Principal: David Branham Jr.

Phone:
803-432-9858
School Address:
3000 Lockhart Rd. Kershaw, SC 29067
Serving Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 563

2024-2025 Overall Rating

Average
56 out of 100
School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: TSI

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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	84.2	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	103

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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	18
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	27
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	85	83.6	82.6	79.7
District	83.3	81.8	82.4	82.6
State	83.8	83.8	85.4	86.7

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	2.0	Down from 2.5
Dropout Recovery Rate	0.0	No change

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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 77.8%    (119 / 153)

77.8%

District 81.5%    (728 / 893)

81.5%

State 75.1%    (47639 / 63429)

75.1%

3-Year Trend

	2023	2024	2025
School	62.9%	69.6%	77.8%
District	64.8%	74.2%	81.5%
State	64.7%	71.5%	75.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

School 24.8%    (38 / 153)

24.8%

District 29.7%    (265 / 893)

29.7%

State 31.2%    (19814 / 63429)

31.2%

3-Year Trend

	2023	2024	2025
School	20%	23.2%	24.8%
District	27.8%	29.5%	29.7%
State	29.4%	30.6%	31.2%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

School 26.1%    (40 / 153)

26.1%

District 30.5%    (272 / 893)

30.5%

State 33%    (20951 / 63429)

33%

3-Year Trend

	2023	2024	2025
School	22.9%	23.2%	26.1%
District	30%	30.7%	30.5%
State	32.6%	32.5%	33%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

School 76.5%    (117 / 153)

76.5%

District 80.7%    (721 / 893)

80.7%

State 73.3%    (46502 / 63429)

73.3%

3-Year Trend

	2023	2024	2025
School	60%	69.6%	76.5%
District	62.6%	73%	80.7%
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 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.	42.6	Up from 42.5
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	60	Up from 53
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	29.4	Down from 39.9
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	24.8	Down from 34.1
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	3.3	Down from 4.3

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	297
CTE completers	33
Total students earning national or state credential	74
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
	8
	42
Advanced Manufacturing	1
Agriculture	2
Arts, Entertainment, & Design	0
Construction	0
Digital Technology	9
Education	0
Energy & Natural Resources	0
Financial Services	30
Healthcare & Human Servies	6
Hospitality, Events, & Tourism	2
Management & Entrepreneurship	8
Marketing & Sales	11
Public Service & Safety	2
Supply Chain & Transportation	0
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 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)	78%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	39	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	41	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	50
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	24.3%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	19.9%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our School	40.4	503	462	966
Our District	42.7	516	476	993
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	15.6	Up from 13.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	11	Up from 10
Percent of classrooms with wireless access	N/AV	N/A
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning	N/AV	N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	32.5	Up from 27.2
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	32	Up from 31
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	68.8	Up from 64.5
Teacher attendance rate	95.1	Down from 95.3
Average teacher salary	$60,727	Up from $59,220
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	100.0	No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	87.9	Down from 96.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	87.1	Up from 86.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.0	No change
Prime instructional time	84.2	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	33.1 to 1	Down from 35.2 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	15.9	Up from 6.5
Number of inexperienced teachers	7	Up from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers	15.9	Up from 15.2
Number of out-of-field teachers	7	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.”	93.1	123
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	87.2	123
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	100	35
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	94.3	35
Evaluations By Students	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.”	85.6	377
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.”	66	377
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	92	377

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	1
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	4
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0
Students with in-school suspensions	89
Students with out of school suspensions	49
Students expelled	0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0
Incidents of bullying and harassment	2

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	$60,727	Up from $59,220
Percent of expenditures for instruction	45.1	Up from 18.1
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	42.5	Up from 16.7
Average administrator salary	$99,849	Up from $96,727
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	65.9	Down from 66.1
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,311	Up from $10310
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$616	No change
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,259	Up from $2254
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$746	Up from $506
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$13,570	Up from $12564
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,362	Up from $1122
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$14,932	Up from $13686