Teachers: 53306
Student Enrollment: 781231

2021-2022 Overall Rating

0 out of 0

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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 State	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	85.9	Down from 87.4

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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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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

Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

	Statewide
Overall	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	52.2%
Language and Literacy	29.8%
Mathematics	28.1%
Physical Well-Being	51.5%

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

	Statewide
	%	N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade.	51.9%	49894
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	54.7%	49894
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	53.2%	49892
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	58.8%	49892

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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	87.2	47151

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SCPASS Science

Science

End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

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	54.3
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	33790
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	62238
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	67169

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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	39.0	61.0	32.0	9.0
White	25.0	75.0	46.0	14.0
Black	56.0	44.0	15.0	2.0
Hispanic	55.0	45.0	17.0	3.0
Two or More Races	35.0	65.0	33.0	7.0
Students with Disabilities	75.0	25.0	11.0	1.0
English Language Learners	64.0	36.0	12.0	2.0

Reading Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92.0
English Language Learners	95.0

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	26.0	74.0	34.0	6.0
White	13.0	87.0	49.0	10.0
Black	43.0	57.0	14.0	1.0
Hispanic	32.0	68.0	24.0	3.0
Two or More Races	33.0	67.0	27.0	3.0
Students with Disabilities	61.0	39.0	11.0	2.0
English Language Learners	37.0	63.0	19.0	1.0
Free or reduced lunch eligible	35.0	65.0	21.0	2.0

Mathematics Grade 4 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	95.0
English Language Learners	95.0

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	37.0	63.0	27.0	2.0
White	25.0	75.0	37.0	4.0
Black	52.0	48.0	13.0	1.0
Hispanic	46.0	54.0	18.0	1.0
Two or More Races	41.0	59.0	21.0	1.0
Students with Disabilities	80.0	20.0	3.0	0.0
English Language Learners	67.0	33.0	3.0	0.0

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	94.0
English Language Learners	90.0

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	44.0	56.0	22.0	5.0
White	29.0	71.0	32.0	8.0
Black	65.0	35.0	7.0	1.0
Hispanic	49.0	51.0	18.0	3.0
Two or More Races	39.0	61.0	24.0	5.0
Students with Disabilities	83.0	17.0	4.0	1.0
English Language Learners	75.0	25.0	4.0	0.0

Mathematics Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
Students with Disabilities	92.0
English Language Learners	91.0

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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 State	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	28.0	Down from 29.7
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	18.7	Down from 19.9
Percent of students retained	1.9	Up from 1.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	6	No change
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)	20.3	Up from 8.2
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	97.9	Up from 96.8

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our State	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	53306	Down from 53689
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	56.2	Up from 52.7
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	62.2	Down from 62.8
Teacher attendance rate	92.9	Down from 93.9
Average teacher salary	$53,081	Up from $51,862
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	98.2	Down from 98.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	87.1	Down from 93.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	91.1	Down from 92.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	2.1	Up from 1.5
Prime instructional time	85.9	Down from 87.4
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	24.1 to 1	Up from 24.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	19.4	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	3386	N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	14	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	85	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	11.8	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	2051	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	28.6	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	2716	N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	11	N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	86	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	20.1	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	1907	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers	23.2	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers	12798	N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers	13.8	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers	7611	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.”	89.9	56522
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	79.8	56522
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	97.2	49680
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	78.8	49680

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2021-2022 Incident Management System (IMS)

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school?	Yes
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	17
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	186
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	1
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	16
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon	7
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	1
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon	2014
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	21
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	71
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	8077
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	168
Students with in-school suspensions	89409
Students with out of school suspensions	87856
Students expelled	1232
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	3169
Incidents of bullying and harassment	4958

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

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State level Financial Information

	Our State	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$53,081	Up from $51,862
Percent of expenditures for instruction	55.3	Up from 53.5
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	47.6	Up from 47.4
Average administrator salary	$93,196	Up from $90,336
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	60.6	Down from 61.9
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,904	Up from 8488
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,043	Up from 869
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,693	Up from 1601
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$873	Up from 538
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,943	Down from 10088
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,774	Up from 1407
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,717	Up from 11495