Superintendent:  Dr. Antwon Sutton
Board Chair:  Doug Shannon
Phone:
803-385-6122
District Address:
509 District Office Drive Chester, SC 29706
Student Enrollment: 4833

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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	83.7	Down from 87.8

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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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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	29.5%	36%
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	49.6%	52.2%
Language and Literacy	18.9%	29.8%
Mathematics	25%	28.1%
Physical Well-Being	45.5%	51.5%

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.	24.3%	341	51.9%	49894
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	43.7%	341	54.7%	49894
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	51.2%	363	53.2%	49892
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	59.2%	363	58.8%	49892

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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	43
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	46
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	107
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	122

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2019	2020	2021	2022
District	79	82.8	79.6	81.4
State	81.1	82.2	83.3	83.8

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	3.8	Up from 2.7
Dropout Recovery Rate	1.9	Down from 8.1

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No Current Records Available.

No Current Records Available.

No Current Records Available.

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College and Career Readiness

Students in the graduation cohort who are college OR career ready

District 52.8%    (187 / 354)

52.8%

State 65.8%    (38486 / 58486)

65.8%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 17.2%    (61 / 354)

17.2%

State 29%    (16977 / 58486)

29%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 18.9%    (67 / 354)

18.9%

State 32%    (18725 / 58486)

32%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 51.1%    (181 / 354)

51.1%

State 62.8%    (36738 / 58486)

62.8%

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.	43.5	Down from 52.1
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	140	Up from 121
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	64.5	Up from 53.6
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	30.3	Down from 33.0
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	1.3	Down from 1.9

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	620
CTE completers	135
Total students earning national or state credential	144
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Education & Training	0
Finance	0
Government & Public Administration	Data N/A
Health Science	14
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	8
Architecture & Construction	0
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	13
Manufacturing	15
Business Management & Administration	0
Marketing	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	11
Hospitality & Tourism	2
Human Services	13
Other *	85
Information Technology	4
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)	50%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	28	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	28	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	144
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	25%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	19.1%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	30.3	503	470	973
Statewide	48.8	522	501	1023

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
Hispanic	3
Two or More Races	35	65	33	7
Students with Disabilities	75	25	11	1
English Language Learners	64	36	12	2
White	14
Black	56	44	15	2
Hispanic	55	45	17
All Students	39	61	32	9
White	25	75	46

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92
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	43	57	14	1
Free or reduced lunch eligible	21
Hispanic	32
Free or reduced lunch eligible	2
Hispanic	68
All Students	26
Hispanic	24	3
All Students	74
English Language Learners	37
All Students	34
English Language Learners	63
Two or More Races	33
All Students	6
Two or More Races	67
English Language Learners	19
Two or More Races	27
White	13
English Language Learners	1
Two or More Races	3
White	87
Students with Disabilities	61	39
Free or reduced lunch eligible	35
White	49
Students with Disabilities	11
Free or reduced lunch eligible	65
Students with Disabilities	2
White	10

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	95
English Language Learners	95

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
Hispanic	54	18	1
Two or More Races	41	59	21	1
Students with Disabilities	80	20	3
White	75
Students with Disabilities	0
White	37
English Language Learners	67
White	4
English Language Learners	33
Black	52
All Students	37	63
English Language Learners	3
Black	48
All Students	27
English Language Learners	0
All Students	2
Black	13
White	25
Black	1
Hispanic	46

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94
English Language Learners	90

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
Hispanic	18	3
Two or More Races	39	61	24	5
Students with Disabilities	83	17	4	1
English Language Learners	75	25	4	0
White	32	8
Black	65	35	7	1
Hispanic	49	51
All Students	44	56	22	5
White	29	71

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92
English Language Learners	91

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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	2022
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students	74.2%	79.5%	82.1%	90.0%	74.8%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students	75.8%	79.5%	82.1%	90.0%	67.7%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students	43.2%	47.7%	56.6%	70.0%	50.9%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students	46.0%	50.0%	58.0%	70.0%	41.3%
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students)	82.6%	83.8%	86.3%	90.0%	83.8%
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target	31.0%	37.4%	50.2%	70.0%	54.3%

*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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Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	22.9	Up from 7.5
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	7.5	Down from 10.5
Percent of students retained	2.1	Up from 1.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	2	Up from 1
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	34.4	Up from 11.4
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	95.1	Down from 97.1

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	363	Down from 370
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	62.3	Up from 59.0
Teacher attendance rate	92.7	Down from 97.2
Average teacher salary	$53,415	Up from $52,045
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	98.3	Up from 97.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	83.2	Down from 83.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	83.5	Up from 83.2
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	12.9	Up from 0.3
Prime instructional time	83.7	Down from 87.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	23.0 to 1	Down from 25.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	24.8	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	34	N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	9	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	1	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	6.6	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	9	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers	23.9	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers	89	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers	8.3	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers	31	N/A

Inexperienced Teacher- a teacher with less than 4 years of experience.
Inexperienced School Leader- a School Administrator that has not completed their formal evaluation process (Tier 1)
Out of Field Teacher- a teacher teaching a course or courses outside their field of certification when a certification is required for that course.

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.”	79.2	168
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	74.3	168
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	96.9	354
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	78.6	354

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2021-2022 Incident Management System (IMS)

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	1	Yes
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	11	11
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	42	42
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	3	3
Students with in-school suspensions	902	902
Students with out of school suspensions	1037	1037
Students expelled	3	3
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	22	22
Incidents of bullying and harassment	25	25

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	$53,415	Up from $52,045
Percent of expenditures for instruction	51.5	Up from 51.3
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	46.2	No change
Average administrator salary	$93,083	Up from $89,090
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	78.2	Down from 79.0
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,504	Down from 8565
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,191	Up from 991
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,717	Down from 2040
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,115	Up from 501
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,222	Down from 10605
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,306	Up from 1492
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$12,528	Up from 12096