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District of Charleston County School District

Superintendent:  Gerrita Postlewait
Board Chair:  Rev. Dr. Eric Mack
Phone:
(843) 937-6300
District Address:
75 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29401
Student Enrollment: 49495


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.

Academic Achievement

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

This indicator displays the SC READY ELA and Math test results for elementary and middle school students and the End-of-Course English II and Algebra I test results for high school students.

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.

Overall Student Performance

No Data Available



Academic Achievement

Details Student Performance across District and State


Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

No Data Available

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.

Preparing for Success

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

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.

Overall Student Performance

No Data Available

Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

Our DistrictStatewide
Overall 55.3% 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 66.0% 53.3%
Language and Literacy 48.1% 33.6%
Mathematics 40.7% 29.4%
Physical Well-Being 68.7% 55.4%

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

  Our DistrictStatewide
  % N % N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade. Data N/A 3903 33.0% 40078
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. Data N/A 3903 36.6% 40078
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade Data N/A 3917 33.0% 40376
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade Data N/A 3917 38.7% 40376

Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State


English Learners' Progress

English Learners - EL

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.

EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

District 42.3%    (1286 / 3037)
42.3%
State 44.4%    (18872 / 42513)
44.4%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 42.3
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 1286
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 3037
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 4660

Graduation Rate

On-Time Graduation Rate

District 86.6%    (2180 / 2517)
86.6%
State 82.2%    (48546 / 59083)
82.2%

District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

2017 2018 2019 2020
District 84.2 83.5 84.2 86.6
State 84.6 81.0 81.1 82.2

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate 2.5 Up from 2.0
Dropout Recovery Rate 6.0 Down from 6.9

High School Student Success

High School Student Success Measure


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DS
ALL STUDENTS 86.6 82.2
DS
African American 80.6 77.5
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Asian Pacific Islander 95.1 92.7
DS
American Indian Data N/A 81.2
DS
Hispanic 77.3 80.1
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Caucasian 93.0 85.3
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English Learner 74.6 81.1
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Disabled 54.9 55.8
DS
Not Disabled 90.5 86.1
DS
Economically Disadvantaged 78.2 76.2
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NonEconomically Disadvantaged 94.7 92.2
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Male 82.5 76.4
DS
Female 90.8 88.6
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Migrant Data N/A 66.7
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Military Connected 76.5 90.8
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Foster 53.9 44.2
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Homeless 63.3 64.1

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 69.1%    (2057 / 2977)
69.1%
State 61.1%    (36062 / 59054)
61.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 69.1%    (2057 / 2977)
69.1%
State 61.1%    (36062 / 59054)
61.1%

Note: The new CCR results (as of 2020) cannot be compared to that of previous years because the cohort of students measured has changed from 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. 77.5 Up from 75.8
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms 1818 N/A
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications 71.9 Down from 74.7
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship 38.1 Down from 46.3
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship 9.4 Down from 10.0

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses 6743
CTE completers 1067
Total students earning national or state credential 1187
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster
(A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources 0
Architecture & Construction 0
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications 49
Business Management & Administration 39
Education & Training 2
Finance 280
Government & Public Administration Data N/A
Health Science 362
Hospitality & Tourism 130
Human Services 10
Information Technology 2
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security 0
Manufacturing 0
Marketing 6
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics 0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics 0
Other * 447

College and Career Readiness Details

Career Ready

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready 69.1%    (2057 / 2977)
69.1%
Students in the graduation cohort who have completed Career and Technical Education (CTE) with certification 8.0%    (238 / 2977)
8.0%
Students in the graduation cohort who completed a state-approved work-based learning experience 3.1%    (92 / 2977)
3.1%
Students in the graduation cohort who earned a platinum, gold, or silver certificate on the career readiness assessment 64.0%    (1905 / 2977)
64.0%
Students in the graduation cohort who took the ASVAB and scored 31 or higher 5.1%    (153 / 2977)
5.1%


The ACT

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : English, Math, Reading, Science, Composite of all four tests

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : Writing


CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
D 20.80 20.20 21.60 20.30 20.60
CompositeEnglishReadingMathematicsScience
S 18.10 16.90 18.70 18.00 18.40


Writing
D 6.10
Writing
S 5.60

Percent of Students Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks

English Benchmark Score: 18 Math Benchmark Score: 22 Reading Benchmark Score: 22 Science Benchmark Score: 23 All 4 Subjects
60.60 39.60 47.80 39.80 29.80

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.


Career Readiness Assessment


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


Students who received a bronze CertificateStudents who received a silver CertificateStudents who received a gold CertificateStudents who received a platinum Certificate
Our District Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A
Students who received a bronze CertificateStudents who received a silver CertificateStudents who received a gold CertificateStudents who received a platinum Certificate
Statewide Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A


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


  Total number of students who tested on all three tests. Students who did NOT receive a Certificate Students who DID receive a Certificate Students who received a bronze Certificate Students who received a silver Certificate Students who received a gold Certificate Students who received a platinum Certificate
N % N % N % N % N % N % N
Our District Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A
Statewide Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A Data N/A

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.

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate ®(IB)

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) are rigorous programs dedicated to educational excellence. AP and IB courses provide a challenging educational program that prepares students for selective universities and colleges. AP exams are scored on a scale of 1-5; IB exams are scored on a scale of 1-7.

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 3065 Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered 5853 Data N/A

Dual Enrollment

This measure provides the percentage of students (11th and 12th grade students) enrolled in dual credit / dual enrollment classes during the school year who obtain a grade that provides college credit (grade of C or better).

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses 1225
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses 22.3%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher 71.5%

The SAT

The SAT is a standardized test often used in the college admissions process. Its' aim is to assess the student's readiness for college. The current test consists of two 800 point sections testing Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) and Mathematics. The highest composite score on the SAT is 1600. Most students take the test, which is offered several times per year, during their junior or senior year of high school. The district and state averages are included for comparison. State averages for SAT data are based on regular public schools and do not include private schools in the state.

Percent of Students Tested Average Evidence-Based
Reading and Writing Score
Average Math
Score
Average Composite
Score
Our District 71.7 543 523 1065
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.


Nation's Report Card : NAEP

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is designed to measure what students across the nation know and can do in 10 subjects areas, including mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography and U.S. History. The main NAEP tests selected samples of the students population in grades 4, 8 and 12. Long-term trend assessments are given to samples of students ages 9, 13 and 17.

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
All Students 39.0 29.0 23.0 8.0
White 25.0 31.0 31.0 13.0
Black 57.0 29.0 13.0 2.0
Hispanic 46.0 27.0 21.0 6.0
Two or More Races 43.0 27.0 23.0 7.0
Students with Disabilities 78.0 14.0 7.0 1.0
English Language Learners 59.0 25.0 13.0 3.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible 51.0 29.0 16.0 4.0

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

Percent Include
Students with Disabilities 94.0
English Language Learners 95.0

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
All Students 23.0 40.0 29.0 7.0
White 11.0 36.0 41.0 12.0
Black 39.0 46.0 14.0 1.0
Hispanic 29.0 44.0 24.0 3.0
Two or More Races 26.0 40.0 29.0 4.0
Students with Disabilities 57.0 30.0 11.0 3.0
English Language Learners 37.0 42.0 20.0 1.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible 32.0 45.0 20.0 3.0

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

Percent Include
Students with Disabilities 94.0
English Language Learners 94.0

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
All Students 31.0 39.0 27.0 3.0
White 20.0 40.0 35.0 4.0
Black 49.0 38.0 12.0 1.0
Hispanic 36.0 40.0 23.0 1.0
Two or More Races 31.0 41.0 27.0 1.0
Students with Disabilities 75.0 20.0 5.0 0.0
English Language Learners 49.0 38.0 12.0 2.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible 41.0 40.0 18.0 1.0

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

Percent Include
Students with Disabilities 92.0
English Language Learners 93.0

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
All Students 36.0 35.0 21.0 8.0
White 23.0 36.0 28.0 13.0
Black 57.0 33.0 9.0 1.0
Hispanic 42.0 36.0 16.0 6.0
Two or More Races 35.0 36.0 23.0 6.0
Students with Disabilities 82.0 15.0 3.0 1.0
English Language Learners 54.0 34.0 11.0 2.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible 50.0 34.0 13.0 3.0

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

Percent Include
Students with Disabilities 92.0
English Language Learners 97.0

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.

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. 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.

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.

Student Engagement

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses 42.4 N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 27.8 Down from 32.0
Percent of students retained 1.5 Up from 1.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 5 Up from 4
Chronic Absenteeism Rate 14.3 Up from 12.6
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 99.9 N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys


No Current Records Available.





Classroom Environment

Our District Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 3474 Up from 3456
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification 31.3 Up from 13.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 61.5 Up from 60.3
Average teacher salary $55,461 Up from $52,783
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 74.1 Up from 71.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 86.7 Up from 84
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 85.6 Up from 84.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.8 Up from 0.7
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 10.9 Down from 12.1
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 181 Down from 195
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 2.2 Down from 3.1
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 36 Down from 50

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.


Student Safety

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? Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school? No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape 1
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape) 1
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 244
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 941
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 5
Students with in-school suspensions 3636
Students with out of school suspensions 3792
Students expelled 39
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 432
Incidents of bullying and harassment 675
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

Note: Additional detailed finance data are available on the Financial Data page of this downloadable dataset.

District level Financial Information

Our District Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $55,461 Up from $52,783
Percent of expenditures for instruction 52.3 Up from 51.4
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 47.3 Down from 46.3
Average administrator salary $99,838 Up from $94,935
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 50.9 Down from 52.7
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $8,045 Up from 6810
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $931 Up from 814
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,210 Up from 2002
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $532 Up from 492
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $10,256 Up from 8812
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,463 Up from 1306
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $11,719 Up from 10119