachers	318	Up from 179
Percent of out-of-field teachers	14.2	Down from 19.6
Number of out-of-field teachers	269	Down from 347

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.

---

Evaluations By Parents	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.”	81.3	305
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	71.1	305
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	96.1	1724
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	81.1	1724
Evaluations By Students	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.”	85.3	12392
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.”	73.4	12392
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	89.8	12392

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2024-2025 Incident Management System (IMS)

	Number of Incidents
Students with in-school suspensions	3227
Students with out of school suspensions	4019
Students expelled	7
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	34

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

---

District level Financial Information

	Our District	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$64,481	Up from $60,966
Percent of expenditures for instruction	52.4	Down from 53.7
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	44.7	Down from 44.9
Average administrator salary	$107,214	Up from $103,885
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	76.4	Up from 75.6
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$14,756	Up from 13738
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,973	Up from 1920
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,779	Down from 2784
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,388	Down from 1439
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$17,535	Up from 16522
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$3,361	Up from 3360
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$20,896	Up from 19881