From the Superintendent
The Abbeville County School District is a quality school system serving Abbeville County. Our system has a student population of approximately 3,700 students. Each school is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the South Carolina Council on Accreditation and School Improvement. Our academic achievement shows an improvement over the past four years. Each of the three high schools and the career center received the prestigious Palmetto Gold Award for academic achievement. A conscious effort has been made to maintain a balance between the academic, athletic and fine arts programs.
While it is our hope that every student, teacher and staff member take pride in the improved instructional performance of our young people, there remain areas that require our attention. We are continually searching for more effective ways to improve the instructional environment for the students of Abbeville County.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Abbeville County School District is to develop proficient, creative, self-motivated students by providing quality educational opportunities in a safe, nurturing environment, which supports innovations and lifelong learning.
Abbeville
County School District
400 Greenville Street
Abbeville, SC 29620
Phone: (864) 366 -5427
Fax: (864) 366 – 8531
Superintendent: Dr. Ivan Randolph
Email: ivan.randolph@acsd.k12.sc.us
Abbeville County School District
District Report to the Community 2005 –
2006
Abbeville County School District
Performance Trends Over 4 – Year Period
|
|
Absolute Rating |
Improvement Rating |
Adq. Yearly Progress |
|
2002 |
Average |
Unsatisfactory |
N/A |
|
2003 |
Average |
Average |
No |
|
2004 |
Good |
Good |
No |
|
2005 |
Good |
Average |
Yes |
Abbeville County School District
PACT Performance by Grade Level
|
English/Language Arts |
Year |
Grade Level |
Enrollment 1st
Day of Testing |
% Tested |
% Below Basic |
% Basic |
% Proficient |
% Advanced |
% Proficient
and Advanced |
|
2004 |
Gr.
3 |
271 |
99.6 |
8.6 |
25.9 |
47.7 |
17.7 |
65.4 |
|
|
|
Gr.
4 |
286 |
100.0 |
22.7 |
49.3 |
27.0 |
1.1 |
28.1 |
|
|
|
Gr.
5 |
265 |
100.0 |
24.2 |
45.0 |
29.2 |
1.5 |
30.8 |
|
|
|
Gr.
6 |
286 |
99.7 |
45.7 |
31.4 |
19.3 |
3.6 |
22.9 |
|
|
|
Gr.
7 |
297 |
100.0 |
29.3 |
46.6 |
21.7 |
2.4 |
24.1 |
|
|
|
Gr.
8 |
287 |
98.9 |
32.7 |
49.6 |
15.1 |
2.5 |
17.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
Gr.
3 |
264 |
99.2 |
11.2 |
26.0 |
50.0 |
12.8 |
62.8 |
|
|
|
Gr.
4 |
264 |
99.6 |
16.3 |
40.8 |
40.8 |
2.0 |
42.9 |
|
|
|
Gr.
5 |
279 |
98.9 |
29.5 |
47.3 |
22.3 |
0.8 |
23.1 |
|
|
|
Gr.
6 |
262 |
99.2 |
39.1 |
35.4 |
19.3 |
6.2 |
25.5 |
|
|
|
Gr.
7 |
280 |
99.6 |
33.1 |
43.2 |
21.4 |
2.3 |
23.7 |
|
|
|
Gr.
8 |
300 |
99.0 |
28.8 |
52.0 |
14.6 |
4.6 |
19.2 |
|
Mathematics |
2004 |
Gr. 3 |
271 |
99.6 |
12.8 |
45.9 |
31.2 |
10.2 |
41.4 |
|
|
Gr. 4 |
286 |
100.0 |
20.5 |
52.9 |
19.1 |
7.6 |
26.6 |
|
|
|
Gr. 5 |
265 |
100.0 |
24.2 |
41.5 |
25.0 |
9.2 |
34.2 |
|
|
|
Gr. 6 |
286 |
99.7 |
26.4 |
42.5 |
19.3 |
11.8 |
31.1 |
|
|
|
Gr. 7 |
297 |
100.0 |
22.1 |
39.7 |
20.0 |
18.3 |
38.3 |
|
|
|
Gr. 8 |
287 |
99.3 |
34.4 |
43.7 |
13.6 |
8.2 |
21.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
Gr. 3 |
264 |
99.2 |
10.8 |
54.8 |
23.2 |
11.2 |
34.4 |
|
|
|
Gr. 4 |
264 |
99.6 |
15.1 |
35.5 |
30.2 |
19.2 |
49.4 |
|
|
|
Gr. 5 |
279 |
98.9 |
27.3 |
47.0 |
14.8 |
11.0 |
25.8 |
|
|
|
Gr. 6 |
262 |
99.6 |
17.7 |
44.4 |
24.3 |
13.6 |
37.9 |
|
|
|
Gr. 7 |
280 |
99.6 |
26.8 |
36.6 |
17.5 |
19.1 |
36.6 |
|
|
|
Gr. 8 |
300 |
99.0 |
30.6 |
44.1 |
15.7 |
9.6 |
25.3 |
Abbeville County School District
Performance by Student Groups
|
|
Exit Exam
Passage Rate by
Spring 2005 |
Eligibility for LIFE
Scholarship* |
Graduation Rate |
||||
|
|
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
Met State Obj |
|
All Students |
201 |
94.0 |
220 |
18.2 |
234 |
28.6 |
|
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
89 |
95.5 |
105 |
14.3 |
115 |
82.6 |
|
|
Female |
110 |
92.7 |
115 |
21.7 |
118 |
82.2 |
|
|
Racial/Ethnic Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
133 |
94.7 |
136 |
26.5 |
144 |
84.7 |
|
|
African American |
67 |
94.0 |
82 |
3.7 |
87 |
79.3 |
|
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
1 |
I/S |
2 |
I/S |
2 |
I/S |
|
|
Hispanic |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
American Indian/ Alaskan |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Disability Status |
|||||||
|
Not Disabled |
190 |
96.3 |
206 |
19.4 |
212 |
88.2 |
|
|
Disabilities other than speech |
11 |
54.5 |
14 |
0.0 |
21 |
23.8 |
|
|
Migrant Status |
|||||||
|
Migrant |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Non-migrant |
201 |
94.0 |
220 |
18.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
English Proficiency |
|||||||
|
Limited English proficient |
3 |
I/S |
4 |
I/S |
2 |
I/S |
|
|
Non-LEP |
198 |
95.5 |
216 |
18.1 |
230 |
83.0 |
|
|
Socio-Economic Status |
|||||||
|
Subsidized meals |
88 |
88.6 |
94 |
8.5 |
105 |
72.4 |
|
|
Full-pay meals |
113 |
98.2 |
126 |
25.4 |
127 |
90.6 |
|
|
Exam Passage Rate By Spring 2005 |
||
|
|
Our District |
Districts with Students
like Ours |
|
Percent |
94.0 |
94.2 |
|
Graduation Rate |
||
|
|
Our District |
Districts with Students
like Ours |
|
Number
of students |
234 |
355 |
|
Number
of diplomas |
193 |
247 |
|
Rate |
82.5 |
63.6 |
|
2004 – 2005 College Admissions Tests |
||||||
|
SAT |
Verbal |
Math |
Total |
|||
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
District |
482 |
485 |
502 |
514 |
984 |
999 |
|
State |
491 |
494 |
495 |
499 |
986 |
993 |
|
Nation |
508 |
508 |
518 |
520 |
1026 |
1028 |
|
ACT |
English |
Math |
Reading |
Science |
Total |
|||||
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
District |
17.0 |
15.9 |
18.0 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
17.2 |
18.4 |
17.9 |
18.0 |
17.5 |
|
State |
18.8 |
18.8 |
19.1 |
19.3 |
19.0 |
19.6 |
19.3 |
19.3 |
19.3 |
19.4 |
|
Nation |
20.4 |
20.4 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
21.3 |
21.3 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
N/A - Not
Applicable
N/AV - Not
Available
I/S - Insufficient Sample
*
Using only the SAT/ACT and grade point average requirements
n = number of students on which percentage is
calculated
Abbeville
County School District
District Profile
|
|
Our District |
Change from Last Year |
Districts with Students Like Ours |
Median District |
||
|
Students
(n=3,585) |
||||||
|
First graders who attended full day kindergarten |
100.0 % |
No change |
99.3% |
98.6% |
||
|
Retention rate |
4.5% |
Down from 5.4% |
5.5% |
5.4% |
||
|
Attendance rate |
96.0% |
Down from 97.2% |
96.0% |
95.9% |
||
|
Students
with disabilities other than speech taking PACT (ELA) off grade level |
1.5% |
Down from 2.6% |
5.7% |
4.9% |
||
|
Students
with disabilities other than speech taking PACT (Math) off grade level |
1.4% |
Down from 2.6% |
4.8% |
4.4% |
||
|
Eligible
for gifted and talented |
9.5% |
Up from 9.3% |
10.9% |
10.9% |
||
|
On
academic plans |
N/AV |
N/AV |
N/A |
N/AV |
||
|
On
academic probation |
N/AV |
N/AV |
N/A |
N/AV |
||
|
With
disabilities other than speech |
10.7% |
Up from 10% |
11.9% |
11.2% |
||
|
Older
than usual for grade |
4.9% |
Down from 5.0% |
5.3% |
5.1% |
||
|
Out-of-school
suspensions or expulsions for violent &/or criminal offenses |
1.1% |
Up from 1.0% |
1.1% |
1.2% |
||
|
Enrolled
in AP/IB programs |
4.0% |
Down from 5.8% |
7.7% |
9.7% |
||
|
Successful
on AP/IB programs |
N/A |
N/A |
52.2% |
51.2% |
||
|
Enrolled
in adult education GED or diploma programs |
98 |
Up from 94 |
133 |
158 |
||
|
Completions
in adult education GED or diploma programs |
29 |
No change |
29 |
37 |
||
|
Annual
dropout rate |
4.7% |
Up from 2.9% |
3.0% |
2.9% |
||
|
Teachers (n=272) |
||||||
|
Teachers
with advanced degrees |
48.9% |
Up from 44.3% |
51.3% |
51.4% |
||
|
Continuing
contract teachers |
83.8% |
Down from 91.7% |
83.8% |
81.0% |
||
|
Highly
qualified teachers |
91.9% |
Down from 95.1% |
92.8% |
92.0% |
||
|
Teachers
with emergency or provisional certificates |
4.0% |
No change |
4.2% |
5.1% |
||
|
Teachers returning from previous year |
89.7% |
Up from 88.2% |
90.4% |
90.0% |
||
|
Teacher attendance rate |
95.2% |
Down from 95.5% |
94.8% |
95.0% |
||
|
Average teacher salary |
$40,748 |
Up 3.5% |
$40,748 |
$41,286 |
||
|
Vacancies for more than nine weeks |
0.0% |
Down from 0.8% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
||
|
Prof. development days/teacher |
12.6 days |
Up from 8.2 days |
14.4 days |
14.9 days |
||
|
District |
||||||
|
Superintendent’s years at district |
4.0 |
Up from 3.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
||
|
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects |
19.5 to 1 |
Down from 20.6 to 1 |
19.8 to 1 |
20.6 to 1 |
||
|
Prime instructional time |
90.0% |
Down
from 91.6% |
89.0% |
89.2% |
||
|
Dollars spent per pupil* |
$7,038 |
Up 1.7% |
$7,426 |
$7,434 |
||
|
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries* |
49.7% |
Down
from 58.3% |
54.7% |
54.5% |
||
|
Opportunities in the arts |
Good |
Up from fair |
Excellent |
Excellent |
||
|
Parents attending conferences |
88.8% |
Down
from 93.9% |
98.1% |
97.0% |
||
|
Number of schools |
10 |
Down
from 11 |
9 |
8 |
||
|
Number of magnet schools |
0 |
No change |
0 |
0 |
||
|
Number of charter schools |
0 |
Down from 1 |
0 |
0 |
||
|
Number of alternative schools |
0 |
No change |
0 |
0 |
||
|
Portable classrooms |
1.6% |
Down
from 15.5% |
2.2% |
4.2% |
||
|
Average age in years of school facilities |
22 |
Up from 21 |
25 |
27 |
||
|
Number of schools with SACS accreditation |
10 |
No change |
8 |
8 |
||
|
Average administrator salary |
$59,308 |
Up 2.7% |
$67,444 |
$68,699 |
||
|
|
Our District |
State |
||||
|
Highly qualified teachers in low poverty schools |
N/A |
89.4% |
||||
|
Highly qualified teachers in high poverty schools |
94.1% |
90.1% |
||||
|
|
State Objective |
Met State Objective |
||||
|
Highly qualified teachers |
65.% |
Yes |
||||
|
Student attendance rate |
95.3% |
Yes |
||||
*
Prior year audited financial data are reported