Principal: Gerald Gary

Phone:
8034763300
School Address:
1400 Old Tamah Rd Irmo, SC 29063
Serving Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1647

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

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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.

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

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	86.8	N/A

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

English

Algebra

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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.

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

High School Civics Exam

	School
	%	N
Percentage of students enrolled in a US Government course who score at or above the designated passing score on the civics test	93.3	360

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End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

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

US History and the Constitution

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EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	48.3
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	14
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	29
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	51

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School Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2018	2019	2020	2021
School	89.2	84.2	89.1	84.8
District	90.6	88.4	90.7	87.7
State	81	81.1	82.2	83.3

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	0.9	No change
Dropout Recovery Rate	7.1	Up from 6.3

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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

School 80.1%    (317 / 396)

80.1%

District 80.4%    (1098 / 1366)

80.4%

State 61.1%    (34839 / 57040)

61.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

School 46.5%    (184 / 396)

46.5%

District 49.8%    (680 / 1366)

49.8%

State 28.7%    (16380 / 57040)

28.7%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

School 50.8%    (201 / 396)

50.8%

District 53.3%    (728 / 1366)

53.3%

State 34.1%    (19464 / 57040)

34.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

School 75.8%    (300 / 396)

75.8%

District 76.9%    (1050 / 1366)

76.9%

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 School	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.	83.3	Down from 92.1
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	221	Down from 287
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	67.4	Down from 76.6
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	43.4	Up from 40.8
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	1036
CTE completers	154
Total students earning national or state credential	483
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	37
Other *	418
Hospitality & Tourism	7
Human Services	1
Information Technology	2
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	4
Manufacturing	1
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	4
Marketing	1
Architecture & Construction	3
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	9
Business Management & Administration	1
Education & Training	5
Finance	13
Government & Public Administration	Data N/A
Health Science	260

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College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Career Ready

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Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2020-2021 School Year

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2020-2021 School Year

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)	72.5%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	499	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	1093	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	36
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	4.7%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	Data N/A

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our School	73.4	545	542	1087
Our District	74.7	546	537	1083
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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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 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	37.7	Down from 39.8
Percent of students retained	2.1	Down from 3.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	4	Up from 3
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)	8.2	Down from 12.2
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	N/AV	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our School	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	113	No change
Teacher attendance rate	94.8	N/A
Average teacher salary	$60,471	Down from $61,931
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	94.1	Up from 90.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	89.7	Up from 87.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.0	No change
Prime instructional time	86.8	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	25.1 to 1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	10.0	Up from 8
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	5	Up from 4
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	4.0	No change
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	2	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.”	89.6	144
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	48.6	144
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	94.8	77
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	87.1	77

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	0	0
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0	0
Students with in-school suspensions	48	48
Students with out of school suspensions	55	55
Students expelled	0	0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	12	12
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/

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School level Financial Information

	Our School	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$60,471	Down from $61,931
Percent of expenditures for instruction	54.4	Down from 55.4
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	51.2	Down from 51.9
Average administrator salary	$103,063	Down from $103,812
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	38.5	Up from 38.3
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,849	Up from 9307
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$589	Up from 504
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,317	Down from 1754
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$401	Up from 367
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,166	Up from 11061
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$990	Up from 871
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$12,157	Up from 11932