Superintendent:  Mr. John Tidal
Board Chair:  Patricia Simmons
Phone:
8437824510
District Address:
500 Forest Circle WALTERBORO, SC 29488
Student Enrollment: 5138

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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	83.6	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	17.2%	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	23.7%	32.4%
Mathematics	18.9%	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.	31.3%	377	51.9%	47348
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	24.9%	377	54.2%	47348
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	49.7%	374	55.8%	47515
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	48.4%	374	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	24.5
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	35
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	143
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	228

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2018	2019	2020	2021
District	85	78.4	78.1	75
State	81	81.1	82.2	83.3

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	4.0	Up from 2.6
Dropout Recovery Rate	0.0	Down from 2.6

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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 46%    (171 / 372)

46%

State 61.1%    (34839 / 57040)

61.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 13.2%    (49 / 372)

13.2%

State 28.7%    (16380 / 57040)

28.7%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 18%    (67 / 372)

18%

State 34.1%    (19464 / 57040)

34.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 41.1%    (153 / 372)

41.1%

State 55.7%    (31755 / 57040)

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 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.	55.9	Down from 59.7
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	111	Down from 215
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	47.3	Down from 49.4
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	19.6	Down from 22.4
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	0.8	Down from 1.5

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	1119
CTE completers	167
Total students earning national or state credential	342
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Education & Training	0
Finance	0
Government & Public Administration	Data N/A
Manufacturing	0
Health Science	58
Marketing	0
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Architecture & Construction	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	4
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Other *	318
Business Management & Administration	0
Hospitality & Tourism	0
Human Services	0
Information Technology	0
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	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)	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	126
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	22.8%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	17.4%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	28.6	477	436	913
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
Two or More Races	27	23	7
Students with Disabilities	78	14	7
Black	57
Students with Disabilities	1
Black	29
English Language Learners	59	25
Black	13
All Students	39
English Language Learners	13
All Students	29
English Language Learners	3
Black	2
All Students	23
Free or reduced lunch eligible	51
All Students	8
Hispanic	46
White	25
Free or reduced lunch eligible	29
White	31
Hispanic	27
Free or reduced lunch eligible	16
White	31	13
Free or reduced lunch eligible	4
Hispanic	21	6
Two or More Races	43

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

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
Black	57
Free or reduced lunch eligible	13
Black	33
Free or reduced lunch eligible	3
Black	9
All Students	36
Black	1
All Students	35
Hispanic	42
All Students	21
Hispanic	36
All Students	8
Hispanic	16
White	23
Hispanic	6
White	36
Two or More Races	35
White	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	2021
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	5.4	Down from 15.4
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	9.9	Down from 13.4
Percent of students retained	2.4	Down from 2.6
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	1	No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	13.2	Down from 23.5
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	100.0	No change

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	325	Down from 352
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	100.0	N/A
Teacher attendance rate	93.6	N/A
Average teacher salary	$48,025	Down from $48,635
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	87.7	Up from 87.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	85.1	Up from 82.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	1.5	Down from 3.1
Prime instructional time	83.6	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	23.5 to 1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	15.0	Up from 13.2
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	21	No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	0.0	Down from 1.3
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	0	Down from 2

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.”	80.6	568
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	64.6	568
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	97.1	273
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	82.8	273

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2020-2021 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	0	0
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	3	3
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	7	7
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0	0
Students with in-school suspensions	123	123
Students with out of school suspensions	135	135
Students expelled	0	0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	34	34
Incidents of bullying and harassment	1	1

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	$48,025	Down from $48,635
Percent of expenditures for instruction	47.3	Up from 47.0
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	42.2	Up from 41.7
Average administrator salary	$84,430	Up from $71,849
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	84.5	Up from 83.4
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$7,885	Up from 7537
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,200	Up from 1064
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,279	Down from 1350
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$582	Down from 638
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,164	Up from 8887
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,782	Up from 1702
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,946	Up from 10589