Superintendent:  Richard O'Malley
Board Chair:  Porter Stewart
Phone:
843-669-4141
District Address:
319 South Irby Street Florence, SC 29501
Student Enrollment: 15856

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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	32.1%	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	44.7%	53.3%
Language and Literacy	26.8%	33.6%
Mathematics	25.4%	29.4%
Physical Well-Being	46.6%	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.	3.2%	1094	33%	40078
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	3.3%	1094	36.6%	40078
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	2.3%	1044	33%	40376
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	3.9%	1044	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	60.8
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	237
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	390
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	644

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2017	2018	2019	2020
District	84.5	82.1	83.7	86.1
State	84.6	81	81.1	82.2

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	2.0	Up from 1.2
Dropout Recovery Rate	13.3	Up from 8.1

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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 58%    (672 / 1159)

58%

State 61.1%    (36062 / 59054)

61.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 58%    (672 / 1159)

58%

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.	74.7	Up from 73.6
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	540	N/A
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	69.5	Up from 53.6
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	22.6	Down from 30.0
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	4.1	Down from 5.0

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	2827
CTE completers	272
Total students earning national or state credential	263
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Education & Training	0
Finance	75
Government & Public Administration	Data N/A
Health Science	96
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	0
Architecture & Construction	0
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Business Management & Administration	0
Manufacturing	0
Marketing	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	174
Other *	95
Hospitality & Tourism	54
Human Services	7
Information Technology	0
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	8

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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	337	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	404	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	722
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	36.4%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	83%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	51.8	502	479	981
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	7
Students with Disabilities	78	14	7	1
English Language Learners	59	25	13	3
Free or reduced lunch eligible	51	29	16	4
Black	57	29	13	2
Hispanic	46	27	21	6
All Students	39
Two or More Races	43
All Students	29	23	8
White	25	31	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	1
Hispanic	29	44	24	3
Two or More Races	26
All Students	23	40	29	7
White	11	36	41	12
English Language Learners	37	42	20	1
Free or reduced lunch eligible	32	45	20	3
Two or More Races	40	29	4
Students with Disabilities	57	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
Black	49
Students with Disabilities	20
Black	38	12	1
All Students	31
Students with Disabilities	5
Hispanic	36
All Students	39
Hispanic	40
Students with Disabilities	0
All Students	27
Hispanic	23	1
All Students	3
Two or More Races	31
White	20
English Language Learners	49
White	40	35
English Language Learners	38
White	4
English Language Learners	12	2
Free or reduced lunch eligible	41	40	18	1

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
Black	57
Free or reduced lunch eligible	34
Black	33	9
Free or reduced lunch eligible	13
Black	1
Free or reduced lunch eligible	3
Hispanic	42	36
All Students	36
Hispanic	16
All Students	35
Hispanic	6
All Students	21
Two or More Races	35
All Students	8
White	23	36	28	13

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	22.7	N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	13.8	Up from 12.4
Percent of students retained	2.0	No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	2	Up from 1
Chronic Absenteeism Rate	17.4	No change
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	1155	Up from 1137
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	59.0	Down from 59.8
Average teacher salary	$51,214	Up from $49,143
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	67.8	Up from 67.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	85.0	Down from 86.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	86.6	Down from 88.1
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	2.5	Down from 4.3
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	10.6	Up from 8.4
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	50	Up from 40
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	0.6	Down from 1
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	3	Down from 5

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)	4	4
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	1	1
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	17	17
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	158	158
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	2	2
Students with in-school suspensions	1884	1884
Students with out of school suspensions	2190	2190
Students expelled	40	40
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	2	2
Incidents of bullying and harassment	76	76

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	$51,214	Up from $49,143
Percent of expenditures for instruction	55.8	Down from 56.8
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	48.3	Down from 51.3
Average administrator salary	$83,438	Up from $80,284
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	67.5	Down from 67.9
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,130	Up from 6552
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,243	Up from 341
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,696	Up from 1343
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,885	Up from 157
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,826	Up from 7895
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,127	Up from 498
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$19,954	Up from 8393