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Fort Dorchester Elementary School

Principal: Annette M. Pletcher

Phone:
843-832-5550
School Address:
5201 Old Glory Lane Summerville, SC 29485
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 863

2021-2022 Overall Rating

Excellent
61 out of 100
School performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: Standard

Academic Achievement

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

NOTE: Additional Achievement results disaggregated across subgroups can be found in the Download Data section of this website.

Overall Student Performance

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 59.5%    (220 / 370)
59.5%
District 52.4%    (5755 / 10989)
52.4%
State 46.6%    (160707 / 344866)
46.6%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 53.5%    (198 / 370)
53.5%
District 41.8%    (4588 / 10989)
41.8%
State 38.9%    (134048 / 344866)
38.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 87.6 Down from 90.9

Academic Achievement

Details Student Performance across District and State

SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0.0 16.2 24.3 22.7 36.8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 20.6 26.6 25.9 26.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 1.0 25.4 27.0 24.7 21.9

Mathematics

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.



Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0.0 19.2 27.3 29.2 24.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 29.2 28.5 21.0 20.8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 1.0 32.1 28.1 19.6 19.3

School Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 64.4 69.0 45.2

Mathematics

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 61.0 56.3 43.7

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 100.0 95.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 95.2 93.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 100.0 99.2 97.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100.0 99.5 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100.0 99.1 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100.0 99.5 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100.0 99.1 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100.0 99.5 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100.0 98.2 97.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100.0 99.9 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100.0 99.3 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 99.4 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 98.5 97.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 100.0 99.3 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100.0 99.3 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 100.0 99.3 98.5

Preparing for Success

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

This indicator displays the SC READY Science test results for elementary and middle school students and the End-of-Course Biology and U.S. History test results for high school students.

Overall Student Performance

SCPASS Science

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 66.7%    (84 / 126)
66.7%
District 51.1%    (1822 / 3565)
51.1%
State 46.0%    (51887 / 112768)
46.0%


Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

Percentage of students Demonstrating Readiness on the KRA 44.0%
44.0%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 33.3%
33.3%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 22.7%
22.7%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 44.0% 35.4% 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 61.7% 48.5% 52.2%
Language and Literacy 39.0% 29.6% 29.8%
Mathematics 32.6% 28.0% 28.1%
Physical Well-Being 63.8% 51.1% 51.5%

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

  Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
  % N % N % N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade. 67.9% 137 60.2% 1732 51.9% 49894
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 56.9% 137 52.8% 1732 54.7% 49894
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 64.6% 113 55.0% 1818 53.2% 49892
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 69.9% 113 53.5% 1818 58.8% 49892

Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State

SCPASS Science

Science

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0.0 16.7 16.7 32.5 34.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 28.1 20.3 24.3 26.8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 1.0 33.0 20.0 22.9 23.2

School Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 4
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 66.7

English Learners' Progress

English Learners - EL

The goal is that students who are learning the English language will become proficient in English within at least five years of their initial enrollment in public schools.

Percent of EL Students who met progress toward proficiency target

School 81.1%    (73 / 90)
81.1%
District 65.8%    (928 / 1411)
65.8%
State 54.3%    (33790 / 62238)
54.3%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 81.1
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 73
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 90
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 115

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 52.8%    (19 / 35)
52.8%
District 51.8%    (19 / 35)
51.8%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 53.7%    (19 / 35)
53.7%
District 52.6%    (19 / 35)
52.6%
State 51.0%    (19 / 35)
51.0%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 52.0%    (18 / 35)
52.0%
District 51.0%    (18 / 35)
51.0%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 56.50 56.10 55.30
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 49.40 49.70 48.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 57.30 54.70 52.90
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 33.00 38.50 40.10
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 66.80 58.60 57.60
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 47.50 51.90 50.20
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 62.20 54.00 53.30
Our DistrictStatewide
American Indian 47.10 47.30
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 79.70 74.50 75.00
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 50.90 51.20 49.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 52.80 51.80 51.10

State Goals

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.

Student Engagement

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses N/AV N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 17.6 Down from 18.9
Percent of students retained 0.5 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 4 Up from 3
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) 9.6 Up from 3.0
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 58 339 26
Percent satisfied with learning environment 98.3%
93.8%
96.0%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 98.3%
92.9%
96.0%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
95.3%
86.4%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 57 Down from 60
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 54.4 Down from 57.9
Teacher attendance rate 92.5 Down from 94.3
Average teacher salary $54,722 Up from $54,486
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 98.2 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 87.0 Down from 88.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 89.4 Up from 86.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 1.7
Prime instructional time 87.6 Down from 90.9
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.7 to 1 Up from 20.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 13.8 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 8 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 5.2 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers 3 N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders N/AV N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders N/AV N/A

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.


Student Safety

Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” 100.0 26
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 96.0 26
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100.0 58
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 98.3 58

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 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon 10
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 40
Students with out of school suspensions 23
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 0
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $54,722 Up from $54,486
Percent of expenditures for instruction 2.8 Down from 65.6
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 2.8 Down from 59.4
Average administrator salary $89,567 Down from $92,093
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 44.6 Up from 43.5
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $8,367 Up from 7306
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $730 Up from 566
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,006 Up from 976
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $575 Up from 267
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $9,373 Up from 8282
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,305 Up from 833
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $10,678 Up from 9114