Superintendent:  Dr. Ronald Wilcox
Board Chair:  Hannah Priester
Phone:
803-943-4576
District Address:
372 Pine Street East Varnville, SC 29944
Student Enrollment: 2455

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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	86.1	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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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	37.8%	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	58.1%	52.2%
Language and Literacy	31.4%	29.8%
Mathematics	23.3%	28.1%
Physical Well-Being	55.2%	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.	40.4%	94	51.9%	49894
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	52.1%	94	54.7%	49894
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	53%	117	53.2%	49892
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	53%	117	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	31.4
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	11
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	35
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	37

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2019	2020	2021	2022
District	0	0	Data N/A	81.6
State	81.1	82.2	83.3	83.8

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	1.7	N/A
Dropout Recovery Rate	0.0	N/A

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No Current Records Available.

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College and Career Readiness

Students in the graduation cohort who are college OR career ready

District 59.7%    (117 / 196)

59.7%

State 65.8%    (38486 / 58486)

65.8%

3-Year Trend

	2020	2021	2022
District	N/A	N/A	59.7%
State	61.1%	61.1%	65.8%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 23%    (45 / 196)

23%

State 29%    (16977 / 58486)

29%

3-Year Trend

	2020	2021	2022
District	N/A	N/A	23%
State	N/A	28.7%	29%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 25.5%    (50 / 196)

25.5%

State 32%    (18725 / 58486)

32%

3-Year Trend

	2020	2021	2022
District	N/A	N/A	25.5%
State	N/A	34.1%	32%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 57.1%    (112 / 196)

57.1%

State 62.8%    (36738 / 58486)

62.8%

3-Year Trend

	2020	2021	2022
District	N/A	N/A	57.1%
State	61.1%	55.7%	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 graduating cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their graduation year.	N/AV	N/A
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	73	N/A
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	47.7	N/A
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	39.9	N/A
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	1.6	N/A

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	385
CTE completers	96
Total students earning national or state credential	172
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
	14
	54
Advanced Manufacturing	0
Agriculture	27
Arts, Entertainment, & Design	0
Construction	0
Digital Technology	20
Education	4
Energy & Natural Resources	Data N/A
Financial Services	78
Healthcare & Human Servies	26
Hospitality, Events, & Tourism	0
Management & Entrepreneurship	0
Marketing & Sales	0
Public Service & Safety	0
Supply Chain & Transportation	0
Universal	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

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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)	48.1%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	25	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	27	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	111
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	38.1%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	29.6%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	37.8	487	454	941
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	61	32	9
White	25	75	46	14
Black	56	44	15	2
Hispanic	55	45	17	3
Two or More Races	35	65	33	7
Students with Disabilities	75	25	11	1
English Language Learners	64	36	12	2

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

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

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

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92
English Language Learners	91

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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	0.0	N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	7.4	N/A
Percent of students retained	3.5	N/A
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	1	N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	N/AV	N/A
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	94.1	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	180	N/A
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	81.8	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	66.6	N/A
Teacher attendance rate	90.5	N/A
Average teacher salary	$51,268	N/A
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	95.0	N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	85.1	N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	5.6	N/A
Prime instructional time	86.1	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	29.7 to 1	N/A
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	39.2	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	60	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	34.0	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	52	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers	34.1	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers	122	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers	25.7	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers	92	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.”	84.6	335
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	75.5	335
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	96	179
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	83.5	179

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	1	1
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	30	30
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	4	4
Students with in-school suspensions	482	482
Students with out of school suspensions	457	457
Students expelled	0	0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	1	1
Incidents of bullying and harassment	7	7

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	$51,268	N/A
Average administrator salary	$80,647	N/A
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	81.2	N/A