Superintendent:  Dr. Corey Murphy
Board Chair:  Mr. Cameron Nuessle
Phone:
(803) 641-2428
District Address:
1000 Brookhaven Drive Aiken, SC 29803
Student Enrollment: 22742

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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	82.6	Up from 81.3

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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	33.7%	38.5%
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	45.3%	51%
Language and Literacy	31.5%	33.9%
Mathematics	30.9%	34.3%
Physical Well-Being	53.4%	56.2%

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.	87%	1661	55.5%	55267
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	86.8%	1661	53.9%	55267
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	92.7%	1647	57.8%	54729
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	87.7%	1647	57.4%	54729

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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	33.9
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	381
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	1125
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	1936
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	736
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	38
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	1197

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2023	2024	2025	2026
District	88.7	84.5	85.5	87.1
State	83.8	85.4	86.7	87.5

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	3.5	Up from 2.8
Dropout Recovery Rate	6.6	Down from 7.0

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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 79.8%    (1469 / 1842)

79.8%

State 78.9%    (49634 / 62909)

78.9%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	68.4%	74.1%	79.8%
State	71.5%	75.1%	78.9%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 29.3%    (539 / 1842)

29.3%

State 31.9%    (20082 / 62909)

31.9%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	25.8%	26.4%	29.3%
State	30.6%	31.2%	31.9%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 29.9%    (550 / 1842)

29.9%

State 33.5%    (21083 / 62909)

33.5%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	27.1%	27.7%	29.9%
State	32.5%	33%	33.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 79.2%    (1458 / 1842)

79.2%

State 77.3%    (48633 / 62909)

77.3%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	67.1%	72.8%	79.2%
State	69.6%	73.3%	77.3%

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.	53.8	Down from 54.4
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	996	Up from 916
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	67.1	Up from 60.5
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	43.8	Up from 43.5
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	5.1	Up from 4.3

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	6394
CTE completers	1152
Total students earning national or state credential	1318
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Advanced Manufacturing	22
Agriculture	75
Arts, Entertainment, & Design	0
Construction	0
Digital Technology	88
Education	80
Energy & Natural Resources	1
Financial Services	0
Healthcare & Human Servies	347
Hospitality, Events, & Tourism	340
Management & Entrepreneurship	0
Marketing & Sales	0
Public Service & Safety	3
Supply Chain & Transportation	137
Universal	803

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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

No Data Available

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : Writing

No Data Available

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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)	60.7%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	1021	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	1800	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	536
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	17.7%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	12.7%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	57.5	505	475	980
Statewide	52.2	519	493	1013

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

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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	19.8	Down from 22.6
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	16.3	Up from 14.7
Percent of students retained	1.3	Up from 1.1
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	N/AV	N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	26.0	Up from 25.1
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	96.0	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	1445	Up from 1434
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	62.2	Down from 62.9
Teacher attendance rate	93.5	Up from 92.9
Average teacher salary	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	99.2	Up from 99.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	89.4	Down from 90
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	88.7	Up from 87.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	3.8	Down from 5.6
Prime instructional time	82.6	Up from 81.3
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	17.8 to 1	Down from 22.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	14	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	17	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	1	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	27	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals	25.6	Down from 32.5
Number of inexperienced principals	11.0	Down from 32.5
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders	40.2	Up from 40
Number of inexperienced other school leaders	33.0	Up from 26
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	14.6	Up from 11.8
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	46	Up from 10
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	8.9	Down from 9.4
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	28	Up from 8
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	22.8	Up from 20
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	46	Up from 27
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	10.9	Down from 11.1
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	22	Up from 15
Percent of inexperienced teachers	16.1	Up from 16
Number of inexperienced teachers	269	Up from 258
Percent of out-of-field teachers	9.7	Up from 8.8
Number of out-of-field teachers	162	Up from 142

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.”	91.4	1370
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	84.7	1370
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	98.5	1673
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	90.2	1673
Evaluations By Students	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.”	89.2	15648
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.”	76.4	15648
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	92.2	15648

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2025-2026 Incident Management System (IMS)

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school?	No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	3
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	14
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	84
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	572
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	7
Students with in-school suspensions	4484
Students with out of school suspensions	2820
Students expelled	21
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	135
Incidents of bullying and harassment	165

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	N/AV	N/A
Percent of expenditures for instruction	57.7	Down from 59.1
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	52.4	Up from 50.6
Average administrator salary	$107,181	Up from $96,336
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	65.7	Up from 63.8
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,538	Up from $9792
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$741	Down from $871
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,272	Up from $1196
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$643	Down from $1062
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,810	Up from $10989
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,384	Down from $1933
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$13,194	Up from $12922