Superintendent:  Anita W. Huggins
Board Chair:  Ms. Pamela McKinney
Phone:
(843) 937-6300
District Address:
75 Calhoun St Charleston, SC 29401
Student Enrollment: 50056

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SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

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

English - Scoring C or Higher

Algebra - Scoring C or Higher

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	86.8	Up from 83.9

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SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

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

English

Algebra

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District Level Details

SC READY Performance by Grade Level

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)

Mathematics

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Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

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SC-Ready Science

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

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

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

	Our District	Statewide
Overall	54.2%	38.5%
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	59.7%	51%
Language and Literacy	50.4%	33.9%
Mathematics	47%	34.3%
Physical Well-Being	68.9%	56.2%

First and Second Grade Students on Track for Success in ELA and Math

	Our District		Statewide
	%	N	%	N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade.	68.8%	3556	55.5%	55267
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade.	67.7%	3556	53.9%	55267
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade	67.7%	3723	57.8%	54729
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade	69.6%	3723	57.4%	54729

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SC-Ready Science

Science

End-of-Course Assessment

Biology

US History and the Constitution

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District Level Details

SC-Ready Performance by Grade Level

Science

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Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	36.5
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	1780
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	4880
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	6441
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	1402
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	21.8
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	5028

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District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2023	2024	2025	2026
District	87.3	88.8	90.6	91.8
State	83.8	85.4	86.7	87.5

Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	3.0	Up from 2.6
Dropout Recovery Rate	12.9	Up from 9.7

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Percent of students demonstrating success in High School.

ALL STUDENTS

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

Percentage of Second-Year Students On-Track to Graduate (2YOTG)

Percentage of Third-Year Students On-Track to Graduate (3YOTG)

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

District 89.2%    (2968 / 3326)

89.2%

State 78.9%    (49634 / 62909)

78.9%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	80.5%	84.8%	89.2%
State	71.5%	75.1%	78.9%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 50.4%    (1677 / 3326)

50.4%

State 31.9%    (20082 / 62909)

31.9%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	47.2%	49%	50.4%
State	30.6%	31.2%	31.9%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 52.6%    (1750 / 3326)

52.6%

State 33.5%    (21083 / 62909)

33.5%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	50.8%	52.5%	52.6%
State	32.5%	33%	33.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 87%    (2895 / 3326)

87%

State 77.3%    (48633 / 62909)

77.3%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
District	76.9%	81.3%	87%
State	69.6%	73.3%	77.3%

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 District	Change from Last Year
College Enrollment: Percentage of graduates from the prior year’s graduating cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their graduation year.	56.2	Down from 58.4
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	2089	Up from 1944
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	76.7	Up from 69.1
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	35.8	Up from 33.5
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	10.8	Up from 10.7

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	13205
CTE completers	1568
Total students earning national or state credential	3180
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Advanced Manufacturing	228
Agriculture	41
Arts, Entertainment, & Design	262
Construction	247
Digital Technology	237
Education	34
Energy & Natural Resources	0
Financial Services	411
Healthcare & Human Servies	1626
Hospitality, Events, & Tourism	395
Management & Entrepreneurship	440
Marketing & Sales	398
Public Service & Safety	61
Supply Chain & Transportation	164
Universal	2452

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College and Career Readiness Details

College Ready

Career Ready

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Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : English, Math, Reading, Science, Composite of all four tests

No Data Available

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students : Writing

No Data Available

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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)	85%	86.3%
Number of Students Taking Exam	4156	85
Number of Exams Administered	7957	139

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	1343
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	21.2%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	17.2%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our District	69.5	536	518	1054
Statewide	52.2	519	493	1013

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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Additional South Carolina NAEP data are available here: Nation's Report Card

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Additional Information

	Our District	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	39.7	Up from 37.5
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	35.7	Up from 33.2
Percent of students retained	0.5	No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	3	Up from 2
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	19.8	Down from 20.5
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	96.1	N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our District	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	3631	Up from 3373
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification	80.8	Down from 92.1
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	64.5	Up from 63.5
Teacher attendance rate	96.6	Up from 94.5
Average teacher salary	N/AV	N/A
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	98.3	Up from 97.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	90.4	Up from 89.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	88.9	Up from 86.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.6	Down from 1.4
Prime instructional time	86.8	Up from 83.9
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	23.4 to 1	Down from 23.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	15	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in low poverty schools	6	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	22	N/A
Number of inexperienced principals in high poverty schools	5	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders in low poverty schools	26	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in low poverty schools	22	N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	23	N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders in high poverty schools	5	N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals	18.6	Up from 14.1
Number of inexperienced principals	18.0	Up from 14.1
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders	24.9	Down from 33.7
Number of inexperienced other school leaders	42.0	Down from 56
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	12.4	Up from 8.8
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools	263	Up from 15
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	4.0	Up from 2.9
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools	85	Up from 5
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	24.2	Down from 26.8
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools	136	Down from 147
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	8.3	Down from 10.7
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools	47	Down from 59
Percent of inexperienced teachers	18.4	Down from 18.9
Number of inexperienced teachers	725	Up from 696
Percent of out-of-field teachers	7.0	Down from 10.5
Number of out-of-field teachers	274	Down from 386

Inexperienced Teacher- a teacher with less than 4 years of experience.
Inexperienced School Leader- a School Administrator that has not completed their formal evaluation process (Tier 1)
Out of Field Teacher- a teacher teaching a course or courses outside their field of certification when a certification is required for that course.

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.

Note: The method for calculating prime instructional time was adjusted for 2025 school report cards. Comparing 2025 prime instructional time to prior years is not appropriate.

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Evaluations By Parents	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.”	97.5	6167
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	93.2	6167
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	98.8	4036
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	89	4036
Evaluations By Students	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.”	93.2	31612
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.”	79.1	31612
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	92.6	31612

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2025-2026 Incident Management System (IMS)

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school?	No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	2
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	1
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon	0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon	177
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	2
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	1148
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	6
Students with in-school suspensions	5382
Students with out of school suspensions	4728
Students expelled	94
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	337
Incidents of bullying and harassment	621

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

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District level Financial Information

	Our District	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	N/AV	N/A
Percent of expenditures for instruction	52.4	Up from 52.2
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	47.1	Up from 46.9
Average administrator salary	$129,679	Up from $120,989
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	48.2	Up from 48.0
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$13,542	Up from $12148
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,031	Down from $3914
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$3,773	Up from $3282
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$594	Down from $1653
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$17,315	Up from $15431
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,625	Down from $5567
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$18,940	Down from $20998