Superintendent:  Dr. Kandace Bethea
Board Chair:  Patricia Atkinson
Phone:
843-423-1811
District Address:
719 N Main Street Marion, SC 29571
Student Enrollment: 3875

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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	99.3	Up from 89.4

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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 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	24.2%	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	33.9%	49.4%
Language and Literacy	23.3%	34.6%
Mathematics	24.2%	35.2%
Physical Well-Being	36%	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.	45.4%	304	51.1%	55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	32.2%	304	51.3%	55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	44.5%	274	53%	56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	37.6%	274	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	26.7
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	20
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	75
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	82
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	14
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	18.7

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2020	2021	2022	2023
District	88.7	81.4	80.5	79.8
State	82.2	83.3	83.8	83.8

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	1.6	Up from 0.6
Dropout Recovery Rate	0.0	No change

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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 37.9%    (105 / 277)

37.9%

State 64.7%    (38515 / 59488)

64.7%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 11.2%    (31 / 277)

11.2%

State 29.4%    (17461 / 59488)

29.4%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 15.5%    (43 / 277)

15.5%

State 32.6%    (19421 / 59488)

32.6%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 33.6%    (93 / 277)

33.6%

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.	30.8	Down from 40.1
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	111	Up from 106
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	52.7	Up from 46.4
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	23.1	Up from 13.6
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	0.0	No change

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	588
CTE completers	34
Total students earning national or state credential	97
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Marketing	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	0
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	281
Other *	3
Finance	0
Government & Public Administration	0
Architecture & Construction	6
Health Science	49
Hospitality & Tourism	17
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0
Human Services	53
Business Management & Administration	0
Information Technology	0
Education & Training	0
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	51
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	0
Manufacturing	0

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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)	31.3%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	13	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	16	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	90
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	18.9%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	11.4%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	24.1	444	429	873
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
White	14
Black	56
Two or More Races	35
Black	44
Students with Disabilities	1
Two or More Races	65
Black	15
English Language Learners	64
Two or More Races	33
Black	2
English Language Learners	36
Hispanic	55
English Language Learners	12
Two or More Races	7
Hispanic	45
English Language Learners	2
Students with Disabilities	75
Hispanic	17
All Students	39
Students with Disabilities	25
All Students	61	32
Students with Disabilities	11
All Students	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	1
Hispanic	32	68	24	3
All Students	74	34
English Language Learners	37
All Students	6
English Language Learners	63
White	13
English Language Learners	19
White	87
All Students	26
English Language Learners	1
White	49	10
Free or reduced lunch eligible	35	65
Two or More Races	33	67	27	3
Students with Disabilities	61	39	11	2
Free or reduced lunch eligible	21	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
White	75
All Students	37
Two or More Races	41
White	37
All Students	63	27	2
Two or More Races	59
White	25	4
Black	52
Students with Disabilities	20
Two or More Races	21
Black	48
Students with Disabilities	3
Black	13	1
Hispanic	46
Students with Disabilities	0
Two or More Races	1
English Language Learners	67
Students with Disabilities	80
English Language Learners	33	3	0

Reading Grade 8 Inclusion Rates for Specific Subgroups

	Percent Include
English Language Learners	90
Students with Disabilities	94

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	61	24	5
Students with Disabilities	83	17	4	1
English Language Learners	75	25	4	0
White	32	8
Black	65	35	7	1
Hispanic	49	51
All Students	44	56	22	5
White	29	71

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	5.2	Down from 9.9
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	3.7	Up from 3.4
Percent of students retained	1.4	Down from 4.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	8	Up from 7
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	31.1	Up from 24.1
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	97.4	Down from 97.8

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	207	Down from 267
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	74.4	Up from 60.5
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	59.4	Up from 57.7
Teacher attendance rate	99.4	Up from 93.3
Average teacher salary	$52,099	Up from $47,851
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	99.5	Up from 99.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	74.4	Down from 78.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	78.9	Down from 80.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	5.8	Up from 2.2
Prime instructional time	99.3	Up from 89.4
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	23.1 to 1	Up from 21.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	0	No change
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools	0	No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	N/A	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	2.0	Down from 39.3
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	1	Down from 117
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	30	Up from 11
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools	7	Up from 2
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	45.1	Up from 37.9
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	23	Down from 113
Percent of inexperienced teachers	8.8	Down from 39.3
Number of inexperienced teachers	24	Down from 117
Percent of out-of-field teachers	44.9	Up from 37.9
Number of out-of-field teachers	123	Up from 113

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.”	83.8	164
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	74.8	164
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	95.6	226
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	83.1	226

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	0	0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	0	0
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	21	21
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	0	0
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	2	2
Students with in-school suspensions	801	801
Students with out of school suspensions	1083	1083
Students expelled	0	0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0	0
Incidents of bullying and harassment	33	33

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	$52,099	Up from $47,851
Percent of expenditures for instruction	46.6	Down from 53.4
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	41.4	Down from 44.4
Average administrator salary	$79,116	Up from $75,560
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	91.8	Up from 88.8
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,274	Up from 7977
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,035	Up from 1448
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,137	Up from 1757
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,763	Up from 1146
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$10,411	Up from 9734
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$3,797	Up from 2594
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$14,209	Up from 12327