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%
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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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
Hispanic	3
Two or More Races	35	65	33
White	14
Two or More Races	7
Students with Disabilities	75
Black	56
Students with Disabilities	1
Black	44
English Language Learners	64
Black	15
English Language Learners	36
Black	2
English Language Learners	12
Students with Disabilities	25
Hispanic	55
English Language Learners	2
Hispanic	45
Students with Disabilities	11
Hispanic	17
All Students	39	61	32	9
White	25	75	46

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	57	14
Free or reduced lunch eligible	21
Black	1
Free or reduced lunch eligible	2
Hispanic	32	68	24	3
All Students	74	34	6
White	13	87	49	10
English Language Learners	37	63	19	1
Free or reduced lunch eligible	35	65
Two or More Races	33
All Students	26
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
All Students	37
Black	52
All Students	63
Black	48	13
All Students	27
Black	1
All Students	2
Hispanic	46
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
White	32
Two or More Races	61
White	8
All Students	44
Black	65
All Students	56
Two or More Races	24
Black	35
All Students	22
Black	7
All Students	5
Black	1
White	29
Two or More Races	5
Hispanic	49
White	71
Hispanic	51
Students with Disabilities	4	83	1
English Language Learners	75
Students with Disabilities	17
English Language Learners	25	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 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?	1	Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school?	1	Yes
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	17	17
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	186	186
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	1	1
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	16	16
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon	7	7
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	1	1
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon	2014	2014
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	21	21
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	71	71
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	8077	8077
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	168	168
Students with in-school suspensions	89409	89409
Students with out of school suspensions	87856	87856
Students expelled	1232	1232
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	3169	3169
Incidents of bullying and harassment	4958	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