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Buford Elementary

XS SM MD LG
Principal: Mrs. Jill Nelson

Phone:
803-286-0026
School Address:
1906 N. Rocky River Road Lancaster, SC 29720
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 779

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Excellent
61 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 71.1%    (243 / 342)
71.1%
District 55.2%    (3695 / 6696)
55.2%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 81.3%    (278 / 342)
81.3%
District 49.1%    (3286 / 6696)
49.1%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 84.9 N/A

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 0.6 11.4 17 30.7 40.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.9 20.7 23.3 23.5 31.6
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 0.6 5.6 12.6 29.8 51.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.7 24.8 25.4 23.4 25.7
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 68.1 69.4 76.4

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 80.7 82.7 82.1

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our School
Gifted and Talented 0
Our School
Homeless 0
Our School
Foster 0
Our School
Military Connected 0
Our School
Migrant 0
Our School
Female 100
Our School
Male 99
Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.3
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 99.5
Our School
Not Disabled 99.6
Our School
Disabled 98.7
Our School
English Learner 0
Our School
Caucasian 99.3
Our School
Hispanic 0
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 100
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 99.4
Our District
Gifted and Talented 0
Our District
Homeless 0
Our District
Foster 95.8
Our District
Military Connected 100
Our District
Migrant 0
Our District
Female 99
Our District
Male 98.9
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.5
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 98.3
Our District
Not Disabled 99.1
Our District
Disabled 97.8
Our District
English Learner 99.7
Our District
Caucasian 99.2
Our District
Hispanic 99.2
Our District
American Indian 100
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 99.5
Our District
African American 98.3
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 98.9
Statewide
Gifted and Talented 0
Statewide
Homeless 97.6
Statewide
Foster 96.9
Statewide
Military Connected 99.4
Statewide
Migrant 99.2
Statewide
Female 99.2
Statewide
Male 99
Statewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.6
Statewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.8
Statewide
Not Disabled 99.3
Statewide
Disabled 98.3
Statewide
English Learner 99.5
Statewide
Caucasian 99.3
Statewide
Hispanic 99.3
Statewide
American Indian 98.4
Statewide
Asian Pacific Islander 99.6
Statewide
African American 98.9
Statewide
ALL STUDENTS 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 69.7%    (69 / 99)
69.7%
District 48%    (1063 / 2214)
48%
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 32.8%
32.8%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 34.4%
34.4%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 32.8%
32.8%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 32.8% 35.3% 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 46.7% 50% 49.4%
Language and Literacy 20.5% 26.9% 34.6%
Mathematics 30.3% 33.7% 35.2%
Physical Well-Being 63.9% 57.3% 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. 43.4% 122 40.3% 1203 51.1% 55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 74.6% 122 56.7% 1203 51.3% 55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 26.3% 137 33.6% 1211 53% 56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 54% 137 51.3% 1211 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 1 10.1 19.2 39.4 30.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.8 30.5 20.7 25.2 22.8
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 70.4

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 50
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 10
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 20
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 21
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 3
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 15

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 48.6%    (17 / 35)
48.6%
District 51.6%    (18 / 35)
51.6%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 53.7%    (19 / 35)
53.7%
District 52.4%    (18 / 35)
52.4%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 43.5%    (15 / 35)
43.5%
District 50.9%    (18 / 35)
50.9%
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 65.6%    (280 / 427)
65.6%
District 55.6%    (5676 / 10218)
55.6%
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 53.9%    (230 / 427)
53.9%
District 40.3%    (4122 / 10218)
40.3%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 60
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 49.5
Our School
Not Disabled 55.1
Our School
Disabled 47.4
Our School
English Learner 61.8
Our School
Caucasian 53.5
Our School
Hispanic 57.8
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 51.1
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 48.6
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 57.1
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 48.9
Our District
Not Disabled 54.4
Our District
Disabled 45.6
Our District
English Learner 59.9
Our District
Caucasian 52.7
Our District
Hispanic 55.8
Our District
American Indian 47.1
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 63.6
Our District
African American 50.1
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 51.6
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

By 2030, at least 75% of students at or above grade level

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. The goals below are from our state's 2019 ESSA plan approved by the United States Department of Education. Information on subgroup performance may be found in the "Download Data" section on the main page.


Baseline Targets Current Year
2019 ESSA Plan 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.

2019 ESSA Plan 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*
1 Does Not Meet Expectations F Emerging
2 Approaches Expectations D Foundational
3 Meets Expectations C Increasing
4 Exceeds Expectations B Applied
5 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 14.4 Down from 16.0
Percent of students retained 1.8 Down from 3.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 9
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) 19.1 Up from 13.7
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 49 293 47
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100%
90%
97.8%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 98%
86.4%
93.5%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 100%
93.8%
94.9%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 39 Down from 42
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 46.2 Down from 54.8
Teacher attendance rate 92.9 N/A
Average teacher salary $54,189 Up from $53,265
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 97.4 Up from 95.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 73.0 Down from 82.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 83.0 Down from 91.2
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 N/A
Prime instructional time 84.9 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 23.6 to 1 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 23.7 No change
Number of inexperienced teachers 9 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers 18.4 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers 7 No change
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 50.0 Up from 0
Number of inexperienced school leaders 2 Up from 0

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 47
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 90.7 47
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 49
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 93.9 49

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 46 46
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

Note: Current detailed finance data are available on the Financial Data page of this downloadable dataset.

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $54,189 Up from $53,265
Percent of expenditures for instruction 71.5 Down from 73.7
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 62.7 Down from 63.5
Average administrator salary $98,273 Up from $96,272
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 64.9 Up from 61.5
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $7,802 Up from 7068
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $824 Up from 820
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,133 Up from 910
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $515 Up from 376
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $8,935 Up from 7978
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,339 Up from 1196
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $10,275 Up from 9174