The South Carolina Department of Education’s (SCDOE) recent release of 2022-23 school year assessment elicited positive feedback from State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver, who was pleased with student reading markers.
“Reading is the foundation of our learning. For the first time in recent history, at least half of our students in each grade level tested as proficient in English Language Arts (ELA),” commented Weaver in relation to results for the the South Carolina College-and Career-Ready Assessments (SC READY).
Seven Mount Pleasant-based elementary schools surpassed the average state totals of students who have met or exceeded expectations in ELA and math (as part of SC READY). Likewise, those same seven education venues have eclipsed the average state totals of students who have met or exceeded state standards in science in SCPASS assessments.
The SC READY program requires students from grades third through eighth to take its assessments except for those who qualify for the South Carolina National Center and State Collaborative (SC-NCSC). Nearly 54 percent of third through eighth-graders met or exceeded expectations in ELA on state assessments during the 2022-23 school year, a 42 percent increase from 2020-21. On math assessments, 41 percent of students in South Carolina met or exceeded expectations, a 39 percent rise from the year prior.
The state totals in SCPASS — administered to grades fourth through sixth — showed 45 percent of tested individuals who met or exceeded state standards in 2022-23, representing a slight drop-off from the previous academic year (46 percent).
Here's how seven Mount Pleasant elementary schools performed:
Belle Hall: In SC READY assessments for ELA, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 86.9%, 91.6% and 95.9%.
In SC READY assessments for math, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 85.9%, 91.6% and 90.1%.
In SCPASS assessments for science, the percentage totals (fourth grade) of students who met or exceeded state standards were 86.3%.
Carolina Park: In SC READY assessments for ELA, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 81.7%, 78.8% and 84.4%.
In SC READY assessments for math, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 88.3%, 70.5% and 76.5%.
In SCPASS assessments for science, the percentage totals (fourth grade) of students who met or exceeded state standards were 76.3%.
Charles Pinckney: In SC READY assessments for ELA, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 81.2%, 85.4% and 87.5%.
In SC READY assessments for math, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 89.4%, 81.0% and 91.2%.
In SCPASS assessments for science, the percentage totals (fourth grade) of students who met or exceeded state standards were 81.0%.
James B. Edwards: In SC READY assessments for ELA, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 73.0%, 77.9% and 80.4%.
In SC READY assessments for math, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 67.6%, 70.9% and 72.0%.
In SCPASS assessments for science, the percentage totals (fourth grade) of students who met or exceeded state standards were 75.6%.
Jennie Moore: In SC READY assessments for ELA, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 95.1%, 88.3% and 91.2%.
In SC READY assessments for math, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 95.7%, 80.5% and 89.6%.
In SCPASS assessments for science, the percentage totals (fourth grade) of students who met or exceeded state standards were 62.3%.
Mamie Whitesides: In SC READY assessments for ELA, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 82.8%, 79.2% and 88.1%.
In SC READY assessments for math, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 84.4%, 76.2% and 81.7%.
In SCPASS assessments for science, the percentage totals (fourth grade) of students who met or exceeded state standards were 70.8%.
Mount Pleasant Academy: In SC READY assessments for ELA, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 81.7%, 88.6% and 92.7%.
In SC READY assessments for math, the percentage totals, grades third through fifth, of students who met or exceeded expectations were 81.7%, 87.6% and 91.7%.
In SCPASS assessments for science, the percentage totals (fourth grade) of students who met or exceeded state standards were 79.0%.
