Superintendent:  Dr. Craig Witherspoon
Board Chair:  Mrs. Cheryl Harris
Phone:
803-231-7000
District Address:
1616 Richland Street Columbia, SC 29201
Student Enrollment: 22151

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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 88.1

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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	36.7%	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	53.4%	52.2%
Language and Literacy	32.4%	29.8%
Mathematics	27.2%	28.1%
Physical Well-Being	49.5%	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.	48.1%	1648	51.9%	49894
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	53.5%	1648	54.7%	49894
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	54.9%	1625	53.2%	49892
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	67.6%	1625	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	56.5
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	554
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	980
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	1076

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2019	2020	2021	2022
District	82.2	82.9	85.8	86
State	81.1	82.2	83.3	83.8

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	1.5	Down from 1.6
Dropout Recovery Rate	5.3	Down from 5.9

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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 55.4%    (864 / 1560)

55.4%

State 65.8%    (38486 / 58486)

65.8%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 23%    (359 / 1560)

23%

State 29%    (16977 / 58486)

29%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 25%    (390 / 1560)

25%

State 32%    (18725 / 58486)

32%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 53.4%    (833 / 1560)

53.4%

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.	53.1	Down from 57.5
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	748	Up from 592
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	59.6	Up from 57.4
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	25.0	Down from 33.8
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	5.0	Up from 4.1

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	3055
CTE completers	305
Total students earning national or state credential	385
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	55
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	0
Architecture & Construction	0
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Business Management & Administration	0
Manufacturing	2
Hospitality & Tourism	57
Human Services	25
Marketing	0
Information Technology	16
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	5
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	32
Other *	256

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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)	57.9%	76.9%
Number of Students Taking Exam	845	90
Number of Exams Administered	1347	386

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	331
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	12.4%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	6.4%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	39.1	530	494	1024
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
White	14
Two or More Races	35
Black	56	44
Two or More Races	65
Black	15	2
Two or More Races	33
Hispanic	55	45
Two or More Races	7
Hispanic	17
All Students	39	61
Students with Disabilities	75
All Students	32	9
Students with Disabilities	25
White	25	75
Students with Disabilities	11
White	46
Students with Disabilities	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
Black	43
Free or reduced lunch eligible	21	2
Black	57	14	1
Hispanic	32	68	24	3
All Students	74	34	6
White	13	87
All Students	26
White	49
English Language Learners	37
White	10
English Language Learners	63	19
Two or More Races	33
English Language Learners	1
Free or reduced lunch eligible	35	65
Two or More Races	67	27	3
Students with Disabilities	61	39	11	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
Hispanic	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
White	75	37	4
Black	52	48	13	1
Hispanic	46
All Students	37	63	27	2
White	25

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
White	32
Students with Disabilities	83
White	8
Black	65	35
Students with Disabilities	17
Black	7	1
Students with Disabilities	4
Hispanic	49	51
Students with Disabilities	1
All Students	44	56
English Language Learners	75
All Students	22	5
English Language Learners	25
White	29	71
English Language Learners	4	0

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	31.0	Up from 26.3
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	15.7	Down from 17.5
Percent of students retained	2.3	Up from 1.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	7	Up from 6
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	21.9	Up from 9.3
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	98.0	Down from 99.0

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	1864	Down from 1922
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	66.3	Up from 65.3
Teacher attendance rate	93.2	Down from 95.0
Average teacher salary	$55,025	Up from $54,059
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	99.2	Up from 98.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	82.6	Down from 88.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	84.5	Down from 84.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	1.9	Up from 1.2
Prime instructional time	84.8	Down from 88.1
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	21.7 to 1	Up from 20.3 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	19.7	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	75	N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	8	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	2	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	14.2	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	54	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	24.8	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	239	N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	15	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	11	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	26.3	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	254	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers	22.9	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers	411	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers	22.5	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers	403	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.”	81.8	940
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	77.9	940
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	94.7	1853
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	75.3	1853

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)	4	4
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	1	1
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon	55	55
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	253	253
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	14	14
Students with in-school suspensions	2668	2668
Students with out of school suspensions	3757	3757
Students expelled	22	22
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	13	13
Incidents of bullying and harassment	80	80

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	$55,025	Up from $54,059
Percent of expenditures for instruction	54.6	Up from 51.9
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	45.8	Up from 45.7
Average administrator salary	$101,736	Up from $95,366
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	75.9	Down from 77.3
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$12,749	Up from 11697
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,096	Up from 886
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,372	Up from 2079
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$648	Up from 614
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$15,121	Up from 13776
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,744	Up from 1500
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$16,865	Up from 15276