Principal: Martha Messick

Phone:
803-306-1400
School Address:
471 University Parkway Aiken, SC 29801
Serving Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 176

2024-2025 Overall Rating

Excellent
97 out of 100
School performance substantially exceeds 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	90.9	N/A

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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	100	44

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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	Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	3
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	Data N/A
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	Data N/A
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	Data N/A

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School Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2022	2023	2024	2025
School	100	100	100	100
District	89.9	88.7	84.5	85.5
State	83.8	83.8	85.4	86.7

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	0.0	No change
Dropout Recovery Rate	N/AV	N/A

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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

School 100%    (47 / 47)

100%

District 74.1%    (1387 / 1873)

74.1%

State 75.1%    (47639 / 63429)

75.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

School 100%    (47 / 47)

100%

District 26.4%    (494 / 1873)

26.4%

State 31.2%    (19814 / 63429)

31.2%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

School 100%    (47 / 47)

100%

District 27.7%    (518 / 1873)

27.7%

State 33%    (20951 / 63429)

33%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

School 100%    (47 / 47)

100%

District 72.8%    (1363 / 1873)

72.8%

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 School	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.	92.7	Up from 84.1
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	40	Up from 37
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	100.0	Up from 95.5
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	53.2	Down from 79.5
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	29.8	Up from 11.4

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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 2024-2025 School Year

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2024-2025 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)	95.9%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	85	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	245	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	90
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	100%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	100%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our School	100	626	609	1235
Our District	55.4	506	474	980
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 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	86.0	Down from 96.6
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	8	Up from 7
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)	2.2	Down from 5.0
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	7	Up from 6
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	100.0	No change
Teacher attendance rate	94.8	Up from 93.7
Average teacher salary	$80,741	Up from $76,668
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	100.0	No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	100.0	No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	100.0	Up from 93.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.0	No change
Prime instructional time	90.9	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	27.1 to 1	Down from 29.7 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals	0.0	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals	0.0	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders	0.0	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders	0.0	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers	0.0	No change
Number of inexperienced teachers	0	No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers	0.0	No change
Number of out-of-field teachers	0	No change

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.”	100	30
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	95.2	30
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	Data N/A	8
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	Data N/A	8
Evaluations By Students	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.”	100	130
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.”	90.8	130
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	97.7	130

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

	Number of Incidents
Students with in-school suspensions	1
Students with out of school suspensions	1
Students expelled	0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0

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	$80,741	Up from $76,668
Percent of expenditures for instruction	68.8	Up from 67.8
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	63.1	Up from 62.2
Average administrator salary	$96,336	Down from $96,592
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	31.8	Up from 31.0
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$31,869	Up from 6840
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,717	Up from 147
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$4,678	Up from 2251
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,560	Up from 242
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$36,547	Up from 9091
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$5,277	Up from 388
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$41,824	Up from 9480