Superintendent:  J. Harrison Goodwin, , Ed.D
Board Chair:  Chad L. Vick
Phone:
843-623-2175
District Address:
401 West Boulevard Chesterfield, SC 29709
Student Enrollment: 6901

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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	84.8	Down from 87.0

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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	28.1%	36.0%
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	40.5%	52.2%
Language and Literacy	23.4%	29.8%
Mathematics	20.1%	28.1%
Physical Well-Being	48.3%	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.	19.2%	511	51.9%	49894
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	29.0%	511	54.7%	49894
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	13.3%	488	53.2%	49892
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	33.4%	488	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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Percent of EL Students who met progress toward proficiency target

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	43.7
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	121
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	277
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	306

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2019	2020	2021	2022
District	83.0	87.2	86.6	86.0
State	81.1	82.2	83.3	83.8

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	3.2	Up from 2.2
Dropout Recovery Rate	4.5	Down from 14.0

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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 77.0%    (379 / 492)

77.0%

State 65.8%    (38486 / 58486)

65.8%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 22.8%    (112 / 492)

22.8%

State 29.0%    (16977 / 58486)

29.0%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 23.0%    (113 / 492)

23.0%

State 32.0%    (18725 / 58486)

32.0%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 76.8%    (378 / 492)

76.8%

State 62.8%    (36738 / 58486)

62.8%

Note: The new CCR results (as of 2020) cannot be compared to that of previous years because the cohort of students measured has changed from graduates to all students in the four year on-time graduation cohort (graduates and non graduates).

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Percentage of Students from prior year graduating class enrolled in a two- or four-year college or technical college pursuing an associates degree, certificate, or diploma in Fall following graduation	52.4	Up from 48.7
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	102	Down from 111
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	50.9	Up from 50.6
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	26.6	Down from 30.7
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	3.4	Down from 4.0

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	1261
CTE completers	350
Total students earning national or state credential	826
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	93
Architecture & Construction	0
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Business Management & Administration	0
Education & Training	14
Finance	0
Government & Public Administration	Data N/A
Health Science	247
Hospitality & Tourism	88
Human Services	0
Information Technology	0
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	25
Manufacturing	0
Marketing	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	0
Other *	654

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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)	16.7%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	37	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	42	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	233
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	27.9%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	19.6%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	40.9	497	467	964
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
All Students	39.0	61.0	32.0	9.0
White	25.0	75.0	46.0	14.0
Black	56.0	44.0	15.0	2.0
Hispanic	55.0	45.0	17.0	3.0
Two or More Races	35.0	65.0	33.0	7.0
Students with Disabilities	75.0	25.0	11.0	1.0
English Language Learners	64.0	36.0	12.0	2.0

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92.0
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	26.0	74.0	34.0	6.0
White	13.0	87.0	49.0	10.0
Black	43.0	57.0	14.0	1.0
Hispanic	32.0	68.0	24.0	3.0
Two or More Races	33.0	67.0	27.0	3.0
Students with Disabilities	61.0	39.0	11.0	2.0
English Language Learners	37.0	63.0	19.0	1.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible	35.0	65.0	21.0	2.0

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	95.0
English Language Learners	95.0

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	37.0	63.0	27.0	2.0
White	25.0	75.0	37.0	4.0
Black	52.0	48.0	13.0	1.0
Hispanic	46.0	54.0	18.0	1.0
Two or More Races	41.0	59.0	21.0	1.0
Students with Disabilities	80.0	20.0	3.0	0.0
English Language Learners	67.0	33.0	3.0	0.0

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94.0
English Language Learners	90.0

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	44.0	56.0	22.0	5.0
White	29.0	71.0	32.0	8.0
Black	65.0	35.0	7.0	1.0
Hispanic	49.0	51.0	18.0	3.0
Two or More Races	39.0	61.0	24.0	5.0
Students with Disabilities	83.0	17.0	4.0	1.0
English Language Learners	75.0	25.0	4.0	0.0

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92.0
English Language Learners	91.0

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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	11.3	Up from 10.2
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	15.5	Down from 25.1
Percent of students retained	2.5	Up from 1.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	10	Up from 9
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	20.5	Up from 9.9
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	99.4	Down from 99.7

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	488	Up from 478
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	43.9	Down from 44.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	62.7	Up from 60.6
Teacher attendance rate	92.9	Down from 93.2
Average teacher salary	$52,199	Up from $50,793
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	99.4	Down from 99.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	89.2	Down from 89.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	89.9	Up from 89.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	1.4	Up from 1.0
Prime instructional time	84.8	Down from 87.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	21.5 to 1	No change
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	35.4	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	28	N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	17	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	24.1	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	19	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers	22.1	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers	104	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers	16.3	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers	77	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.”	90.1	428
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	77.8	428
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	96.5	458
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	82.7	458

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

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	No
Was a homicide committed at your school?	No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	0
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	0
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon	0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	65
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	0
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	1
Students with in-school suspensions	825
Students with out of school suspensions	1149
Students expelled	5
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	2
Incidents of bullying and harassment	22

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	$52,199	Up from $50,793
Percent of expenditures for instruction	52.9	Down from 53.4
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	47	Down from 47.8
Average administrator salary	$90,415	Up from $88,887
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	73.8	Down from 75.3
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,559	Up from 8249
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,164	Up from 972
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,361	Up from 1305
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,083	Up from 505
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,920	Up from 9553
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,246	Up from 1477
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$12,167	Up from 11031