Superintendent:  Mr. Donald R. Kennedy, Sr.
Board Chair:  Rev. Ms. Pamela McKinney
Phone:
843-937-6300
District Address:
75 Calhoun St. Charleston, SC 29401
Student Enrollment: 49929

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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 2 and Algebra 1

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	88.2	Up from 86.2

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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 2 and Algebra 1

English

Algebra

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District Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

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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

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Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

	Our District	Statewide
Overall	53.1%	38.3%
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	59.8%	49.4%
Language and Literacy	49.2%	34.6%
Mathematics	46.7%	35.2%
Physical Well-Being	66.7%	53.4%

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

	Our District		Statewide
	%	N	%	N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade.	63%	3799	51.1%	55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	59.4%	3799	51.3%	55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	63.9%	3833	53%	56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	60.7%	3833	54.4%	56191

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SCPASS Science

Science

End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

US History and the Constitution

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District Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

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Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	46.3
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	2212
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	4781
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	5302
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	1227
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	25.7

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2020	2021	2022	2023
District	86.6	84.6	84.6	87.3
State	82.2	83.3	83.8	83.8

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	2.4	Down from 3.3
Dropout Recovery Rate	9.5	Up from 9.3

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Percent of students demonstrating success in High School.

ALL STUDENTS

Percentage of First-Year Students On-Track to Graduate (1YOTG)

Five-Year Student Success Rate (5YSSR)

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College and Career Readiness

Students in the graduation cohort who are college OR career ready

District 73.6%    (2341 / 3181)

73.6%

State 64.7%    (38515 / 59488)

64.7%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 45%    (1430 / 3181)

45%

State 29.4%    (17461 / 59488)

29.4%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 48.2%    (1532 / 3181)

48.2%

State 32.6%    (19421 / 59488)

32.6%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 70.4%    (2239 / 3181)

70.4%

State 61.4%    (36555 / 59488)

61.4%

Note: In 2020, the cohort of students measured for CCR changed from just graduates to all students in the four-year on-time graduation cohort (graduates and non graduates).

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
College Enrollment: Percentage of graduates from the prior year’s four-year graduation cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their on-time graduation year.	67.3	Down from 68.8
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	1773	Up from 1615
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	66.5	Down from 74.5
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	34.3	Down from 37.7
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	8.6	Down from 8.7

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	7520
CTE completers	1166
Total students earning national or state credential	2534
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Marketing	91
Finance	120
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	15
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	209
Government & Public Administration	0
Other *	1184
Health Science	698
Hospitality & Tourism	267
Human Services	78
Information Technology	164
Architecture & Construction	84
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	128
Business Management & Administration	269
Education & Training	13
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	18
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	0
Manufacturing	12

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College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Career Ready

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Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : English, Math, Reading, Science, Composite of all four tests

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : Writing

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

The South Carolina Career Ready Test* is a career readiness assessment administered to all eleventh-grade students to measure the most common skills that employers define as foundational for career readiness.

Percent of students earning an Employability Credential by scoring an Achievement Level of 2 through 5 on the employability skills assessments (Math/Reading/Data)

Percent and Number of Students Taking Career Readiness Test and Earning an Employability Credential

Level score requirements for each Credential level

Credential Level	Credential levels correspond to the skill requirements of profiled job zones in the O*NET job career pathways
Achievement Level 5	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 5 career pathways. Includes 100% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 4	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 4 career pathways. Includes 83% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 3	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 3 career pathways. Includes 59% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 2	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 2 career pathways. Includes 35% of O*NET Job Zones.

*The four domains of the Career Readiness Test are: Math, Reading, Data, and Soft Skills.

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	Advanced Placement (AP)	International Baccalaureate ®(IB)
Percent of Exams with Passing Scores (AP: 3 OR higher/IB: 4 or higher)	75%	66.4%
Number of Students Taking Exam	3261	73
Number of Exams Administered	5971	128

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	1045
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	18%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	13.1%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	65.1	546	520	1066
Statewide	48.2	523	498	1020

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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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	7
Students with Disabilities	75	25
White	14
Students with Disabilities	11
Black	56	44	15	2
Students with Disabilities	1
All Students	39
Hispanic	55	45	17
All Students	61
English Language Learners	64
All Students	32
English Language Learners	36
All Students	9
English Language Learners	12
White	25
English Language Learners	2
White	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
Free or reduced lunch eligible	21	2
All Students	26
Black	57
English Language Learners	37	63	19
Black	14
English Language Learners	1
Free or reduced lunch eligible	35	65
Black	1
Two or More Races	33	67
Hispanic	32
Two or More Races	27	3
Hispanic	68
Students with Disabilities	61	39	11
Hispanic	24
Students with Disabilities	2
All Students	74	34
Hispanic	3
All Students	6
White	13	87	49	10

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
Black	52	48	13	1
Hispanic	46
All Students	37	63	27	2
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
White	32	8
Hispanic	3
Black	65	35	7
Two or More Races	39
Black	1
Hispanic	49	51
Two or More Races	61
All Students	44	56	22
Two or More Races	24
All Students	5
White	29	71
Two or More Races	5
Students with Disabilities	4	1	83
English Language Learners	75	25	4
Students with Disabilities	17
English Language Learners	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	2023
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students	74.2%	79.5%	82.1%	90.0%	79.6%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students	75.8%	79.5%	82.1%	90.0%	68.2%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students	43.2%	47.7%	56.6%	70.0%	58%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students	46.0%	50.0%	58.0%	70.0%	41.8%
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%	53.3%

*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 District	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	39.8	Up from 38.2
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	31.2	Up from 28.2
Percent of students retained	0.5	Down from 1.7
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	1	No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	23.0	Up from 17.8
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	99.9	No change

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	3410	Down from 3716
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	31.7	Down from 45.2
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	61.9	Up from 59.7
Teacher attendance rate	94.9	Up from 93.3
Average teacher salary	$59,811	Up from $57,475
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	97.2	Down from 97.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	83.1	Up from 80.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	84.2	Down from 85.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	1.3	Up from 1.2
Prime instructional time	88.2	Up from 86.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	24.1 to 1	Up from 22.3 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	11.6	Down from 15.6
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	24	Down from 297
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	4	Down from 13
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	4	Down from 11
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	3.4	Down from 21.7
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	7	Down from 414
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	23.7	Down from 32.8
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	172	Down from 256
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	10	Down from 25
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	7	Down from 15
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	31.1	Down from 32.7
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	226	Down from 255
Percent of inexperienced teachers	17.8	Down from 22.6
Number of inexperienced teachers	635	Down from 837
Percent of out-of-field teachers	22.3	Down from 24.8
Number of out-of-field teachers	794	Down from 920

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.”	94.8	5417
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	88.4	5417
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	97.1	3783
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	78.3	3783

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2022-2023 Incident Management System (IMS)

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	1	Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school?	0	No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	3	3
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	11	11
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	2	2
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon	352	352
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	437	437
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	15	15
Students with in-school suspensions	4407	4407
Students with out of school suspensions	4762	4762
Students expelled	23	23
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	739	739
Incidents of bullying and harassment	883	883

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

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District level Financial Information

	Our District	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$59,811	Up from $57,475
Percent of expenditures for instruction	52.8	Up from 51.7
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	46.9	Up from 45.8
Average administrator salary	$112,678	Up from $106,534
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	48.9	Up from 48.7
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,405	Up from 10062
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,676	Up from 1214
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,780	Up from 2746
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,218	Up from 886
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$13,186	Up from 12808
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,894	Up from 2100
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$16,079	Up from 14909