Principal: David Branham Jr.

Phone:
803-432-9858
School Address:
874 Vocational Lane Camden, SC 29020
Serving Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 548

2021-2022 Overall Rating

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

Support Status: Standard

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 1 and Algebra 1

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	85.1	Down from 85.8

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 1 and Algebra 1

English

Algebra

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Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

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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

High School Civics Exam

	School
	%	N
Percentage of students enrolled in a US Government course who score at or above the designated passing score on the civics test	100.0	94

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End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

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

US History and the Constitution

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Percent of EL Students who met progress toward proficiency target

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	76.0
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	19
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	25
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	27

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School Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2019	2020	2021	2022
School	79.4	86.6	89.7	85.0
District	86.4	86.3	86.3	83.3
State	81.1	82.2	83.3	83.8

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	2.7	Up from 0.6
Dropout Recovery Rate	6.7	N/A

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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

School 72.4%    (92 / 127)

72.4%

District 70.4%    (543 / 771)

70.4%

State 65.8%    (38486 / 58486)

65.8%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

School 22.8%    (29 / 127)

22.8%

District 24.9%    (192 / 771)

24.9%

State 29.0%    (16977 / 58486)

29.0%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

School 23.6%    (30 / 127)

23.6%

District 26.5%    (204 / 771)

26.5%

State 32.0%    (18725 / 58486)

32.0%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

School 71.7%    (91 / 127)

71.7%

District 68.9%    (531 / 771)

68.9%

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 School	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	45.0	Up from 41.4
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	47	Up from 42
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	42.5	Down from 49.5
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	18.1	Down from 18.7
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	2.4	Up from 0.9

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	231
CTE completers	31
Total students earning national or state credential	87
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	0
Architecture & Construction	6
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Business Management & Administration	0
Education & Training	2
Finance	0
Government & Public Administration	Data N/A
Health Science	38
Hospitality & Tourism	5
Human Services	2
Information Technology	10
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	12
Manufacturing	1
Marketing	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	20
Other *	41

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College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Career Ready

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Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2021-2022 School Year

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2021-2022 School Year

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)	52.2%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	40	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	46	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	24
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	11.8%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	7.4%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our School	36.0	528	509	1036
Our District	38.1	521	502	1023
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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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 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	13.6	Down from 22.2
Percent of students retained	5.6	Up from 2.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	8	Up from 7
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)	27.6	Up from 12.4
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	N/AV	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our School	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	32	Up from 31
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	59.1	Up from 57.8
Teacher attendance rate	93.9	Down from 94.6
Average teacher salary	$55,640	Up from $52,991
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	100.0	No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	86.2	No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	86.2	Down from 89.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.0	No change
Prime instructional time	85.1	Down from 85.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	17.1 to 1	Down from 30.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers	15.8	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers	6	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers	18.4	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers	7	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.

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Evaluations By Parents	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.”	92.3	57
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	80.5	57
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	100.0	27
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	92.6	27

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	3
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	6
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0
Students with in-school suspensions	51
Students with out of school suspensions	75
Students expelled	4
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0
Incidents of bullying and harassment	3

NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

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School level Financial Information

	Our School	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$55,640	Up from $52,991
Percent of expenditures for instruction	30.8	Up from 23.3
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	27	Down from 21.3
Average administrator salary	$95,383	Up from $91,984
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	61.9	Down from 65.2
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,636	Down from 10817
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$633	Down from 704
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,983	Up from 1829
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$689	Up from 430
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$12,619	Down from 12646
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,322	Up from 1134
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$13,941	Up from 13780