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Starr Elementary

Principal: Melissa M. Davis

Phone:
864-352-6154
School Address:
400 Professor Brown Lane Starr, SC 29684
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 490

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Excellent
79 out of 100
School performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: Standard

Academic Achievement

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

NOTE: Additional Achievement results disaggregated across subgroups can be found in the Download Data section of this website as well as on the State Assessment Results pages.

Overall Student Performance

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 74.1%    (146 / 197)
74.1%
District 64.5%    (748 / 1160)
64.5%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 72.1%    (142 / 197)
72.1%
District 48.4%    (561 / 1160)
48.4%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 87.5 Down from 89.7

Academic Achievement

Details Student Performance across District and State

SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

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


Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0 9.1 16.8 21.3 52.8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.2 13.5 21.8 29.1 35.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 20.7 24.7 25 28.9

Mathematics

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



Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0 9.1 18.8 34.5 37.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 18.7 32.7 27.1 21.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 30.3 28.2 21 19.9

School Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 72.7 77.6 72

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 69.1 88.1 60

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 100 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A Data N/A 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A Data N/A 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100 99.9 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100 99.8 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100 99.8 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100 99.8 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100 99.8 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100 99.6 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 100 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100 99.8 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic Data N/A 100 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A Data N/A 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A Data N/A 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100 99.6 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 100 99.8 99.1

Preparing for Success

Questions about what your child should be learning in school?

This indicator displays the SC READY Science test results for elementary and middle school students and the End-of-Course Biology and U.S. History test results for high school students.

Overall Student Performance

SCPASS Science

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 77.6%    (52 / 67)
77.6%
District 66.7%    (250 / 375)
66.7%
State 45.1%    (50704 / 112478)
45.1%


Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

Percentage of students Demonstrating Readiness on the KRA 56%
56%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 30.7%
30.7%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 13.3%
13.3%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 56% 49.7% 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 53.3% 48.7% 49.4%
Language and Literacy 53.3% 47.1% 34.6%
Mathematics 64% 55% 35.2%
Physical Well-Being 62.7% 60.2% 53.4%

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

  Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
  % N % N % N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade. 91.7% 72 187 74.9% 51.1% 55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 72 93.1% 86.6% 187 51.3% 55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 86% 93 80% 205 53% 56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 91.4% 93 86.8% 205 54.4% 56191

Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State

SCPASS Science

Science

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


Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0 4.5 17.9 35.8 41.8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0 13.6 19.7 34.1 32.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 32.6 21.6 24.7 20.4

School Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

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


Grade 4
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 77.6

Multilingual Learners' Progress

Multilingual Learners - ML

The goal is that students who are learning the English language will become proficient in English within at least five years of their initial enrollment in public schools.


Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 15
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 19
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency Data N/A
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency Data N/A

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 89%    (31 / 35)
District 49.9%    (17 / 35)
49.9%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 96.8%    (34 / 35)
96.8%
District 53.6%    (19 / 35)
53.6%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 81.2%    (28 / 35)
81.2%
District 46.2%    (16 / 35)
46.2%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Percentage of students meeting Median Annual Targets (MATs), individual growth targets reflecting median historically observed gains for similar prior-year goals

Students meeting Median Annual Targets (MATs)

School 71.9%    (197 / 274)
71.9%
District 57.6%    (1094 / 1899)
57.6%
State 55.8%    (294688 / 528459)
55.8%

Percentage of students meeting Added-Value Targets (AVTs), individual growth targets set to reflect progressive learning gains designed to move students toward proficiency

Students meeting Added

School 63.5%    (174 / 274)
63.5%
District 44.1%    (838 / 1899)
44.1%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 91.6
Our School
Not Disabled 100
Our School
Disabled 63.5
Our School
English Learner 0
Our School
Caucasian 97
Our School
Hispanic 100
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 92.8
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 89
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 58.5
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 50.8
Our District
Not Disabled 54.8
Our District
Disabled 44.5
Our District
English Learner 61.9
Our District
Caucasian 53.8
Our District
Hispanic 56.7
Our District
American Indian 53
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 49.3
Our District
African American 50.9
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 49.9
Statewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 56.5
Statewide
Economically Disadvantaged 48.5
Statewide
Not Disabled 52.2
Statewide
Disabled 44.6
Statewide
English Learner 59.4
Statewide
Caucasian 51.5
Statewide
Hispanic 54.5
Statewide
American Indian 50.4
Statewide
Asian Pacific Islander 68.1
Statewide
African American 48.8
Statewide
ALL STUDENTS 51.2

State Goals

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.

Student Engagement

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 9.5 Up from 8.5
Percent of students retained 4.5 Up from 4.4
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 14 Up from 13
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) 13.0 Up from 9.5
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 41 137 118
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100%
99.3%
93.1%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
98.5%
94.6%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 100%
98.5%
92.9%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 34 Up from 33
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 52.9 Up from 51.5
Teacher attendance rate 95.0 Down from 95.5
Average teacher salary $56,444 Up from $49,926
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 87.5 Up from 75
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 81.0 Down from 82.0
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 87.5 Down from 89.7
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 18.8 to 1 Down from 21.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 27.3 Down from 27.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 9 Up from 8
Percent of out-of-field teachers 6.1 Up from 0
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 Up from 0
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced school leaders 0 No change

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.


Student Safety

Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” 99.1 118
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 89.8 118
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 41
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 100 41

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

Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? 0 No
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 0 0
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 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 0 0
Students with out of school suspensions 16 16
Students expelled 0 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 0 0
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $56,444 Up from $49,926
Percent of expenditures for instruction 62.9 Down from 66.0
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 53.3 Down from 59.7
Average administrator salary $88,798 Up from $83,489
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 62.5 Down from 64.4
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $7,288 Down from 8417
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,591 Down from 1854
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $965 Up from 933
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $991 Up from 718
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $8,253 Down from 9350
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $2,582 Up from 2572
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $10,835 Down from 11922