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Pelion Elementary School

Principal: Deborah Rodgers Poole

Phone:
803-821-2000
School Address:
1202 Pine Street Pelion, SC 29123
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 611

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Average
43 out of 100
School performance meets 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 36.0%    (90 / 250)
36.0%
District 58.8%    (7308 / 12433)
58.8%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 24.0%    (60 / 250)
24.0%
District 46.2%    (5747 / 12433)
46.2%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 84.5 Up from 82.7

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 0.0 39.6 24.4 20.8 15.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.0 16.6 23.7 26.8 31.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 20.7 24.7 25.0 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 0.0 43.2 32.8 14.4 9.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.9 23.0 29.8 23.1 23.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 30.3 28.2 21.0 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 35.6 38.6 33.8

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 33.3 19.3 18.8

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 97.6 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 100.0 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 97.8 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100.0 99.0 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 99.1 98.7 99.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100.0 99.4 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.5 98.2 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100.0 99.0 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 98.9 97.6 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100.0 99.4 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 99.5 98.9 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 98.9 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 98.0 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.7 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100.0 98.4 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.6 98.8 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 20.5%    (17 / 83)
20.5%
District 47.3%    (1927 / 4077)
47.3%
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 34.4%
34.4%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 36.6%
36.6%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 29.0%
29.0%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 34.4% 41.8% 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 54.8% 51.6% 49.4%
Language and Literacy 26.9% 38.0% 34.6%
Mathematics 23.7% 35.8% 35.2%
Physical Well-Being 44.1% 56.0% 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. 47.0% 83 62.1% 1966 51.1% 55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 30.1% 83 58.8% 1966 51.3% 55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 50.6% 87 73.8% 2095 53.0% 56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 40.2% 87 60.2% 2095 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 0.0 54.2 25.3 16.9 3.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.8 27.2 24.7 28.6 18.7
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 20.5

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.

ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

School 44.2%    (23 / 52)
44.2%
District 62.8%    (1218 / 1938)
62.8%
State 53.3%    (34814 / 65316)
53.3%

Percent of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency

School 28.8%    (23 / 52)
28.8%
District 40.9%    (1218 / 1938)
40.9%
State 32.3%    (34814 / 65316)
32.3%

Percent of ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 44.2
Number of ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 23
Number of ML Students Assessed 52
Number of ML Students in ML Subgroup 59
Number of Number of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency 15
Percent of Percent of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency 28.8

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%
District 48.5%    (17 / 35)
48.5%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 45.5%    (16 / 35)
45.5%
District 48.2%    (17 / 35)
48.2%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 56.9%    (20 / 35)
56.9%
District 48.7%    (17 / 35)
48.7%
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 53.8%    (171 / 318)
53.8%
District 57.2%    (11258 / 19671)
57.2%
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 32.4%    (103 / 318)
32.4%
District 41.8%    (8221 / 19671)
41.8%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 52.60 52.30 56.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 43.20 44.10 48.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 44.20 48.90 52.20
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 48.20 41.80 44.60
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 54.30 57.40 59.40
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 46.10 47.50 51.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 47.10 51.20 54.50
Our DistrictStatewide
American Indian 49.40 50.40
Our DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 67.40 68.10
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 39.70 44.80 48.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 51.20 48.50 51.20

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% 58.0%
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 4.3 Up from 4.1
Percent of students retained 1.8 Up from 0.4
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) 28.3 Up from 18.4
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 53 261 30
Percent satisfied with learning environment 84.3%
89.7%
96.2%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 83.0%
86.4%
92.3%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 86.5%
93.9%
91.7%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 46 Down from 50
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 69.6 Up from 62.6
Teacher attendance rate 93.6 Up from 91.5
Average teacher salary $58,228 Up from $54,470
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 88.9 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 86.6 Down from 87.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 84.5 Up from 82.7
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 24.4 to 1 Down from 26.3 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 12.2 Down from 17.1
Number of inexperienced teachers 5 Down from 7
Percent of out-of-field teachers 4.9 Down from 7.3
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 Down from 3
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 33.3 Up from 0
Number of inexperienced school leaders 1 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.” 100.0 30
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 92.0 30
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 96.2 53
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 69.8 53

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

Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? No
Was a homicide committed at your school? No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape 0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape) 0
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon 0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon 0
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon 0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon 1
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon 0
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 8
Students with out of school suspensions 27
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 2
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

Note: Additional 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 $58,228 Up from $54,470
Percent of expenditures for instruction 66.3 Down from 68.5
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 63.9 Down from 64.5
Average administrator salary $98,337 Down from $99,385
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 77.1 Down from 79.7
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $12,317 Up from 10744
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,868 Up from 1784
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,266 Up from 1132
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $683 Down from 685
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $13,583 Up from 11876
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $2,550 Up from 2469
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $16,133 Up from 14344