Superintendent:  Dr. Thelma F. Sojourner
Board Chair:  Mrs. Beverly P. Bonap
Phone:
803-793-3346
District Address:
62 Holly Avenue Denmark, SC 29042
Student Enrollment: 667

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Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

No Data Available

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Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

No Data Available

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Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

No Data Available

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Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

	Our District	Statewide
Overall	41.5%	39.2%
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	52.8%	53.3%
Language and Literacy	45.3%	33.6%
Mathematics	34%	29.4%
Physical Well-Being	52.8%	55.4%

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.	45.5%	44	33%	40078
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	45.5%	44	36.6%	40078
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	45.5%	55	33%	40376
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	45.5%	55	38.7%	40376

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EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	Data N/A
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	Data N/A
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	Data N/A
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	4

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2017	2018	2019	2020
District	69.1	83.7	74.6	89.2
State	84.6	81	81.1	82.2

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	1.8	Up from 0.0
Dropout Recovery Rate	0.0	N/A

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No Current Records Available.

No Current Records Available.

No Current Records Available.

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Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

College and Career Readiness

Students in the graduation cohort who are college OR career ready

District 35.1%    (13 / 37)

35.1%

State 61.1%    (36062 / 59054)

61.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 35.1%    (13 / 37)

35.1%

State 61.1%    (36062 / 59054)

61.1%

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 four-year graduation cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their on-time graduation year.	55.3	Down from 84.2
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	25	N/A
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	0.0	Down from 81.4
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	N/AV	N/A
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	N/AV	N/A

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	117
CTE completers	5
Total students earning national or state credential	Data N/A
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Education & Training	Data N/A
Finance	Data N/A
Government & Public Administration	Data N/A
Health Science	Data N/A
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	Data N/A
Architecture & Construction	Data N/A
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	Data N/A
Business Management & Administration	Data N/A
Manufacturing	Data N/A
Marketing	Data N/A
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	Data N/A
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	Data N/A
Other *	Data N/A
Hospitality & Tourism	Data N/A
Human Services	Data N/A
Information Technology	Data N/A
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	Data N/A

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College and Career Readiness Details

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

Percent of Students Earning Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze Ready to Work (R2W) Certificate

Percent and Number of Students Taking Career Readiness Assessment and Earning Ready to Work (R2W) Certificate

Level score requirements for each certificate level

Certificate Level	Level Score Requirements	Certificate levels correspond to the skill requirements of profiled jobs in the ACT JobPro® database
Platinum	Minimum score of 6 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for approximately 99% of profiled jobs
Gold	Minimum score of 5 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for at least 93% of profiled jobs
Silver	Minimum score of 4 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for at least 69% of profiled jobs
Bronze	Minimum score of 3 on each of the three core subtests*	Indicates the skills required for at least 17% of profiled jobs

*The three core Career Readiness subtests are: Applied Mathematics,Reading for Information, and Locating Information.

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	Advanced Placement (AP)	International Baccalaureate ®(IB)
Percent of Exams with Passing Scores (AP: 3 OR higher/IB: 4 or higher)	Data N/A	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	2	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	2	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	20
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	29.4%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	60%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	67.6	422	405	827
Statewide	56.3	519	499	1019

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

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LEVEL NAEP RESULTS

Reading Grade 4 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Two or More Races	27	23
Black	57
Two or More Races	7
Students with Disabilities	78
Black	29
Students with Disabilities	14
Black	13
Students with Disabilities	7
Black	2
Students with Disabilities	1
Hispanic	46	27
English Language Learners	59
Hispanic	21
English Language Learners	25
All Students	39
Hispanic	6
English Language Learners	13
Two or More Races	43
All Students	29
English Language Learners	3
All Students	23
Free or reduced lunch eligible	51
All Students	8
Free or reduced lunch eligible	29
White	25
Free or reduced lunch eligible	16
White	31
Free or reduced lunch eligible	4
White	31	13

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94
English Language Learners	95

Mathematics Grade 4 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Black	39	46	14
English Language Learners	37
Black	1
English Language Learners	42
Hispanic	29
English Language Learners	20
Hispanic	44	24
English Language Learners	1
Hispanic	3
Free or reduced lunch eligible	32
Two or More Races	26
Free or reduced lunch eligible	45
All Students	23
Free or reduced lunch eligible	20
All Students	40
Free or reduced lunch eligible	3
All Students	29
Two or More Races	40
All Students	7
Two or More Races	29
White	11	36
Two or More Races	4
White	41
Students with Disabilities	57
White	12
Students with Disabilities	30	11	3

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
English Language Learners	94
Students with Disabilities	94

Reading Grade 8 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Two or More Races	41	27	1
Students with Disabilities	75	20
Black	49	38
Students with Disabilities	5
Black	12
Students with Disabilities	0
Black	1
English Language Learners	49
Hispanic	36
English Language Learners	38
Hispanic	40
English Language Learners	12
Hispanic	23
English Language Learners	2
Hispanic	1
Free or reduced lunch eligible	41
Two or More Races	31
Free or reduced lunch eligible	40
All Students	31
Free or reduced lunch eligible	18
All Students	39
Free or reduced lunch eligible	1
All Students	27	3
White	20	40	35	4

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92
English Language Learners	93

Mathematics Grade 8 by Achievement Levels

All Students	Percent Below NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Basic	Percent at or Above NAEP Proficient	Percent at NAEP Advanced
Two or More Races	36	23	6
Students with Disabilities	82	15	3	1
English Language Learners	54	34	11	2
Free or reduced lunch eligible	50	34	13	3
Black	57
All Students	36
Black	33
All Students	35	21
Black	9
All Students	8
Black	1
White	23
Hispanic	42
White	36
Hispanic	36
White	28
Hispanic	16
White	13
Hispanic	6
Two or More Races	35

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92
English Language Learners	97

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Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

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. Information on subgroup performance may be found in the "Download Data" section on the main page.

	Baseline	Targets			Current Year
State Goals	2017	2020	2026	2035	2020
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students	74.2%	79.5%	82.1%	90.0%	Data N/A
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students	75.8%	79.5%	82.1%	90.0%	Data N/A
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students	43.2%	47.7%	56.6%	70.0%	Data N/A
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students	46.0%	50.0%	58.0%	70.0%	Data N/A
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students)	82.6%	83.8%	86.3%	90.0%	Data N/A
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target	31.0%	37.4%	50.2%	70.0%	Data N/A

*On-time graduation means graduation within four years of the initial enrollment in High School.

State 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*
	Does Not Meet Expectations	F	Emerging
2	Approaches Expectations	D	Foundational
3	Meets Expectations	C	Increasing
	Exceeds Expectations	B	Applied
		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.

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Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	0.0	N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	1.7	Down from 2.3
Percent of students retained	3.5	Down from 4.4
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	N/AV	N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate	12.7	Down from 13.7
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	91.5	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

No Current Records Available.

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	53	Down from 54
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	50.9	Up from 48.1
Average teacher salary	$47,328	Up from $45,193
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	52.8	Down from 61.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	77.6	Down from 79.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	82.2	Down from 84.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.0	Down from 3.7
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	7.7	Down from 9.1
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	2	Down from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	3.8	Up from 3
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	1	No change

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.

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Evaluations By Parents	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.”	Data N/A	Data N/A
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	Data N/A	Data N/A
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	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 2019-2020 Incident Management System (IMS)

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	1	Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school?	0	No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	0	0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	0	0
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon	1	1
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	8	8
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	1	1
Students with in-school suspensions	5	5
Students with out of school suspensions	144	144
Students expelled	2	2
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0	0
Incidents of bullying and harassment	5	5

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	$47,328	Up from $45,193
Percent of expenditures for instruction	N/AV	N/A
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	N/AV	N/A
Average administrator salary	$78,888	Down from $79,075
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	91.8	Down from 92.6
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	N/AV	N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	N/AV	N/A
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	N/AV	N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	N/AV	N/A
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	N/AV	N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	N/AV	N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	N/AV	N/A