Superintendent:  Dr. Keith Price
Board Chair:  Kathy Henson
Phone:
(803) 821-1000
District Address:
100 Tarrar Springs Rd. Lexington, SC 29073
Student Enrollment: 27223

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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	83.3	Up from 83.1

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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	38.9%	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	56.8%	51%
Language and Literacy	31.8%	33.9%
Mathematics	29.6%	34.3%
Physical Well-Being	62.2%	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.	61%	1886	55.5%	55267
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	56%	1886	53.9%	55267
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	79.2%	1873	57.8%	54729
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	59.4%	1873	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	43.8
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	581
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	1325
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	2338
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	915
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	39.1
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	1419

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2023	2024	2025	2026
District	88.2	88.2	89.1	90.9
State	83.8	85.4	86.7	87.8

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	1.0	Up from 0.9
Dropout Recovery Rate	3.8	Down from 7.8

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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 81.5%    (1739 / 2134)

81.5%

State 78.9%    (49634 / 62909)

78.9%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	76.7%	79.3%	81.5%
State	71.5%	75.1%	78.9%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 42.5%    (906 / 2134)

42.5%

State 31.9%    (20082 / 62909)

31.9%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	41.3%	42.2%	42.5%
State	30.6%	31.2%	31.9%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 45%    (961 / 2134)

45%

State 33.5%    (21083 / 62909)

33.5%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	42.7%	44.3%	45%
State	32.5%	33%	33.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 78.9%    (1684 / 2134)

78.9%

State 77.3%    (48633 / 62909)

77.3%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	75.3%	77.3%	78.9%
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.	57.2	Up from 57.0
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	1374	Up from 1260
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	63.5	Up from 55.0
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	62.5	Up from 52.3
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	6.1	Up from 5.3

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	7311
CTE completers	900
Total students earning national or state credential	2014
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Advanced Manufacturing	105
Agriculture	166
Arts, Entertainment, & Design	0
Construction	159
Digital Technology	13
Education	107
Energy & Natural Resources	6
Financial Services	6
Healthcare & Human Servies	1933
Hospitality, Events, & Tourism	100
Management & Entrepreneurship	0
Marketing & Sales	0
Public Service & Safety	131
Supply Chain & Transportation	214
Universal	1257

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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)	76.9%	74%
Number of Students Taking Exam	1793	16
Number of Exams Administered	2791	74

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	942
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	25%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	21.8%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	71.1	524	494	1017
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	30.8	Down from 42.3
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	22.9	Up from 21.0
Percent of students retained	0.3	Up from 0.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	1	Down from 3
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	11.9	Down from 22.7
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	95.9	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	1820	Up from 1772
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	68.6	Up from 68.4
Teacher attendance rate	93.6	Down from 93.8
Average teacher salary	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	98.7	No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	91.5	Up from 89.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	89.4	Up from 88.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	3.8	Up from 0.7
Prime instructional time	83.3	Up from 83.1
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	17.5 to 1	Down from 21.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	21	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	3	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	100	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders in low poverty schools	30	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in low poverty schools	12	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	50	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals	28.1	Up from 25
Number of inexperienced principals	9.0	Down from 25
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders	31.0	Up from 18.4
Number of inexperienced other school leaders	27.0	Up from 14
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	6.8	Down from 8.4
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	85	Up from 13
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	7.6	Up from 5.2
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	94	Up from 8
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	32.4	Up from 25
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	12	Up from 9
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	0.0	Down from 5.6
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	0	Down from 2
Percent of inexperienced teachers	11.9	Down from 12
Number of inexperienced teachers	260	Up from 259
Percent of out-of-field teachers	8.8	Down from 10.2
Number of out-of-field teachers	193	Down from 220

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.”	94.6	835
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	87.8	835
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	98.9	2113
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	85.3	2113
Evaluations By Students	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.”	93	18131
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.”	77.8	18131
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	93.2	18131

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2025-2026 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	46
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	396
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0
Students with in-school suspensions	3168
Students with out of school suspensions	2191
Students expelled	95
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	134
Incidents of bullying and harassment	95

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	55.1	Down from 56.8
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	52.3	Up from 54
Average administrator salary	$106,909	Down from $108,549
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	50.3	Up from 49.4
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$12,324	Up from $11812
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$739	Down from $889
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,664	Up from $1590
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$477	Up from $451
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$13,988	Up from $13401
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,216	Down from $1340
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$15,204	Up from $14742