Superintendent:  Dr. Deborah Elder
Board Chair:  Mrs. Helena Miller
Phone:
(803) 981-1000
District Address:
386 East Black Street Rock Hill, SC 29730
Student Enrollment: 15611

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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	84.5	Up from 82.7

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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	42.6%	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	58.6%	51%
Language and Literacy	38.2%	33.9%
Mathematics	35.9%	34.3%
Physical Well-Being	63.2%	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.	40.5%	1110	55.5%	55267
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	58.6%	1110	53.9%	55267
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	35.2%	1048	57.8%	54729
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	65.6%	1048	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	38.1
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	367
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	962
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	1472
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	447
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	30.4
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	1026

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2023	2024	2025	2026
District	80.2	82.6	83.3	82.8
State	83.8	85.4	86.7	87.5

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	3.5	Down from 4.4
Dropout Recovery Rate	4.2	Down from 10.2

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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 71.6%    (889 / 1241)

71.6%

State 78.9%    (49634 / 62909)

78.9%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	61.7%	66.5%	71.6%
State	71.5%	75.1%	78.9%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 27.4%    (340 / 1241)

27.4%

State 31.9%    (20082 / 62909)

31.9%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	29%	28%	27.4%
State	30.6%	31.2%	31.9%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 28.5%    (354 / 1241)

28.5%

State 33.5%    (21083 / 62909)

33.5%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	29.5%	29.1%	28.5%
State	32.5%	33%	33.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 70.5%    (875 / 1241)

70.5%

State 77.3%    (48633 / 62909)

77.3%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	61.2%	65.4%	70.5%
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.	52.5	Down from 57.1
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	719	Up from 636
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	42.5	Down from 43.6
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	20.4	Down from 27.6
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	3.5	Down from 3.9

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	3558
CTE completers	741
Total students earning national or state credential	1445
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Advanced Manufacturing	0
Agriculture	37
Arts, Entertainment, & Design	47
Construction	62
Digital Technology	5
Education	126
Energy & Natural Resources	0
Financial Services	349
Healthcare & Human Servies	627
Hospitality, Events, & Tourism	244
Management & Entrepreneurship	139
Marketing & Sales	0
Public Service & Safety	12
Supply Chain & Transportation	115
Universal	869

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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)	76.7%	79.3%
Number of Students Taking Exam	457	30
Number of Exams Administered	722	58

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	292
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	14.1%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	12.2%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	61.6	497	471	969
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	31.6	Up from 19.6
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	18.2	Up from 14.7
Percent of students retained	0.6	Up from 0.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	1	No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	18.0	Down from 18.1
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	1023	Up from 1006
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	66.6	Up from 64.9
Teacher attendance rate	93.7	Up from 92.3
Average teacher salary	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	99.9	Up from 99.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	91.6	Up from 88.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	88.3	Up from 85.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.9	Up from 0.5
Prime instructional time	84.5	Up from 82.7
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	24.2 to 1	Down from 24.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	40	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	2	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	50	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders in low poverty schools	0	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in low poverty schools	0	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	100	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals	33.3	Up from 25
Number of inexperienced principals	9.0	Down from 25
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders	17.1	Down from 32
Number of inexperienced other school leaders	7.0	Down from 16
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	7.9	Down from 9.4
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	13	Up from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	11.6	Up from 6.3
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	19	Up from 2
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	30.2	Up from 24.4
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	13	Up from 10
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	14.0	Up from 9.8
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	6	Up from 4
Percent of inexperienced teachers	12.6	Down from 17.3
Number of inexperienced teachers	133	Down from 191
Percent of out-of-field teachers	6.8	Down from 9.4
Number of out-of-field teachers	72	Down from 104

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.”	94.9	610
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	90.6	610
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	98.7	1188
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	87.2	1188
Evaluations By Students	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.”	88.7	10673
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.”	71.1	10673
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	91.5	10673

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	0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	4
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	40
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	297
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	2
Students with in-school suspensions	3152
Students with out of school suspensions	1718
Students expelled	11
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	89
Incidents of bullying and harassment	78

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	51.8	Up from 48.4
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	47.8	Up from 44.2
Average administrator salary	$113,145	Up from $111,070
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	65.0	Down from 67.0
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$13,176	Up from $11856
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$520	Down from $699
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,662	No change
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$702	Down from $871
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$14,838	Up from $13519
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,222	Down from $1569
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$16,060	Up from $15088