Principal: Ekemam A. Montgomery

Phone:
(803) 735-7600
School Address:
4800 Monticello Rd. Columbia, SC 29203
Serving Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 512

2025-2026 Overall Rating

Average
58 out of 100
School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: Not yet available.

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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	77.3	Up from 71.7

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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	100	108

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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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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	32.6
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	14
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation	43
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup	58
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	9
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency	15.5
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test	51

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School Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

	2023	2024	2025	2026
School	79.7	79.9	84.1	89.8
District	81.8	82.6	84.1	86
State	83.8	85.4	86.7	87.5

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Annual Dropout Rate	0.0	Down from 3.9
Dropout Recovery Rate	N/AV	N/A

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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

School 89.8%    (114 / 127)

89.8%

District 76.9%    (1160 / 1509)

76.9%

State 78.9%    (49634 / 62909)

78.9%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
School	70.9%	80.4%	89.8%
District	59.4%	73.3%	76.9%
State	71.5%	75.1%	78.9%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

School 11%    (14 / 127)

11%

District 24.6%    (371 / 1509)

24.6%

State 31.9%    (20082 / 62909)

31.9%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
School	3%	10.1%	11%
District	20.7%	25.4%	24.6%
State	30.6%	31.2%	31.9%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

School 12.6%    (16 / 127)

12.6%

District 26%    (393 / 1509)

26%

State 33.5%    (21083 / 62909)

33.5%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
School	4.5%	12.3%	12.6%
District	22.8%	26.7%	26%
State	32.5%	33%	33.5%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

School 88.2%    (112 / 127)

88.2%

District 75.4%    (1138 / 1509)

75.4%

State 77.3%    (48633 / 62909)

77.3%

3-Year Trend

	2024	2025	2026
School	69.4%	78.3%	88.2%
District	57.3%	72%	75.4%
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 School	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.	42.2	Up from 18.4
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms	59	Down from 65
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications	96.1	Up from 83.3
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship	27.6	Up from 26.1
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship	0.0	Down from 0.7

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

	Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses	383
CTE completers	67
Total students earning national or state credential	93
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster (A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Advanced Manufacturing	1
Agriculture	0
Arts, Entertainment, & Design	0
Construction	0
Digital Technology	1
Education	0
Energy & Natural Resources	0
Financial Services	0
Healthcare & Human Servies	2
Hospitality, Events, & Tourism	5
Management & Entrepreneurship	0
Marketing & Sales	0
Public Service & Safety	0
Supply Chain & Transportation	14
Universal	81

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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 2025-2026 School Year

No Data Available

Average ACT Score Achieved by Students During the 2025-2026 School Year

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)	Data N/A	Data N/A
Number of Students Taking Exam	Data N/A	Data N/A
Number of Exams Administered	Data N/A	Data N/A

Number of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	31
Percent of students enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses	14.4%
Percent of 11th/12th grade students who completed six hours of dual enrollment course work with a grade of C or higher	9.3%

	Percent of Students Tested	Average Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score	Average Math Score	Average Composite Score
Our School	49.6	433	429	862
Our District	46.9	505	479	984
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 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	3.2	Down from 4.8
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	4	Up from 3
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)	43.0	Down from 53.9
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	30	Down from 33
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	76.7	Down from 78.8
Teacher attendance rate	94.4	Up from 93.2
Average teacher salary	$67,473	Down from $68,959
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	100.0	Up from 97.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	80.5	Up from 78.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	78.0	Up from 74.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	3.3	Down from 6.1
Prime instructional time	77.3	Up from 71.7
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	26.3 to 1	Down from 26.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals	0.0	No change
Number of inexperienced principals	0.0	No change
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders	25.0	No change
Number of inexperienced other school leaders	1.0	No change
Percent of inexperienced teachers	30.0	Up from 25.4
Number of inexperienced teachers	18	Up from 15
Percent of out-of-field teachers	28.3	Up from 20.3
Number of out-of-field teachers	17	Up from 12

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.”	Data N/A	2
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	Data N/A	2
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	95.1	41
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	87.5	41
Evaluations By Students	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.”	88.1	324
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.”	72.6	324
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	91.9	324

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2025-2026 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	6
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	27
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0
Students with in-school suspensions	115
Students with out of school suspensions	187
Students expelled	0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0
Incidents of bullying and harassment	2

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	$67,473	Down from $68,959
Percent of expenditures for instruction	64.9	Up from 64.2
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	59.9	Up from 58.4
Average administrator salary	$108,963	Up from $107,214
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	92.4	Down from 92.6
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$16,650	Up from $16261
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,801	Down from $2212
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$3,486	Up from $3179
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,024	Down from $1531
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$20,136	Up from $19440
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,825	Down from $3742
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$22,961	Down from $23182