Superintendent:  W. Burke Royster, PhD
Board Chair:  Lynda Leventis-Wells
Phone:
864-355-3100
District Address:
301 E. Camperdown Way Greenville, SC 29601
Student Enrollment: 74094

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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	86.3	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	30%	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	34.7%	32.4%
Mathematics	31.6%	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.	Data N/A	0	51.9%	47348
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	Data N/A	0	54.2%	47348
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	Data N/A	0	55.8%	47515
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	Data N/A	0	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	31.7
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	2164
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	6827
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	10900

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2018	2019	2020	2021
District	83.6	85.1	86.1	84.1
State	81	81.1	82.2	83.3

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	2.2	Down from 2.4
Dropout Recovery Rate	2.1	Down from 3.6

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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 64.6%    (3376 / 5223)

64.6%

State 61.1%    (34839 / 57040)

61.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 32.3%    (1689 / 5223)

32.3%

State 28.7%    (16380 / 57040)

28.7%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 37.5%    (1958 / 5223)

37.5%

State 34.1%    (19464 / 57040)

34.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 59.5%    (3107 / 5223)

59.5%

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.	73.4	Up from 50.8
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	2520	Down from 3109
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	61.5	Down from 65.2
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	51.8	Up from 40.9
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	6.5	Up from 4.6

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	12613
CTE completers	976
Total students earning national or state credential	3941
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Education & Training	0
Finance	102
Manufacturing	189
Hospitality & Tourism	102
Government & Public Administration	Data N/A
Marketing	0
Human Services	94
Health Science	804
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Information Technology	1
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	39
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	454
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	168
Other *	2914
Architecture & Construction	30
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	105
Business Management & Administration	1

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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)	58.7%	79.6%
Number of Students Taking Exam	4409	156
Number of Exams Administered	7485	314

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	1496
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	15.9%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	9.1%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	51.4	538	521	1059
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	1
English Language Learners	59	25	13	3
Free or reduced lunch eligible	51
Black	57
Free or reduced lunch eligible	29
Black	29
Free or reduced lunch eligible	16
Black	13
Free or reduced lunch eligible	4
All Students	39
Black	2
All Students	29
Hispanic	46
All Students	23
Hispanic	27
All Students	8
Hispanic	21
White	25
Hispanic	6
White	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
Hispanic	29	44	24	3
Two or More Races	26
English Language Learners	37
All Students	23	40
English Language Learners	42
All Students	29
English Language Learners	20
All Students	7
English Language Learners	1
White	11	36
Free or reduced lunch eligible	32
White	41
Free or reduced lunch eligible	45
White	12
Free or reduced lunch eligible	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	40	23	1
Two or More Races	31
All Students	31	39	27	3
White	20	40	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	13	3
Black	57	33
All Students	36
Black	9
All Students	35
Black	1
All Students	21
Hispanic	42	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	27.0	Down from 52.2
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	25.6	Up from 24.6
Percent of students retained	1.1	Down from 1.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	9	Up from 8
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	6.7	Down from 12.1
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	81.5	Down from 98.0

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	5032	Down from 5049
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	N/AV	N/A
Teacher attendance rate	94.6	N/A
Average teacher salary	$54,595	Up from $54,066
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	92.3	Up from 89.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	90.4	Up from 88.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.1	No change
Prime instructional time	86.3	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	27.6 to 1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	17.3	Up from 15.7
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	390	Down from 421
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	1.5	Up from 0.4
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	33	Up from 12

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.”	91.9	5742
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	61.6	5742
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	98.2	2882
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	85	2882

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)	5	5
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	25	25
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	1	1
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	241	241
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0	0
Students with in-school suspensions	2390	2390
Students with out of school suspensions	2416	2416
Students expelled	3	3
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0	0
Incidents of bullying and harassment	136	136

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	$54,595	Up from $54,066
Percent of expenditures for instruction	58.3	Up from 55.3
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	58.3	Up from 49
Average administrator salary	$88,451	Up from $87,645
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	60.2	Up from 55.8
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,125	Up from 7708
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$740	Up from 611
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$693	Down from 780
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$318	Down from 356
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,817	Up from 8489
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,058	Up from 967
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,875	Up from 9456