Teachers: 53689
Student Enrollment: 766819

2020-2021 Overall Rating

0 out of 0

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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 State	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	87.4	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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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

Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

	Statewide
Overall	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	32.4%
Mathematics	28.3%
Physical Well-Being	%

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

	Statewide
	%	N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade.	51.9%	47348
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	54.2%	47348
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	55.8%	47515
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	60.2%	47515

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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	75.8	45294

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SCPASS Science

Science

End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

US History and the Constitution

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Percent of 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	11900
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	37543
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	63885

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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	39.0	29.0	23.0	8.0
White	25.0	31.0	31.0	13.0
Black	57.0	29.0	13.0	2.0
Hispanic	46.0	27.0	21.0	6.0
Two or More Races	43.0	27.0	23.0	7.0
Students with Disabilities	78.0	14.0	7.0	1.0
English Language Learners	59.0	25.0	13.0	3.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible	51.0	29.0	16.0	4.0

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94.0
English Language Learners	95.0

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	23.0	40.0	29.0	7.0
White	11.0	36.0	41.0	12.0
Black	39.0	46.0	14.0	1.0
Hispanic	29.0	44.0	24.0	3.0
Two or More Races	26.0	40.0	29.0	4.0
Students with Disabilities	57.0	30.0	11.0	3.0
English Language Learners	37.0	42.0	20.0	1.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible	32.0	45.0	20.0	3.0

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94.0
English Language Learners	94.0

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	31.0	39.0	27.0	3.0
White	20.0	40.0	35.0	4.0
Black	49.0	38.0	12.0	1.0
Hispanic	36.0	40.0	23.0	1.0
Two or More Races	31.0	41.0	27.0	1.0
Students with Disabilities	75.0	20.0	5.0	0.0
English Language Learners	49.0	38.0	12.0	2.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible	41.0	40.0	18.0	1.0

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92.0
English Language Learners	93.0

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	36.0	35.0	21.0	8.0
White	23.0	36.0	28.0	13.0
Black	57.0	33.0	9.0	1.0
Hispanic	42.0	36.0	16.0	6.0
Two or More Races	35.0	36.0	23.0	6.0
Students with Disabilities	82.0	15.0	3.0	1.0
English Language Learners	54.0	34.0	11.0	2.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible	50.0	34.0	13.0	3.0

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92.0
English Language Learners	97.0

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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 State	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	29.7	Down from 35.3
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	19.9	Down from 20.2
Percent of students retained	1.3	Down from 1.4
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	6	No change
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 13.8
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	96.8	Down from 99.1

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our State	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	53689	Up from 53488
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	52.7	Up from 48.1
Teacher attendance rate	93.9	N/A
Average teacher salary	$51,862	Down from $52,210
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	93.4	Up from 92.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	92.3	Up from 91.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	1.5	Up from 1.3
Prime instructional time	87.4	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	24.0 to 1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	16.9	Up from 12.2
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	4182	Up from 3009
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	2.9	Up from 1.8
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	714	Up from 445

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.”	88.3	91885
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	61.2	91885
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	97.5	42433
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	86.5	42433

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2020-2021 Incident Management System (IMS)

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school?	No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	4
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	53
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	7
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon	1
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon	419
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	4
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	1
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	2364
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	48
Students with in-school suspensions	33664
Students with out of school suspensions	30967
Students expelled	244
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	1175
Incidents of bullying and harassment	1331

NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

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State level Financial Information

	Our State	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$51,862	Down from $52,210
Percent of expenditures for instruction	53.5	Up from 53.0
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	47.4	Up from 46.2
Average administrator salary	$90,336	Up from $90,172
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	61.9	Up from 61.1
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,488	Up from 8040
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$869	Down from 931
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,601	Down from 1633
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$538	Down from 572
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,088	Up from 9673
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,407	Down from 1503
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,495	Up from 11176