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St. Helena Elementary School

Principal: Dr. Tara Mack

Phone:
843-838-0300
School Address:
1025 Sea Island Parkway St. Helena, SC 29920
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 347

2020-2021 Overall Rating


0 out of 0
School performance is not yet rated based on the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: Standard

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.

Academic Achievement

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

NOTE: Additional Achievement results disaggregated across subgroups can be found in the Download Data section of this website as well as on the State Assessment Results pages.

Overall Student Performance

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

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

School 21.3%    (23 / 108)
21.3%
District 45.3%    (3861 / 8519)
45.3%
State 42.6%    (128425 / 301118)
42.6%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 18.8%    (22 / 117)
18.8%
District 39.8%    (3405 / 8554)
39.8%
State 37.3%    (112523 / 301914)
37.3%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 76.4 N/A

Academic Achievement

Details Student Performance across District and State

SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 46.3 32.4 15.7 5.6
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 25.6 29 25.2 20.1
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 29.1 28.2 23.5 19.1

Mathematics

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.



Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 49.6 31.6 14.5 4.3
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 31.3 28.9 19.9 19.9
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 34.7 28.1 19.6 17.7

School Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 15.6 36.1 12.5

Mathematics

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 12.5 26.2 16.3

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 100 88.2 87.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster 100 90.5 82.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 33.3 89.4 85.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant 100 100 94.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 94.7 91.4 87.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 86.5 91.5 88
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100 92.5 90.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 89.9 90.6 86.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 89.6 91.8 88.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 95.8 88.9 86.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100 96.7 93.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100 92.6 90.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 92.9 95.9 91
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 85.1 88.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 91.9 90.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 89.6 85.5 83.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 90.6 91.4 87.9

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.

Preparing for Success

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

This indicator displays the SC READY Science test results for elementary and middle school students and the End-of-Course Biology and U.S. History test results for high school students.

Overall Student Performance

SCPASS Science

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 14.3%    (6 / 42)
14.3%
District 43.4%    (1221 / 2812)
43.4%
State 43.3%    (43210 / 99859)
43.3%


Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

Percentage of students Demonstrating Readiness on the KRA 11.7%
11.7%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 30%
30%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 58.3%
58.3%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 11.7% 21.5% 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 18.3% 25.1% 32.4%
Mathematics 8.3% 24.3% 28.3%
Physical Well-Being % % %

First and Second Grade Students on Track for Success in ELA and Math

  Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
  % N % N % N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade. 8.3% 60 1373 28.1% 51.9% 47348
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 60 3.3% 35.3% 1373 54.2% 47348
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 10.2% 49 28.9% 1348 55.8% 47515
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 12.2% 49 48.1% 1348 60.2% 47515

Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State

SCPASS Science

Science

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 66.7 19 9.5 4.8
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 34.2 22.4 23.9 19.6
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 34.6 22.1 23.8 19.5

School Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 4
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 14.3

English Learners' Progress

English Learners - EL

The goal is that students who are learning the English language will become proficient in English within at least five years of their initial enrollment in public schools.

EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

District 35.1%    (925 / 2637)
35.1%
State 31.7%    (11900 / 37543)
31.7%

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 11
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 17

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.

Student Progress

No Data Available

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

No Data Available

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.

State Goals

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.

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.

Student Engagement

Additional Information

Our School 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 3.5 Up from 1.4
Percent of students retained 0.0 Down from 0.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 5 Up from 4
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 0.0 No change
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 24 37 16
Percent satisfied with learning environment 91.7%
89.2%
87.5%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 83.3%
83.8%
75.1%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 56.5%
75.7%
81.3%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 31 Down from 35
Teacher attendance rate 93.6 N/A
Average teacher salary $53,945 Down from $54,533
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 73.3 Down from 74.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 74.4 Up from 73.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 2.9
Prime instructional time 76.4 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 16.5 to 1 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 14.3 Up from 5.6
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 2 Up from 1
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 7.1 Up from 5.6
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 1 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.


Student Safety

Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” 81.3 16
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 68.8 16
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 87.5 24
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 91.3 24

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 0 0
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 1 1
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 9 9
Students with out of school suspensions 24 24
Students expelled 0 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 2 2
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $53,945 Down from $54,533
Percent of expenditures for instruction 63.4 Up from 62.6
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 56.7 Up from 55.4
Average administrator salary $88,986 Up from $88,658
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 94.3 Up from 93.1
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $11,805 Up from 10153
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $840 Up from 675
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,949 Down from 3266
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,172 Up from 318
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $14,754 Up from 13419
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $2,013 Up from 994
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $16,767 Up from 14413