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The South Carolina Preparatory Leadership School

XS SM MD LG
Principal: Ashli L. Simpson

Phone:
864-359-2215
School Address:
1650 E Greenvile St, Suite H Anderson, SC 29621
Serving Grades: 6-12
Student Enrollment: 1005

2024-2025 Overall Rating

Unsatisfactory
12 out of 100
School performance fails to meet the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: CSI

Academic Achievement

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

NOTE: Additional Achievement results disaggregated across subgroups can be found in the Download Data section of this website as well as on the State Assessment Results pages.

Overall Student Performance

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 23.2%    (39 / 168)
23.2%
District 56%    (1063 / 1897)
56%
State 60.3%    (206543 / 342698)
60.3%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 1.8%    (3 / 168)
1.8%
District 35.3%    (669 / 1897)
35.3%
State 44.5%    (152623 / 342699)
44.5%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 94.5 N/A

Academic Achievement

Details Student Performance across District and State

SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 25 29.8 22 17.3 6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 3 17.6 23.4 37.2 18.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.5 18.3 20.9 35.4 24.9

Mathematics

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.



Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 24.4 58.9 14.9 0.6 1.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 3 31.3 30.5 19.6 15.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.5 27.1 27.9 22.3 22.2

School Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 37 28.6 29.8

Mathematics

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 7.4 2.4 Data N/A

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our School
Gifted and Talented 0
Our School
Homeless 0
Our School
Foster 0
Our School
Military Connected 0
Our School
Migrant 0
Our School
Female 78
Our School
Male 78.7
Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 80
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 78
Our School
Not Disabled 78.7
Our School
Disabled 76.5
Our School
English Learner 0
Our School
Caucasian 80.2
Our School
Hispanic 0
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 70.8
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 78.3
Our District
Gifted and Talented 0
Our District
Homeless 82.5
Our District
Foster 0
Our District
Military Connected 94.7
Our District
Migrant 0
Our District
Female 93.4
Our District
Male 93.4
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 94.7
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 92.1
Our District
Not Disabled 94
Our District
Disabled 88.7
Our District
English Learner 96.1
Our District
Caucasian 94.8
Our District
Hispanic 90.8
Our District
American Indian 92.3
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 100
Our District
African American 89.9
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 93.4
Statewide
Gifted and Talented 0
Statewide
Homeless 96.9
Statewide
Foster 92.1
Statewide
Military Connected 99.1
Statewide
Migrant 97.7
Statewide
Female 99.2
Statewide
Male 98.9
Statewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.4
Statewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.9
Statewide
Not Disabled 99.2
Statewide
Disabled 98
Statewide
English Learner 99.1
Statewide
Caucasian 99.2
Statewide
Hispanic 99
Statewide
American Indian 98.6
Statewide
Asian Pacific Islander 99.6
Statewide
African American 98.8
Statewide
ALL STUDENTS 99

Preparing for Success

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

This indicator displays the SC READY Science test results for elementary and middle school students and the End-of-Course Biology and U.S. History test results for high school students.

Overall Student Performance

SC-Ready Science

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 15%    (6 / 40)
15%
District 41.9%    (265 / 633)
41.9%
State 49.5%    (55974 / 113083)
49.5%



Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State

SC-Ready Science

Science

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 32.5 30 22.5 15 0
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 3.3 32.5 22.3 23.9 18
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.5 28.5 21.5 26.1 23.4

School Level Details

SC-Ready Performance by Grade Level

Science

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 22.2

Multilingual Learners' Progress

Multilingual Learners - ML

The goal is that students who are learning the English language will become proficient in English within at least five years of their initial enrollment in public schools.

Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

District 53.6%    (261 / 487)
53.6%
State 38.2%    (20461 / 53564)
38.2%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

District 8.1%    (43 / 532)
8.1%
State 26.8%    (21236 / 79099)
26.8%

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 15
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

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 13.5%    (5 / 35)
13.5%
District 42.3%    (15 / 35)
42.3%
State 47.4%    (17 / 35)
47.4%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 8.7%    (3 / 35)
8.7%
District 40.7%    (14 / 35)
40.7%
State 47.5%    (17 / 35)
47.5%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 29.4%    (10 / 35)
29.4%
District 49.6%    (17 / 35)
49.6%
State 50.6%    (18 / 35)
50.6%

Percentage of students meeting Median Annual Targets (MATs), individual growth targets reflecting median historically observed gains for similar prior-year goals

Students meeting Median Annual Targets (MATs)

School 14.3%    (14 / 98)
14.3%
District 40.3%    (543 / 1348)
40.3%
State 47.7%    (125112 / 262464)
47.7%

Percentage of students meeting Added-Value Targets (AVTs), individual growth targets set to reflect progressive learning gains designed to move students toward proficiency

Students meeting Added

School 2%    (2 / 98)
District 24.2%    (326 / 1348)
24.2%
State 30.6%    (80290 / 262464)
30.6%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 14.2
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 7.5
Our School
Not Disabled 8.8
Our School
Disabled 13.9
Our School
English Learner 0
Our School
Caucasian 7.8
Our School
Hispanic 17.1
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 10.2
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 13.5
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 46.5
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 38.9
Our District
Not Disabled 40.7
Our District
Disabled 33.1
Our District
English Learner 50.4
Our District
Caucasian 40.5
Our District
Hispanic 45.4
Our District
American Indian 0
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our District
African American 32.7
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 42.3
Statewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 52.5
Statewide
Economically Disadvantaged 45.2
Statewide
Not Disabled 48
Statewide
Disabled 44.7
Statewide
English Learner 57.6
Statewide
Caucasian 48.4
Statewide
Hispanic 52.9
Statewide
American Indian 44.6
Statewide
Asian Pacific Islander 61.5
Statewide
African American 44
Statewide
ALL STUDENTS 47.5



By 2030, at least 75% of students at or above grade level

State Goals

Federal law requires that each state report card include long-term goals and measurements of interim progress for all students and defined subgroups of students. This section reports the long-term goals and performance of all students statewide. The goals below are from our state's 2019 ESSA plan approved by the United States Department of Education. Information on subgroup performance may be found in the "Download Data" section on the main page.


Baseline Targets Current Year
2019 ESSA Plan Goals 2017 2020 2026 2035 2025
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students 74.2% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 82.6%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students 75.8% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 72.8%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students 43.2% 47.7% 56.6% 70.0% 63.5%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students 46.0% 50.0% 58.0% 70.0% 47.5%
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students) 82.6% 83.8% 86.3% 90.0% 86.5%
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target 31.0% 37.4% 50.2% 70.0% 38.2%
*On-time graduation means graduation within four years of the initial enrollment in High School.

2019 ESSA Plan Goals Defined As:

90% of Students at Level 2 or higher on following state assessments

70% of Students at Level 3 or higher on following state assessments

Level Elementary/Middle Schools English language arts
(ELA) and Math Based on SC READY Results
High School End-of-Course Assessment
in English language arts (English 1)
and Math (Algbra 1)
SC ALT*
1 Does Not Meet Expectations F Emerging
2 Approaches Expectations D Foundational
3 Meets Expectations C Increasing
4 Exceeds Expectations B Applied
5 A
*SC ALT - is an alternate assessment that is developed to meet the needs of students with significant disabilities who cannot particiapte in the regular assessment even with appropriate accommodations.

Student Engagement

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses 1.6 N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 0.0 N/A
Percent of students retained N/AV N/A
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 N/A
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 0 N/A
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) N/AV N/A
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 42 52 74
Percent satisfied with learning environment 95.1%
91.5%
95.2%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
96.2%
96.1%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 88.1%
93.9%
95.4%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 11 N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 54.6 N/A
Teacher attendance rate 99.5 N/A
Average teacher salary $50,198 N/A
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 90.9 N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year N/AV N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average N/AV N/A
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 9.1 N/A
Prime instructional time 94.5 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects N/AV N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 2.0 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 9.7 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 3 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 16.1 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers 5 N/A

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.


Student Safety

Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” 100 74
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 100 74
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 42
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 93.9 42
Evaluations By Students Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.” 100 52
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.” 86.7 52
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 94.1 52

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 0
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 0
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 0
Students with out of school suspensions 0
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 0
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

Note: Current detailed finance data are available on the Financial Data page of this downloadable dataset.

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $50,198 N/A
Average administrator salary $95,115 Up from $91,240
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 80.1 N/A