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Busbee Creative Arts Academy

Principal: Stephanie Hucks

Phone:
803-739-4070
School Address:
501 Bulldog Blvd. Cayce, SC 29072
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 420

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Average
41 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 38%    (142 / 374)
38%
District 40.3%    (1424 / 3537)
40.3%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 21.1%    (79 / 374)
21.1%
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 92.8 N/A

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 1.1 29.1 31.8 21.9 16
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 31 28.4 23.8 16.5
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 1.1 46 31.8 13.6 7.5
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 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 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 41.8 38.4 35

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 26.2 16 22

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 98.6 99.7 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 98.6 99.2 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100 100 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.3 99.3 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 98.9 99.6 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 97.1 98.7 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 98.8 99.8 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 98.2 99.9 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 99.7 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 100 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.1 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 98.4 99 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 98.6 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 26.8%    (33 / 123)
26.8%
District 34.4%    (409 / 1188)
34.4%
State 45.1%    (50704 / 112478)
45.1%



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 0.8 41.5 30.9 16.3 10.6
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 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 27

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 24
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 18
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 75
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 87
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 16
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 21.3

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 49%    (17 / 35)
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 42%    (15 / 35)
District 46.1%    (16 / 35)
46.1%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 56%    (20 / 35)
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 48.9%    (352 / 720)
48.9%
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 30%    (216 / 720)
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 School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 48.6
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 40.6
Our School
Not Disabled 41.1
Our School
Disabled 47.3
Our School
English Learner 44.3
Our School
Caucasian 41.3
Our School
Hispanic 37.9
Our School
American Indian 42.5
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 61.5
Our School
African American 42.9
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 49
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 52.2
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 44.3
Our District
Not Disabled 47.1
Our District
Disabled 42.1
Our District
English Learner 54.3
Our District
Caucasian 45.5
Our District
Hispanic 49.5
Our District
American Indian 46.2
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 62.6
Our District
African American 43.6
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 48.6
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 34.4 Up from 32.8
Percent of students retained 0.2 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) 24.5 Up from 22.0
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 99.3 No change

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 34 401 69
Percent satisfied with learning environment 91.2%
80.9%
76.8%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 94.1%
81.8%
82.5%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 94.1%
92.4%
83.1%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 28 Down from 30
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 64.3 Down from 66.1
Teacher attendance rate 100.0 N/A
Average teacher salary $53,738 Up from $51,340
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 96.4 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 67.9 Down from 80
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 76.9 Down from 82.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 3.6 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 92.8 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 23.3 to 1 Up from 18.5 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 23.3 Up from 22.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 7 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers 13.3 Up from 9.7
Number of out-of-field teachers 4 Up from 3
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced school leaders 0 No change

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.” 86.2 69
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 79.7 69
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 34
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 94.1 34

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 5 5
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 159 159
Students with out of school suspensions 134 134
Students expelled 4 4
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 13 13
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 $53,738 Up from $51,340
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) 81.6 Up from 79.6
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $9,034 Up from 8890
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,271 Up from 1081
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,737 Up from 1519
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,863 Up from 1098
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $10,771 Up from 10409
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $3,134 Up from 2179
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $13,906 Up from 12587