Principal: Nicholas W. Pearson

Phone:
803-821-5200
School Address:
5643 Platt Springs Road Lexington, SC 29073
Serving Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 2204

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Below Average
49 out of 100
School performance is in jeopardy of not meeting the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: ATSI

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 2 and Algebra 1

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	82.7	Up from 81.4

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in English 2 and Algebra 1

English

Algebra

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Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

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End-of-Course Assessment Results in Biology and US History and the Constitution

Biology - Scoring C or Higher

US History and the Constitution - Scoring C or Higher

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Additional Information

High School Civics Exam

	School
	%	N
Percentage of students enrolled in a US Government course who score at or above the designated passing score on the civics test	89.8	371

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End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

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

US History and the Constitution

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Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	46.1
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	53
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	115
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	120
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	34
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	29.6

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School Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2020	2021	2022	2023
School	87.9	86	81.8	79.7
District	90.7	90	88.1	88.2
State	82.2	83.3	83.8	83.8

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	1.0	Down from 1.1
Dropout Recovery Rate	8.7	Down from 13.0

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Percent of students demonstrating success in High School.

ALL STUDENTS

Percentage of First-Year Students On-Track to Graduate (1YOTG)

Five-Year Student Success Rate (5YSSR)

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College and Career Readiness

Students in the graduation cohort who are college OR career ready

School 62.9%    (347 / 552)

62.9%

District 73.4%    (1552 / 2115)

73.4%

State 64.7%    (38515 / 59488)

64.7%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

School 25.5%    (141 / 552)

25.5%

District 39.8%    (841 / 2115)

39.8%

State 29.4%    (17461 / 59488)

29.4%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

School 29%    (160 / 552)

29%

District 42.6%    (901 / 2115)

42.6%

State 32.6%    (19421 / 59488)

32.6%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

School 59.4%    (328 / 552)

59.4%

District 70.5%    (1492 / 2115)

70.5%

State 61.4%    (36555 / 59488)

61.4%

Note: In 2020, the cohort of students measured for CCR changed from just graduates to all students in the four-year on-time graduation cohort (graduates and non graduates).

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
College Enrollment: Percentage of graduates from the prior year’s four-year graduation cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their on-time graduation year.	53.4	Up from 49.9
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	292	Up from 247
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	54.0	Down from 54.5
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	48.0	Down from 49.3
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	3.3	Up from 2.0

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	1433
CTE completers	149
Total students earning national or state credential	378
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Human Services	3
Information Technology	0
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security	19
Manufacturing	1
Marketing	0
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	16
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	16
Other *	68
Business Management & Administration	0
Education & Training	0
Finance	18
Government & Public Administration	0
Health Science	445
Hospitality & Tourism	21
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources	41
Architecture & Construction	17
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications	0

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College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Career Ready

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Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2022-2023 School Year

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2022-2023 School Year

Percent of Students Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks

ACT^® benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject-area tests that represent the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in corresponding credit-bearing first-year college courses. The ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc.

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Career Readiness Assessment

The South Carolina Career Ready Test* is a career readiness assessment administered to all eleventh-grade students to measure the most common skills that employers define as foundational for career readiness.

Percent of students earning an Employability Credential by scoring an Achievement Level of 2 through 5 on the employability skills assessments (Math/Reading/Data)

Percent and Number of Students Taking Career Readiness Test and Earning an Employability Credential

Level score requirements for each Credential level

Credential Level	Credential levels correspond to the skill requirements of profiled job zones in the O*NET job career pathways
Achievement Level 5	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 5 career pathways. Includes 100% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 4	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 4 career pathways. Includes 83% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 3	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 3 career pathways. Includes 59% of O*NET Job Zones.
Achievement Level 2	Indicates that the student has the foundational skills to pursue O*NET Job Zone Level 2 career pathways. Includes 35% of O*NET Job Zones.

*The four domains of the Career Readiness Test are: Math, Reading, Data, and Soft Skills.

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	Advanced Placement (AP)	International Baccalaureate ®(IB)
Percent of Exams with Passing Scores (AP: 3 OR higher/IB: 4 or higher)	50.7%	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	277	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	335	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	169
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	19.1%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	14.4%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our School	46.8	510	478	988
Our District	64.1	526	498	1024
Statewide	48.2	523	498	1020

The highest composite score on the SAT is 1600. For each of the two sections of the test, the highest score is 800.

Note: The new SAT data (as of 2017) cannot be compared to that of previous years because the redesigned SAT is a different assessment using a different scale.

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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.

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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	21.1	Up from 19.8
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	2	Down 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)	44.9	Up from 16.7
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	N/AV	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our School	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	125	Down from 138
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	77.6	Up from 77.5
Teacher attendance rate	93.2	Down from 93.4
Average teacher salary	$58,245	Up from $56,348
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	98.4	Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	83.7	Down from 84.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	85.9	Down from 87.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.0	Down from 0.7
Prime instructional time	82.7	Up from 81.4
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	33.9 to 1	Up from 31.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers	15.1	Down from 29.1
Number of inexperienced teachers	27	Down from 43
Percent of out-of-field teachers	10.6	Down from 14.2
Number of out-of-field teachers	19	Down from 21
Percent of inexperienced school leaders	33.3	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.

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Evaluations By Parents	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.”	48.4	174
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	52	174
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	76.9	118
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	48.7	118

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	6	6
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	564	564
Students with out of school suspensions	301	301
Students expelled	10	10
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0	0
Incidents of bullying and harassment	9	9

NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

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School level Financial Information

	Our School	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$58,245	Up from $56,348
Percent of expenditures for instruction	66.7	Down from 68.6
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	64.9	Down from 66.6
Average administrator salary	$98,337	Down from $99,385
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	57.0	Up from 55.5
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,960	Up from 9523
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$584	Up from 433
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,357	Up from 1339
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$414	Up from 336
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,317	Up from 10862
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$998	Up from 770
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$12,315	Up from 11632