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St. James-Santee Elementary

Principal: LaCarma McMillan

Phone:
843-723-0863
School Address:
8900 N. Highway 17 McClellanville, SC 29458
Serving Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 182

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Below Average
39 out of 100
School performance is in jeopardy of not meeting 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 31.3%    (10 / 32)
31.3%
District 61.4%    (12866 / 20952)
61.4%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 25%    (8 / 32)
25%
District 51.4%    (10770 / 20952)
51.4%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 90.1 Up from 89.3

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 28.1 40.6 25 6.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.7 17.2 20.6 22.8 38.6
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 28.1 46.9 15.6 9.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.6 24.8 23.1 20.9 30.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 30.3 28.2 21 19.9


Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 94.6 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 97.8 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 97.8 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A 100 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100 99.3 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100 99.1 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged Data N/A 99.6 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100 98.8 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100 99.4 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100 97.4 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 99.1 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian Data N/A 99.5 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic Data N/A 99 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 98.8 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.5 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100 98.8 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 100 99.2 99.1

Preparing for Success

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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

District 52.8%    (3663 / 6931)
52.8%
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 50%
50%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 21.4%
21.4%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 28.6%
28.6%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 50% 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 14.3% 59.8% 49.4%
Language and Literacy 50% 49.2% 34.6%
Mathematics 35.7% 46.7% 35.2%
Physical Well-Being 57.1% 66.7% 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. 53.8% 13 3799 63% 51.1% 55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 13 23.1% 59.4% 3799 51.3% 55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 69.2% 13 63.9% 3833 53% 56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 76.9% 13 60.7% 3833 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 District 0.5 28.5 18.1 24.4 28.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 32.6 21.6 24.7 20.4

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 2
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 2
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

District 56.8%    (20 / 35)
56.8%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

District 57.3%    (20 / 35)
57.3%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

District 56.4%    (20 / 35)
56.4%
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 65%    (26 / 40)
District 59.2%    (19472 / 32911)
59.2%
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 47.5%    (19 / 40)
47.5%
District 45.3%    (14894 / 32911)
45.3%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 0
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 70.5
Our School
Not Disabled 77.3
Our School
Disabled 58.1
Our School
English Learner 0
Our School
Caucasian 0
Our School
Hispanic 0
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 70.9
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 71.3
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 62
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 53.9
Our District
Not Disabled 58.1
Our District
Disabled 49.7
Our District
English Learner 65.7
Our District
Caucasian 57.5
Our District
Hispanic 60.6
Our District
American Indian 59.2
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 75.2
Our District
African American 54.7
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 56.8
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 54.5 Down from 74.3
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 3.3 Up from 2.7
Percent of students retained 3.0 Down from 6.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 6 Up from 5
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) 15.3 Up from 11.3
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 23 40 27
Percent satisfied with learning environment 82.6%
92.1%
92%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 90%
86.5%
88%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 81%
97.1%
90.5%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 17 Up from 16
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 70.6 Up from 58.1
Teacher attendance rate 94.9 Up from 92.6
Average teacher salary $68,509 Up from $59,390
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 78.6 Up from 62.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 78.3 Up from 78.0
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 90.1 Up from 89.3
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 18.2 to 1 Up from 17.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 4.3 Down from 30.4
Number of inexperienced teachers 1 Down from 7
Percent of out-of-field teachers 30.4 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers 7 No change
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.” 92.3 27
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 91.7 27
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 95.7 23
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 81.8 23

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 2 2
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 1 1
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 5 5
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 27 27
Students with out of school suspensions 46 46
Students expelled 0 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 1 1
Incidents of bullying and harassment 3 3
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 $68,509 Up from $59,390
Percent of expenditures for instruction 50.7 Up from 47.0
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 39.6 Down from 40.4
Average administrator salary $112,678 Up from $106,534
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 92.1 Up from 90.0
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $18,588 Up from 15498
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $4,689 Up from 2521
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $7,609 Up from 5050
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $3,510 Up from 2277
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $26,197 Up from 20548
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $8,198 Up from 4798
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $34,395 Up from 25346