Superintendent:  Dr. Rose Wilder
Board Chair:  NA
Phone:
843-355-5571
District Address:
500 North Academy Street Kingstree, SC 29556
Student Enrollment: 3371

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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	34.6%	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	48.6%	53.3%
Language and Literacy	34.6%	33.6%
Mathematics	20.7%	29.4%
Physical Well-Being	47.6%	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.	19.1%	173	33%	40078
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	14.5%	173	36.6%	40078
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	20.7%	174	33%	40376
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	14.9%	174	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	16
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	22

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2017	2018	2019	2020
District	83.8	80.6	73.1	84.3
State	84.6	81	81.1	82.2

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	3.0	Up from 1.2
Dropout Recovery Rate	3.1	Down from 5.3

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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 33.9%    (97 / 286)

33.9%

State 61.1%    (36062 / 59054)

61.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 33.9%    (97 / 286)

33.9%

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.	55.0	Down from 63.3
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	135	N/A
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	61.5	Down from 71.4
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	19.6	Down from 23.4
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	0.0	Down from 0.9

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	873
CTE completers	174
Total students earning national or state credential	14
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Education & Training	0
Finance	0
Government & Public Administration	Data N/A
Health Science	0
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	0
Architecture & Construction	5
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Business Management & Administration	0
Manufacturing	0
Marketing	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	0
Other *	14
Hospitality & Tourism	0
Human Services	0
Information Technology	0
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	0

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

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	210
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	45%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	63.3%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	56.7	433	401	834
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
Black	57
Free or reduced lunch eligible	16
Black	29	13
Free or reduced lunch eligible	4
Black	2
All Students	39
Hispanic	46	27
All Students	29
Hispanic	21
All Students	23
Hispanic	6
All Students	8
White	25	31
Two or More Races	43
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	1
English Language Learners	37
Hispanic	29
English Language Learners	42	20
Hispanic	44
English Language Learners	1
Free or reduced lunch eligible	32	45
Hispanic	24
Free or reduced lunch eligible	20	3
Two or More Races	40
All Students	23
Hispanic	3
Two or More Races	29
All Students	40
Two or More Races	4
All Students	29
Two or More Races	26
All Students	7
Students with Disabilities	57
White	11
Students with Disabilities	30
White	36
Students with Disabilities	11
White	41
Students with Disabilities	3
White	12

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	5	0
English Language Learners	49	38	12	2
Free or reduced lunch eligible	41
Black	49
Free or reduced lunch eligible	40
All Students	31
Black	38
Free or reduced lunch eligible	18
All Students	39	27
Black	12
Free or reduced lunch eligible	1
All Students	3
White	20
Black	1
Hispanic	36
White	40	35
Hispanic	40
White	4
Hispanic	23	1
Two or More Races	31

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	33	9	1
Hispanic	42	36	16	6
All Students	36
Two or More Races	35
All Students	35	21	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	N/AV	N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	5.1	Down from 5.3
Percent of students retained	3.2	Up from 2.6
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	N/AV	N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate	11.9	Down from 16.2
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	100.0	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	209	Down from 233
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	62.2	Up from 58.8
Average teacher salary	$47,690	Up from $46,338
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	43.5	Up from 40.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	81.3	Up from 73
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	76.4	Up from 71.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	5.3	Up from 5.2
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	3.6	Down from 4.5
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	3	Down from 4
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	3.6	Up from 3.4
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	3	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?	0	No
Was a homicide committed at your school?	0	No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	1	1
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	2	2
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	46	46
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0	0
Students with in-school suspensions	308	308
Students with out of school suspensions	1047	1047
Students expelled	4	4
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0	0
Incidents of bullying and harassment	13	13

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	$47,690	Up from $46,338
Percent of expenditures for instruction	51.1	Up from 44.6
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	42.2	Down from 39.3
Average administrator salary	$82,540	Down from $82,836
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	89.9	Down from 90.8
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$5,615	No change
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$900	No change
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,106	No change
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$616	No change
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$6,721	No change
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,517	No change
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,238	No change