State Accountability
South carolina report cards
Q: Why does South Carolina issue school, district, and state report cards?
A: Under the Every Student Succeeds ACT (ESSA), State Education Agencies are required to prepare and disseminate an annual state report card and a Local Education Agency (LEA or District) report card that meet the minim requirements described in federal law.
Q: What areAS ARE SCHOOLS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ON THE sOUTH cAROLINA sTATE REPORT CARD?
Elementary & Middle Schools
- Academic Achievement
- Student Progress
- Preparing for Success
- School Climate
- Multilingual Learners’ Progress
High Schools
- Academic Achievement
- Preparing for Success
- School Climate
- Multilingual Learners’ Progress
- Graduation Rate
- High School Student Success
- College and Career Readiness
(NOTE: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EACH OF THESE AREAS, PLEASE CONSULT THE SC ACCOUNTABILITY MANUAL WEBPAGE)
Q: HOw Can I look up historical and current report cards for schools and districts?
A: Access the State Report Card website here.
State testing data
Q: Where can i find historical test results in the state of south carolina?
A: Access the South Carolina Department of Education’s page for test data, where you can explore data by the year and at the state, district, and school level.
GRADUATION RATE
Q: WHAT IS THE PROFILE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GRADUATE?
Q: WHERE CAN I FIND HISTORICAL STATE, DISTRICT, AND SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES?
A: This data can be found on the state report card site.
Q: WHat do south carolina students need to graduate?
A: Learn more about SC’s high school graduation requirements here.