Superintendent:  Angel Malone
Board Chair:  Nathan Copeland
Phone:
803-904-7080
District Address:
6923 N. Trenholm Road Columbia, SC 29206
Student Enrollment: 7387

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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	87.1	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	34.9%	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	42.5%	51.1%
Language and Literacy	33.7%	34.9%
Mathematics	36.7%	34%
Physical Well-Being	49.7%	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.	66.4%	339	53%	56238
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	58.1%	339	51.1%	56238
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	59.6%	339	53.3%	55790
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	58.4%	339	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	53.6
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	261
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	487
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	532
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	43
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	8.1
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	422

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2022	2023	2024	2025
District	Data N/A	90.6	92.9	71.9
State	83.8	83.8	85.4	86.7

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	0.3	Down from 0.6
Dropout Recovery Rate	8.3	Up from 0.0

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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 56.8%    (611 / 1075)

56.8%

State 75.1%    (47639 / 63429)

75.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 36%    (387 / 1075)

36%

State 31.2%    (19814 / 63429)

31.2%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 40.2%    (432 / 1075)

40.2%

State 33%    (20951 / 63429)

33%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 52.7%    (566 / 1075)

52.7%

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.	61.2	N/A
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	473	Up from 126
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	52.9	Down from 78.1
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	29.4	Up from 21.2
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	2.5	Down from 5.8

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	4073
CTE completers	308
Total students earning national or state credential	144
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Finance	0
Government & Public Administration	0
Marketing	0
Health Science	267
Hospitality & Tourism	0
Human Services	13
Information Technology	0
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	0
Manufacturing	0
Architecture & Construction	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	0
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Other *	15
Business Management & Administration	0
Education & Training	0
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	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)	2%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	10	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	11	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	879
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	49.8%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	44.6%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	53	524	497	1021
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
Hispanic	6
White	13
Two or More Races	50
Black	58
Two or More Races	24
Students with Disabilities	6
Black	26
Two or More Races	18
Students with Disabilities	1
Black	13
Two or More Races	8
Black	3
English Language Learners	63
Students with Disabilities	80
Hispanic	48
English Language Learners	22
Students with Disabilities	12
Hispanic	26
English Language Learners	13
All Students	40
Hispanic	20
All Students	27
English Language Learners	3
All Students	23	9
White	27	29	31

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
Hispanic	5
English Language Learners	30
Two or More Races	15
English Language Learners	17
Two or More Races	37
English Language Learners	2
Two or More Races	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
White	4
Students with Disabilities	4	19
Black	52
Students with Disabilities	0
All Students	36
Black	37
English Language Learners	68
All Students	38
Black	11
English Language Learners	27
All Students	23
Black	1
English Language Learners	5
All Students	3
Hispanic	44
English Language Learners	0
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	39	24	3
White	4
Students with Disabilities	77	19
Black	52
Students with Disabilities	4
Black	37	11
Students with Disabilities	0
Black	1
English Language Learners	68
Hispanic	44
English Language Learners	27
Hispanic	34
English Language Learners	5
Hispanic	20
All Students	36
English Language Learners	0
All Students	38	23	3
White	26	40	31

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	13.1	Down from 41.7
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	5.7	Down from 7.7
Percent of students retained	0.1	No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	3	Up from 2
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	16.3	No change
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	351	Up from 197
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	54.8	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	52.7	Up from 49.2
Teacher attendance rate	96.2	Up from 95.2
Average teacher salary	$54,379	Up from $53,023
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	87.5	Up from 80.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	86.5	Up from 77.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	76.7	N/A
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	19.7	Up from 11.2
Prime instructional time	87.1	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	29.8 to 1	Up from 22.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	25	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	2	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	0	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	0	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders in low poverty schools	29	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	0	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	0	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals	43.8	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals	7.0	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders	41.2	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders	7.0	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	25.2	Up from 11
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	28	Up from 11
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	26.1	Down from 28
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	29	Up from 28
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	N/A	NULL
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	N/A	NULL
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	N/A	NULL
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	N/A	NULL
Percent of inexperienced teachers	30.2	Up from 9.6
Number of inexperienced teachers	130	Up from 20
Percent of out-of-field teachers	32.7	Down from 35.4
Number of out-of-field teachers	141	Up from 74

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.”	98.6	524
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	91.8	524
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	98.6	410
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	86.1	410
Evaluations By Students	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.”	94.5	4007
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.”	82	4007
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	94.3	4007

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2024-2025 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	18
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0
Students with in-school suspensions	238
Students with out of school suspensions	362
Students expelled	5
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	5
Incidents of bullying and harassment	28

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	$54,379	Up from $53,023
Percent of expenditures for instruction	52.4	Down from 55.2
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	45.5	Down from 46.6
Average administrator salary	$95,115	Up from $91,240
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	52.4	Down from 54.9
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$7,763	Down from 7768
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$640	Down from 759
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$3,247	Up from 2792
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$311	Down from 546
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,010	Up from 10559
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$951	Down from 1305
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,961	Up from 11865