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Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center

XS SM MD LG
Principal: Loretta Hart

Phone:
(843) 745-7131
School Address:
3180 Thomasina McPerson Boulevard North Charleston , SC 29405
Serving Grades: PK-K
Student Enrollment: 230

2025-2026 Overall Rating


0 out of 0
School performance is not yet rated based on the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: Not yet available.

Academic Achievement

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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.

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Overall Student Performance

No Data Available


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 86.1 Up from 85.2

Preparing for Success

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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.

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Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

Percentage of students Demonstrating Readiness on the KRA 43.5%
43.5%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 37.1%
37.1%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 19.4%
19.4%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 43.5% 54.2% 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 66.1% 59.7% 51%
Language and Literacy 38.7% 50.4% 33.9%
Mathematics 43.5% 47% 34.3%
Physical Well-Being 69.4% 68.9% 56.2%

First and Second Grade Students on Track for Success in ELA and Math

  Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
  % N % N % N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade. Data N/A 0 68.8% 3556 55.5% 55267
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. Data N/A 0 67.7% 3556 53.9% 55267
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade Data N/A 0 67.7% 3723 57.8% 54729
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade Data N/A 0 69.6% 3723 57.4% 54729

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.

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Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

District 36.5%    (1780 / 4880)
36.5%
State 37.8%    (19503 / 51530)
37.8%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School N/A N/A N/A
District 32.4% 36.5% 36.5%
State 38.5% 38.2% 37.8%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

District 21.8%    (1402 / 6441)
21.8%
State 31.3%    (24600 / 78533)
31.3%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School N/A N/A N/A
District 15.4% 17.8% 21.8%
State 22.3% 26.8% 31.3%

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 2
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 4
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

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 2026
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students 74.2% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 82.5%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students 75.8% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 75.3%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students 43.2% 47.7% 56.6% 70.0% 64.1%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students 46.0% 50.0% 58.0% 70.0% 54.8%
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students) 82.6% 83.8% 86.3% 90.0% 87.3%
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target 31.0% 37.4% 50.2% 70.0% 37.8%
*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 N/AV N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program N/AV N/A
Percent of students retained 0.0 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 3
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 42.9 Down from 47.3
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 24 Data N/A 7
Percent satisfied with learning environment 91.7%
Data N/A
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 95.8%
Data N/A
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 87.5%
Data N/A
Data N/A

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 21 Up from 12
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 71.4 Up from 58.3
Teacher attendance rate 96.2 Up from 95.3
Average teacher salary $83,507 Up from $76,614
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 81.0 Up from 72.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 77.3 Down from 83.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 86.1 Up from 85.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects N/AV N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 100.0 No change
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 1.0 Down from 2
Percent of inexperienced teachers 41.4 Up from 34.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 12 Up from 9
Percent of out-of-field teachers 6.9 Up from 0
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 Up from 0

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.


Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” Data N/A 7
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” Data N/A 7
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 95.8 24
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 87.5 24
Evaluations By Students Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.” Data N/A Data N/A
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.” Data N/A Data N/A
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” Data N/A Data N/A

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 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 4
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/

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $83,507 Up from $76,614
Percent of expenditures for instruction 57.2 Up from 55.5
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 45 Down from 43.8
Average administrator salary $129,679 Up from $120,989
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 97.9 Up from 97.4
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $22,949 Down from $59023
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,035 Down from $15099
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $5,532 Down from $15772
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,427 Down from $9014
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $28,481 Down from $74795
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $2,462 Down from $24114
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $30,943 Down from $98909