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High Hills Elementary School

Principal: Mary Kay Norton

Phone:
803-499-3327
School Address:
1705 Frierson Rd SAFB, SC 29152
Serving Grades: 4-5
Student Enrollment: 424

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Average
42 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 40.5%    (247 / 610)
40.5%
District 36.6%    (2366 / 6472)
36.6%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 33.9%    (207 / 610)
33.9%
District 23.1%    (1493 / 6472)
23.1%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 87.4 Down from 93.2

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 1.5 28 30 22.6 17.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.4 33.8 28.2 21.2 15.3
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 1.3 33.4 31.3 20 13.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.3 47.8 27.9 15.1 8
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 42.2 43.6 37.6

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 49.3 27 25.7

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 89.6 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 91.9 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 97.8 98.8 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 97.1 98.2 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 98.3 97.6 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 97.2 98.6 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 97.9 97.7 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 98.4 98.3 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 92.4 95.9 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 98.9 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 96.3 97.9 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 98.8 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 95.8 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.3 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 98 97.8 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 97.7 97.9 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 45.1%    (87 / 193)
45.1%
District 34.3%    (725 / 2115)
34.3%
State 45.1%    (50704 / 112478)
45.1%


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. Data N/A 0 986 35.3% 51.1% 55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 0 Data N/A 49.8% 986 51.3% 55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade Data N/A 0 38.5% 1102 53% 56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade Data N/A 0 52.2% 1102 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 1.6 30.6 22.8 28.5 16.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.4 41.1 23.2 22.5 11.8
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 45.8

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.


Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 8
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 8
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency Data N/A
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency Data N/A

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 39%    (14 / 35)
District 51.8%    (18 / 35)
51.8%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 39.6%    (14 / 35)
39.6%
District 51.6%    (18 / 35)
51.6%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 38.4%    (13 / 35)
38.4%
District 52.1%    (18 / 35)
52.1%
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 53.1%    (374 / 705)
53.1%
District 52%    (5065 / 9743)
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 31.4%    (221 / 705)
31.4%
District 31.9%    (3109 / 9743)
31.9%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 47.3
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 36.7
Our School
Not Disabled 41.1
Our School
Disabled 27.8
Our School
English Learner 51.2
Our School
Caucasian 43.2
Our School
Hispanic 44
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 57.9
Our School
African American 36.8
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 39
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 58.7
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 50
Our District
Not Disabled 52.9
Our District
Disabled 43.9
Our District
English Learner 60.2
Our District
Caucasian 53.8
Our District
Hispanic 56
Our District
American Indian 65
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 70.1
Our District
African American 50.1
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 51.8
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 9.4 Down from 12.5
Percent of students retained 0.2 Down from 1.1
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 7 Up from 6
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) 19.5 Up from 3.3
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 22 385 100
Percent satisfied with learning environment 90.9%
87.9%
87.2%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 90.9%
84.3%
88%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 90.9%
87.3%
89.7%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 21 Down from 22
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 47.6 Up from 40.9
Teacher attendance rate 95.0 Up from 91.5
Average teacher salary $50,352 Up from $46,534
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 95.2 Up from 90.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 90.0 Up from 55
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 72.1 Up from 58.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 23.8 Up from 13.6
Prime instructional time 87.4 Down from 93.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 23.6 to 1 Up from 8.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 39.1 Down from 47.8
Number of inexperienced teachers 9 Down from 11
Percent of out-of-field teachers 17.4 Up from 13
Number of out-of-field teachers 4 Up from 3
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 0.0 Down from 50
Number of inexperienced school leaders 0 Down from 1

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.” 91.7 100
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 82.4 100
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 22
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 59.1 22

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 37 37
Students with out of school suspensions 71 71
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 $50,352 Up from $46,534
Percent of expenditures for instruction 56.1 Down from 60.9
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 49.5 Down from 53.8
Average administrator salary $86,041 Down from $86,550
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 65.8 Up from 65.7
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $6,639 Down from 7073
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,299 Up from 1151
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $779 Up from 702
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $997 Up from 835
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $7,418 Down from 7775
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $2,296 Up from 1986
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $9,714 Down from 9762