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Cannons Elementary School

Principal: Elizabeth Phillips

Phone:
864-279-6100
School Address:
1315 Old Converse Road Spartanburg, SC 29307 1315 Old Converse Road Spartan, SC 29307
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 393

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Excellent
62 out of 100
School performance substantially exceeds 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 66.5%    (103 / 155)
66.5%
District 56.0%    (663 / 1184)
56.0%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 72.3%    (112 / 155)
72.3%
District 48.2%    (571 / 1184)
48.2%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 86.4 Up from 85.7

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 14.2 19.4 26.5 40.0
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.0 19.7 24.3 26.8 29.2
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 12.9 14.8 29.0 43.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.0 22.3 29.5 25.0 23.2
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 72.3 59.4 70.5

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 78.7 68.8 70.5

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 100.0 99.4 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 99.6 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100.0 99.8 99.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100.0 100.0 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100.0 99.6 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100.0 99.6 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100.0 100.0 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 100.0 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100.0 99.9 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 100.0 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A Data N/A 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 100.0 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100.0 99.1 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 100.0 99.7 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 48.4%    (31 / 64)
48.4%
District 45.7%    (191 / 418)
45.7%
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 28.3%
28.3%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 31.7%
31.7%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 40.0%
40.0%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 28.3% 27.9% 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% 47.1% 49.4%
Language and Literacy 26.7% 23.6% 34.6%
Mathematics 20.0% 23.6% 35.2%
Physical Well-Being 45.0% 56.3% 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. 34.6% 52 36.0% 172 51.1% 55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 48.1% 52 50.0% 172 51.3% 55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 48.1% 52 39.0% 177 53.0% 56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 80.8% 52 64.4% 177 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 28.1 23.4 31.3 17.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.0 31.3 23.0 28.9 16.7
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 48.4

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.

ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

School 65.9%    (29 / 44)
65.9%
District 64.3%    (117 / 182)
64.3%
State 53.3%    (34814 / 65316)
53.3%

Percent of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency

School 50.0%    (29 / 44)
50.0%
District 41.8%    (117 / 182)
41.8%
State 32.3%    (34814 / 65316)
32.3%

Percent of ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 65.9
Number of ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 29
Number of ML Students Assessed 44
Number of ML Students in ML Subgroup 46
Number of Number of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency 22
Percent of Percent of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency 50.0

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 55.0%    (19 / 35)
55.0%
District 54.1%    (19 / 35)
54.1%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 58.5%    (20 / 35)
58.5%
District 55.9%    (20 / 35)
55.9%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 51.6%    (18 / 35)
51.6%
District 52.3%    (18 / 35)
52.3%
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 61.7%    (129 / 209)
61.7%
District 57.9%    (1143 / 1974)
57.9%
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 51.7%    (108 / 209)
51.7%
District 41.6%    (821 / 1974)
41.6%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 66.00 62.30 56.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 56.30 54.10 48.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 61.50 56.90 52.20
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 45.80 51.90 44.60
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 68.50 66.00 59.40
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 58.20 55.80 51.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 62.10 59.50 54.50
Our DistrictStatewide
American Indian 65.40 50.40
Our DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 73.00 68.10
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 55.00 52.90 48.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 55.00 54.10 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 19.2 Up from 13.5
Percent of students retained 0.0 Down from 1.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 4 No change
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) 17.5 Up from 15.7
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 32 148 3
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100.0%
95.2%
66.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 96.8%
94.6%
100.0%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 96.8%
97.3%
66.7%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 27 Up from 25
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 70.4 Up from 68.5
Teacher attendance rate 94.6 Up from 92.5
Average teacher salary $56,809 Up from $54,004
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 95.5 Up from 69.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 85.4 Up from 78.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 86.4 Up from 85.7
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 20.7 to 1 Down from 23.7 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 30.0 Up from 25
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers 5.0 Down from 8.3
Number of out-of-field teachers 1 Down from 2
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 50.0 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.” 100.0 3
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 100.0 3
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100.0 32
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 96.7 32

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 5
Students with out of school suspensions 21
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 $56,809 Up from $54,004
Percent of expenditures for instruction 67.1 Down from 71.6
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 55.5 Down from 61.7
Average administrator salary $94,953 Down from $102,984
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 76.2 Up from 75.0
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $10,393 Down from 12203
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,844 Down from 2343
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,992 Up from 2916
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,079 Up from 452
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $13,386 Down from 15120
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $2,924 Up from 2795
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $16,309 Down from 17915