Superintendent:  Dr. Gerrita Postlewait
Board Chair:  Rev. Dr. Eric Mack
Phone:
843-937-6300
District Address:
75 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29401
Student Enrollment: 48330

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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.

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 1 and Algebra 1

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	88.6	N/A

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SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 1 and Algebra 1

English

Algebra

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District Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

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Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

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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.

SCPASS Science

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

End-of-Course Assessment Results in Biology and US History and the Constitution

Biology - Scoring C or Higher

US History and the Constitution - Scoring C or Higher

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Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

	Our District	Statewide
Overall	42.9%	26.8%
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	%	%
Language and Literacy	47.4%	32.4%
Mathematics	40.8%	28.3%
Physical Well-Being	%	%

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.	43.2%	3658	51.9%	47348
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	53.4%	3658	54.2%	47348
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	78.8%	3695	55.8%	47515
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	86.5%	3695	60.2%	47515

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SCPASS Science

Science

End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

US History and the Constitution

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District Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

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EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	24.3
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	655
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	2692
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	4604

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2018	2019	2020	2021
District	83.5	84.2	86.6	84.6
State	81	81.1	82.2	83.3

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	1.7	Down from 2.5
Dropout Recovery Rate	12.4	Up from 6.0

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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 67.7%    (2107 / 3112)

67.7%

State 61.1%    (34839 / 57040)

61.1%

3-Year Trend

	2019	2020	2021
District	N/A	69.1%	67.7%
State	N/A	61.1%	61.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 43.3%    (1346 / 3112)

43.3%

State 28.7%    (16380 / 57040)

28.7%

3-Year Trend

	2019	2020	2021
District	N/A	N/A	43.3%
State	N/A	N/A	28.7%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 48.2%    (1500 / 3112)

48.2%

State 34.1%    (19464 / 57040)

34.1%

3-Year Trend

	2019	2020	2021
District	N/A	N/A	48.2%
State	N/A	N/A	34.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 62.8%    (1953 / 3112)

62.8%

State 55.7%    (31755 / 57040)

55.7%

3-Year Trend

	2019	2020	2021
District	N/A	69.1%	62.8%
State	N/A	61.1%	55.7%

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 graduating cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their graduation year.	66.9	Down from 77.5
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	1539	Down from 1818
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	69.5	Down from 71.9
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	47.5	Up from 38.1
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	8.8	Down from 9.4

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	7135
CTE completers	835
Total students earning national or state credential	946
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
	32
	277
Advanced Manufacturing	0
Agriculture	0
Arts, Entertainment, & Design	116
Construction	14
Digital Technology	1
Education	148
Energy & Natural Resources	Data N/A
Financial Services	231
Healthcare & Human Servies	271
Hospitality, Events, & Tourism	6
Management & Entrepreneurship	12
Marketing & Sales	0
Public Service & Safety	0
Supply Chain & Transportation	0
Universal	0

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College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

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)	67.8%	92.3%
Number of Students Taking Exam	3146	94
Number of Exams Administered	5947	195

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	1168
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	20.7%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	15.9%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	60.9	552	532	1084
Statewide	46.4	524	504	1028

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	29	23	8
White	25	31	31	13
Black	57	29	13	2
Hispanic	46	27	21	6
Two or More Races	43	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

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

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94
English Language Learners	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
All Students	31	39	27	3
White	20	40	35	4
Black	49	38	12	1
Hispanic	36	40	23	1
Two or More Races	31	41	27	1
Students with Disabilities	75	20	5	0
English Language Learners	49	38	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
All Students	36	35	21	8
White	23	36	28	13
Black	57	33	9	1
Hispanic	42	36	16	6
Two or More Races	35	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

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.

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	38.1	Down from 42.4
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	27.2	Down from 27.8
Percent of students retained	1.3	Down from 1.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	6	Up from 5
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	7.3	Down from 14.3
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	99.5	Down from 99.9

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	3651	Up from 3474
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	42.1	Up from 31.3
Teacher attendance rate	94.4	N/A
Average teacher salary	$54,448	Down from $55,461
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	89.3	Up from 86.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	86.7	Up from 85.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.5	Down from 0.8
Prime instructional time	88.6	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	23.4 to 1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	15.5	Up from 10.9
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	264	Up from 181
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	3.6	Up from 2.2
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	61	Up from 36

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.”	91	7457
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	63.5	7457
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	97.9	2536
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	83.7	2536

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2020-2021 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	1	1
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	1	1
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	2	2
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	71	71
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	374	374
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	6	6
Students with in-school suspensions	1578	1578
Students with out of school suspensions	2016	2016
Students expelled	10	10
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	289	289
Incidents of bullying and harassment	262	262

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	$54,448	Down from $55,461
Percent of expenditures for instruction	52.4	Up from 52.3
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	47.1	Down from 47.3
Average administrator salary	$101,145	Up from $99,838
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	50.8	Down from 50.9
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,501	Up from $8045
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$907	Down from $931
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,123	Down from $2210
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$494	Down from $532
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,624	Up from $10256
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,401	Down from $1463
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$12,025	Up from $11719