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Saluda River Academy For The Arts

Principal: Jim LeBlanc

Phone:
803-739-4095
School Address:
1520 Duke Street West Columbia, SC 29169
Serving Grades: K-5
Student Enrollment: 344

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Average
52 out of 100
School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: ATSI

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 51.7%    (76 / 147)
51.7%
District 40.3%    (1424 / 3537)
40.3%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 44.2%    (65 / 147)
44.2%
District 30.7%    (1086 / 3537)
30.7%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 88.1 Up from 85.1

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 25.2 23.1 26.5 25.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 31.0 28.4 23.8 16.5
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 31.3 24.5 21.1 23.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 38.5 30.5 17.9 12.8
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 58.5 47.3 48.7

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 49.1 40.0 43.6

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 98.9 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 100.0 99.7 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100.0 99.2 99.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100.0 100.0 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100.0 99.3 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100.0 99.6 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100.0 98.7 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100.0 99.8 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100.0 99.9 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 99.7 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 100.0 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.1 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100.0 99.0 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 100.0 99.5 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 41.8%    (23 / 55)
41.8%
District 34.4%    (409 / 1188)
34.4%
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 21.8%
21.8%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 50.9%
50.9%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 27.3%
27.3%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 21.8% 27.3% 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 41.8% 40.6% 49.4%
Language and Literacy 34.5% 29.5% 34.6%
Mathematics 14.5% 27.0% 35.2%
Physical Well-Being 45.5% 42.6% 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. 44.8% 58 32.2% 633 51.1% 55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 41.4% 58 38.5% 633 51.3% 55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 58.6% 58 32.9% 624 53.0% 56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 63.8% 58 45.5% 624 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 27.3 30.9 23.6 18.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 39.5 25.8 23.3 11.1
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 41.8

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 41.7%    (20 / 48)
41.7%
District 38.1%    (585 / 1536)
38.1%
State 53.3%    (34814 / 65316)
53.3%

Percent of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency

School 20.8%    (20 / 48)
20.8%
District 20.9%    (585 / 1536)
20.9%
State 32.3%    (34814 / 65316)
32.3%

Percent of ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 41.7
Number of ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 20
Number of ML Students Assessed 48
Number of ML Students in ML Subgroup 58
Number of Number of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency 10
Percent of Percent of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency 20.8

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 54.1%    (19 / 35)
54.1%
District 48.6%    (17 / 35)
48.6%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 57.7%    (20 / 35)
57.7%
District 46.1%    (16 / 35)
46.1%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 50.5%    (18 / 35)
50.5%
District 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%
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 57.7%    (105 / 182)
57.7%
District 52.8%    (2996 / 5673)
52.8%
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 40.7%    (74 / 182)
40.7%
District 34.1%    (1936 / 5673)
34.1%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 66.50 52.20 56.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 55.80 44.30 48.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 59.90 47.10 52.20
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 50.50 42.10 44.60
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 66.20 54.30 59.40
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 60.70 45.50 51.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 62.10 49.50 54.50
Our DistrictStatewide
American Indian 46.20 50.40
Our DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 62.60 68.10
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 52.10 43.60 48.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 54.10 48.60 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 15.5 Down from 19.0
Percent of students retained 0.0 No change
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) 24.3 Up from 12.1
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 27 151 38
Percent satisfied with learning environment 88.9%
96.7%
91.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 96.3%
94.7%
97.2%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 85.2%
98.7%
90.9%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 26 Up from 25
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 65.4 Up from 64.0
Teacher attendance rate 94.2 Up from 91.4
Average teacher salary $56,191 Up from $53,206
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 92.3 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 63.0 Down from 92.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 77.6 Down from 85.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 88.1 Up from 85.1
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 20.2 to 1 Up from 16.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 12.5 Down from 20
Number of inexperienced teachers 3 Down from 5
Percent of out-of-field teachers 16.7 Up from 0
Number of out-of-field teachers 4 Up from 0
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 100.0 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.” 88.9 38
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 81.8 38
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 96.3 27
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 81.5 27

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 0
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 12
Students with out of school suspensions 23
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 1
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 $56,191 Up from $53,206
Percent of expenditures for instruction N/AV N/A
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries N/AV N/A
Average administrator salary $105,241 Up from $101,349
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 74.8 Up from 72.4
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $11,781 Down from 12717
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,513 Up from 983
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,304 Up from 1768
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,832 Up from 1599
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $14,084 Down from 14485
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $4,345 Up from 2582
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $18,429 Up from 17067