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2017 Report Cards


SPARTANBURG 4

Superintendent: W. Rallie Liston
Board Chair: Milton C. Smith
District Phone: 864-476-3186
Enrollment 2,739
Schools 4
Teachers 166
State Rating History*
Past Year's Ratings
2014 - Excellent

2013 - Excellent

2012 - Excellent

SC READY South Carolina College-and Career-Ready Assessments

English

Mathematics


SCPASS

Science


Our District: Percent Met and Above for each grade level
4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
64.5 64.7 55.6 61.3 50.8

Social Studies


Our District: Percent Met and Above for each grade level
4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
89.3 85.9 80.6 68.8 69.5

The ACT

          

Percent of Students in District Meeting ACT College-Ready Benchmarks, 2017
English Benchmark Score: 18 Math Benchmark Score: 22 Reading Benchmark Score: 22 Science Benchmark Score: 23 All 4 Subjects
39.2 27.4 23.1 15.1 9.7

ACT WorkKeys


End of Course Tests

Percent of tests with scores of 60 or above on: Our District State
Algebra 1/Math for the Technologies 2 86.9 75.1
English 1 90.4 77
Biology 1 84.5 73.8
US History and the Constitution 75.3 67.9
All Subjects 84.6 73.6

Outcomes

State Graduation Rate
Four-Year Five-Year
84.6 84.3
District Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
2014 2015 2016 2017
81.6 82.5 89.4 80
District Five-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
2014 2015 2016 2017
83.4 82.2 83.1 89.4
Percentage of Seniors Eligible for LIFE/Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
District State
38.4 36
Percentage of Students from 2017 Graduating Class Enrolled in a two- or four-year college or technical college pursuing an associates degree, certificate, or diploma in Fall 2017
District State
60.7 70.8

SAT - District Performance

Percent of
Students Tested
Average Evidence-Based
Reading and Writing Score
Average Math
Score
Average Composite
Score
40.8 531 526 1056

Opportunities


For students to meet the profile of the SC Graduate
Our District Change from last year
Students (n = 2,739)
% of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child or homeless) 63.5 Up from 62.7
Attendance rate 94.7 Down from 96.7
With disabilities 2.8 Up from 0.1
Out-of-school suspensions or expulsions for violent and/or criminal offenses 0.3 Down from 0.4
Percentage of students served by gifted and talented program 14.4 Down from 14.6
Percentage of students retained 1.0 Down from 1.2
Annual Dropout Rate 2.5 Up from 1.0
Enrolled in an AP/IB Program 30.2 Down from 46.1
Successful in an AP/IB Program 47.6 Up from 47.3
Career/Tech students in co-curricular organizations N/AV N/A
Enrollment in career/technology courses 322 Down from 363
Students participating in work-based experiences 0.1 Down from 0.2
Number of seniors who have completed FAFSA forms 107 Up from 89
Percentage of seniors completing college applications 55.1 Down from 60.8
Number of students enrolled in dual enrollment courses 1 N/A
Success of students in dual enrollment course 100.0 N/A
Dropout Recovery Rate 5.3 Down from 12.5
Enrolled in adult education GED or diploma program 71 Down from 98
Completed adult education GED or diploma program 18 Up from 11
Teachers (n = 166)
Percentage of teachers with advanced degrees 70.5 Up from 67.1
Percentage of teachers on continuing contract 87.3 Up from 82.3
Teachers returning from previous year 89.3 Down from 89.8
Teacher attendance rate 95.3 Down from 95.6
Average teacher salary $51,574 Up from $49,915
Professional development days/teacher 10.7 Down from 10.9
Percentage of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
District
Principal's/Superientendent's/Director's years at school/district 15 Up from 14
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 23.5 to 1 Down from 25.5 to 1
Prime instructional time 89.8 Down from 91.8
Number of schools with AdvancEd (SACS) accreditation 4 No change
Parents attending conferences 93.3 Down from 94.7
Percentage of classes not taught by highly qualified teachers Under Revision N/A
Dollars spent per pupil $8,735 Up from $8,474
Percent of expenditures for instruction 49.3 Down from 52.7
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 55.5 Up from 55.0
Number of dual enrollment courses offered 1 N/A
Average administrator salary $92,231 Up from $88,781