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Matilda F. Dunston Elementary

Principal: Cheryl Savage

Phone:
843-745-7109
School Address:
1825 Remount Rd North Charleston, SC 29406
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 436

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Good
54 out of 100
School performance 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 33.8%    (48 / 142)
33.8%
District 61.4%    (12866 / 20952)
61.4%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 34.5%    (49 / 142)
34.5%
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 91.5 Up from 82.2

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 0.7 37.3 28.2 21.8 12
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 0.7 36.6 28.2 23.2 11.3
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

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 24.4 35.4 40.4

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 29.3 31.3 42.3

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 98.9 99.3 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 98.9 99.1 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 97.6 99.6 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.3 98.8 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 98.7 99.4 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100 97.4 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 98.7 99.1 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian Data N/A 99.5 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 98.8 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 98.8 98.8 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 98.9 99.2 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 12.2%    (6 / 49)
12.2%
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 17.5%
17.5%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 25.4%
25.4%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 57.1%
57.1%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 17.5% 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 36.5% 59.8% 49.4%
Language and Literacy 17.5% 49.2% 34.6%
Mathematics 9.5% 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. 34.9% 63 3799 63% 51.1% 55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 63 25.4% 59.4% 3799 51.3% 55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 29.9% 77 63.9% 3833 53% 56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 26% 77 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 School 2 59.2 26.5 10.2 2
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

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 12.5

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 43.9
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 76
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 173
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 192
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 23
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 13.3

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 79.2%    (28 / 35)
79.2%
District 56.8%    (20 / 35)
56.8%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 83.9%    (29 / 35)
83.9%
District 57.3%    (20 / 35)
57.3%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 74.6%    (26 / 35)
74.6%
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 69.2%    (137 / 198)
69.2%
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 50.5%    (100 / 198)
50.5%
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 89.6
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 82.3
Our School
Not Disabled 85.5
Our School
Disabled 72.7
Our School
English Learner 89.6
Our School
Caucasian 83.8
Our School
Hispanic 86.2
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 81.5
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 79.2
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 N/AV N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 12.3 Up from 1.2
Percent of students retained 1.5 Up from 0.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 5 Up from 4
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) 43.0 Up from 31.4
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 37 173 38
Percent satisfied with learning environment 91.9%
93.8%
94.3%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 91.7%
95.1%
97%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 88.6%
93.5%
94.4%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 32 Down from 35
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 59.4 Down from 62.3
Teacher attendance rate 96.8 Up from 91.2
Average teacher salary $61,197 Up from $57,919
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 97.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 80.6 Up from 70
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 73.8 Down from 77.2
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 91.5 Up from 82.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.9 to 1 Up from 18.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 20.7 Up from 16.7
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 Up from 5
Percent of out-of-field teachers 41.4 Up from 33.3
Number of out-of-field teachers 12 Up from 10
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.” 100 38
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 90.3 38
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 37
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 88.9 37

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 6 6
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 0 0
Students with out of school suspensions 20 20
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 $61,197 Up from $57,919
Percent of expenditures for instruction 65.4 Down from 67.2
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 56.9 Down from 58.3
Average administrator salary $112,678 Up from $106,534
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 79.1 Up from 75.3
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $12,523 Up from 12014
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,830 Up from 1613
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,488 Down from 2700
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,463 Up from 1008
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $15,011 Up from 14715
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $3,293 Up from 2621
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $18,304 Up from 17336