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Kensington Elementary

Principal: Maurice Cobb

Phone:
8433444284
School Address:
49 Kershaw Place Georgetown, SC 29440
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 536

2021-2022 Overall Rating

Good
53 out of 100
School performance 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 38.1%    (90 / 236)
38.1%
District 37.5%    (1377 / 3670)
37.5%
State 46.6%    (160707 / 344866)
46.6%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 39.8%    (94 / 236)
39.8%
District 29.0%    (1066 / 3670)
29.0%
State 38.9%    (134048 / 344866)
38.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 86.0 No change

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 0.4 30.9 30.5 24.6 13.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 32.3 29.6 22.7 14.8
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 0.4 32.6 27.1 20.8 19.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 40.4 30.1 16.8 12.2
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 35.4 27.5 50.0

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 37.8 29.0 51.2

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A Data N/A 95.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 98.2 93.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 94.9 97.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 99.3 98.5 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100.0 98.4 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100.0 97.6 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.4 98.9 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.5 98.6 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100.0 98.0 97.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100.0 98.3 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 99.1 98.1 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 96.8 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A Data N/A 97.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A Data N/A 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100.0 99.2 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.6 98.5 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 21.4%    (15 / 70)
21.4%
District 33.7%    (392 / 1163)
33.7%
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 51.6%
51.6%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 39.8%
39.8%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 8.6%
8.6%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 51.6% 46.1% 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 78.5% 61.7% 52.2%
Language and Literacy 39.8% 34.2% 29.8%
Mathematics 40.9% 37.0% 28.1%
Physical Well-Being 76.3% 63.0% 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. 61.4% 88 66.2% 562 51.9% 49894
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 58.0% 88 59.4% 562 54.7% 49894
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 84.4% 64 75.0% 496 53.2% 49892
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 73.4% 64 66.5% 496 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 1.4 47.1 30.0 15.7 5.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 42.5 23.4 19.3 14.4
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 21.7

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 16.3%    (7 / 43)
16.3%
District 35.4%    (143 / 404)
35.4%
State 54.3%    (33790 / 62238)
54.3%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 16.3
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 7
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 43
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 44

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 77.0%    (27 / 35)
77.0%
District 51.7%    (20 / 35)
51.7%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 76.3%    (27 / 35)
76.3%
District 50.2%    (19 / 35)
50.2%
State 51.0%    (19 / 35)
51.0%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 77.7%    (27 / 35)
77.7%
District 53.2%    (21 / 35)
53.2%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 82.60 53.00 55.30
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 73.40 48.30 48.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 81.10 52.40 52.90
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 41.20 39.60 40.10
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 71.50 53.20 57.60
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 76.30 47.60 50.20
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 74.90 49.90 53.30
Our DistrictStatewide
American Indian 40.30 47.30
Our DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 85.00 75.00
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 76.50 50.00 49.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 77.00 51.70 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 10.1 Down from 10.5
Percent of students retained 2.4 Up from 2.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 5 Up from 4
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) 18.5 Up from 6.2
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 40 210 88
Percent satisfied with learning environment 94.9%
87.2%
92.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 89.7%
84.9%
93.7%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
90.9%
91.3%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 38 Down from 46
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 57.9 Down from 58.7
Teacher attendance rate 93.0 Up from 92.5
Average teacher salary $55,023 Down from $55,245
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 97.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 83.3 Up from 82.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 85.9 Up from 84.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 86.0 No change
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 19.1 to 1 Up from 16.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 12.1 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 4 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 0.0 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers 0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 50.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders 1 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.” 93.9 88
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 88.0 88
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 97.4 40
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 79.5 40

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 8
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 2
Students with out of school suspensions 33
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 $55,023 Down from $55,245
Percent of expenditures for instruction 73.6 Up from 68.2
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 60.8 Down from 61.2
Average administrator salary $96,761 Up from $95,326
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 65.3 Down from 69.1
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $10,919 Up from 10162
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,324 Up from 1275
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $891 Down from 1185
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,223 Up from 404
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $11,809 Up from 11347
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $2,547 Up from 1680
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $14,357 Up from 13027