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

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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	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 District		Statewide
	%	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

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EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

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

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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

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No Current Records Available.

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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 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

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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

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

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%

	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.

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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
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

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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	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.

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	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.

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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?	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/

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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