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PACT Results
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HSAP Results
HSAP Results By Subgroup
ACT Results
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Spending Per Pupil

1348 Griffin Mill Rd
Easley, SC 29640
Pickens County
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PH: (864) 855-8150
FAX: (864) 855-8159

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Grades PK-12
16,658 students
25 schools

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PACT Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Social Studies

89% (2008)

90% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 84% in 2008.

Science

79% (2008)

77% (2007)

75% (2006)
The state average for Science was 71% in 2008.

English/Language Arts

90% (2008)

91% (2007)

90% (2006)

92% (2005)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 87% in 2008.

Math

83% (2008)

85% (2007)

87% (2006)

90% (2005)
The state average for Math was 77% in 2008.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Social Studies

86% (2008)

83% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 76% in 2008.

Science

83% (2008)

77% (2007)

75% (2006)
The state average for Science was 69% in 2008.

English/Language Arts

88% (2008)

89% (2007)

89% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 81% in 2008.

Math

87% (2008)

87% (2007)

86% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2008.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Social Studies

76% (2008)

73% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 66% in 2008.

Science

78% (2008)

71% (2007)

73% (2006)
The state average for Science was 61% in 2008.

English/Language Arts

85% (2008)

83% (2007)

87% (2006)

83% (2005)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 78% in 2008.

Math

85% (2008)

82% (2007)

82% (2006)

82% (2005)
The state average for Math was 78% in 2008.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Social Studies

87% (2008)

78% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 78% in 2008.

Science

66% (2008)

65% (2007)

58% (2006)
The state average for Science was 57% in 2008.

English/Language Arts

82% (2008)

77% (2007)

72% (2006)

72% (2005)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 75% in 2008.

Math

79% (2008)

82% (2007)

79% (2006)

82% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Social Studies

59% (2008)

56% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 56% in 2008.

Science

68% (2008)

66% (2007)

61% (2006)
The state average for Science was 70% in 2008.

English/Language Arts

76% (2008)

74% (2007)

75% (2006)

75% (2005)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 73% in 2008.

Math

84% (2008)

78% (2007)

80% (2006)

75% (2005)
The state average for Math was 78% in 2008.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Social Studies

74% (2008)

69% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 69% in 2008.

Science

68% (2008)

70% (2007)

64% (2006)
The state average for Science was 63% in 2008.

English/Language Arts

76% (2008)

78% (2007)

77% (2006)

81% (2005)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 71% in 2008.

Math

73% (2008)

75% (2007)

69% (2006)

70% (2005)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2008.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 South Carolina used the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests (PACT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in English/language arts, math, social studies and science.
The PACT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of South Carolina.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in South Carolina: An Overview

See South Carolina's state standards

Compare all elementary and middle schools in this district

PACT Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Social Studies	This District
All Students	89%
Female	89%
Male	89%
African-American	86%
White	90%
Subsidized meals	83%
Full-pay meals	94%
Disabled	68%
Limited English proficient	79%

Science	This District
All Students	79%
Female	77%
Male	81%
African-American	66%
White	82%
Subsidized meals	71%
Full-pay meals	87%
Disabled	54%
Limited English proficient	57%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	90%
Female	93%
Male	88%
African-American	80%
White	92%
Subsidized meals	84%
Full-pay meals	96%
Disabled	64%
Limited English proficient	83%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	84%
Male	83%
African-American	69%
White	86%
Subsidized meals	75%
Full-pay meals	91%
Disabled	58%
Limited English proficient	67%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Social Studies	This District
All Students	86%
Female	84%
Male	87%
African-American	75%
White	87%
Subsidized meals	79%
Full-pay meals	91%
Disabled	65%
Limited English proficient	92%

Science	This District
All Students	83%
Female	84%
Male	83%
African-American	58%
White	86%
Subsidized meals	76%
Full-pay meals	90%
Disabled	60%
Limited English proficient	86%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	88%
Female	92%
Male	85%
African-American	76%
White	90%
Subsidized meals	81%
Full-pay meals	93%
Disabled	55%
Limited English proficient	86%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	87%
Male	86%
African-American	69%
White	89%
Subsidized meals	79%
Full-pay meals	93%
Disabled	57%
Limited English proficient	88%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Social Studies	This District
All Students	76%
Female	78%
Male	75%
African-American	55%
White	79%
Subsidized meals	64%
Full-pay meals	86%
Disabled	34%
Limited English proficient	91%

Science	This District
All Students	78%
Female	75%
Male	80%
African-American	66%
White	80%
Subsidized meals	65%
Full-pay meals	87%
Disabled	42%
Limited English proficient	55%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	85%
Female	91%
Male	79%
African-American	74%
White	86%
Subsidized meals	75%
Full-pay meals	93%
Disabled	39%
Limited English proficient	85%

Math	This District
All Students	85%
Female	86%
Male	85%
African-American	71%
White	87%
Subsidized meals	76%
Full-pay meals	93%
Disabled	56%
Limited English proficient	83%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Social Studies	This District
All Students	87%
Female	89%
Male	85%
African-American	80%
White	88%
Subsidized meals	82%
Full-pay meals	90%
Disabled	61%
Limited English proficient	85%

Science	This District
All Students	66%
Female	63%
Male	68%
African-American	42%
White	69%
Subsidized meals	51%
Full-pay meals	76%
Disabled	30%
Limited English proficient	48%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	82%
Female	88%
Male	76%
African-American	73%
White	84%
Subsidized meals	73%
Full-pay meals	88%
Disabled	37%
Limited English proficient	71%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	81%
Male	78%
African-American	65%
White	82%
Subsidized meals	71%
Full-pay meals	85%
Disabled	47%
Limited English proficient	67%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Social Studies	This District
All Students	59%
Female	58%
Male	60%
African-American	43%
White	61%
Subsidized meals	46%
Full-pay meals	70%
Disabled	26%
Limited English proficient	43%

Science	This District
All Students	68%
Female	70%
Male	66%
African-American	55%
White	70%
Subsidized meals	58%
Full-pay meals	76%
Disabled	32%
Limited English proficient	56%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	76%
Female	82%
Male	70%
African-American	66%
White	77%
Subsidized meals	65%
Full-pay meals	84%
Disabled	34%
Limited English proficient	57%

Math	This District
All Students	84%
Female	85%
Male	83%
African-American	73%
White	85%
Subsidized meals	77%
Full-pay meals	89%
Disabled	57%
Limited English proficient	80%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Social Studies	This District
All Students	74%
Female	72%
Male	75%
African-American	59%
White	75%
Subsidized meals	60%
Full-pay meals	84%
Disabled	44%
Limited English proficient	56%

Science	This District
All Students	68%
Female	67%
Male	69%
African-American	43%
White	71%
Subsidized meals	54%
Full-pay meals	79%
Disabled	40%
Limited English proficient	65%

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	76%
Female	80%
Male	72%
African-American	59%
White	78%
Subsidized meals	61%
Full-pay meals	86%
Disabled	42%
Limited English proficient	50%

Math	This District
All Students	73%
Female	73%
Male	73%
African-American	51%
White	75%
Subsidized meals	61%
Full-pay meals	81%
Disabled	42%
Limited English proficient	64%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 South Carolina used the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests (PACT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in English/language arts, math, social studies and science.
The PACT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of South Carolina.
The different student groups are identified by the South Carolina Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in South Carolina: An Overview

HSAP Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 10

English/Language Arts

90% (2008)

91% (2007)

89% (2006)

91% (2005)
The state average for English/Language Arts was 88% in 2008.

Math

89% (2008)

85% (2007)

85% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Math was 85% in 2008.

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 South Carolina used the High School Assessment Program (HSAP) to test grade 10 students in English/language arts and math.
The HSAP is a high school graduation requirement.
The HSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of South Carolina.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in South Carolina: An Overview

See South Carolina's state standards

Compare all high schools in this district

HSAP Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 10

English/Language Arts	This District
All Students	90%
Female	95%
Male	85%
African-American	82%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	74%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	n/a
White	92%
Subsidized meals	83%
Full-pay meals	94%
Disabled	53%
Not disabled	96%
Limited English proficient	77%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	90%

Math	This District
All Students	89%
Female	91%
Male	87%
African-American	79%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	67%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	n/a
White	90%
Subsidized meals	80%
Full-pay meals	94%
Disabled	50%
Not disabled	94%
Limited English proficient	77%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	89%

Source: SC Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 South Carolina used the High School Assessment Program (HSAP) to test grade 10 students in English/language arts and math.
The HSAP is a high school graduation requirement.
The HSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of South Carolina.
The different student groups are identified by the South Carolina Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in South Carolina: An Overview

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	22	20	21
Graduating class of 2006	22	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	22	19	21
Graduating class of 2004	22	20	21

English

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	21	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	22	19	21
Graduating class of 2005	22	19	20
Graduating class of 2004	23	19	20

Math

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	21	20	21
Graduating class of 2006	21	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	22	19	21
Graduating class of 2004	22	19	21

Reading

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	22	20	22
Graduating class of 2006	23	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	23	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	23	19	21

Science

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2007	21	20	21
Graduating class of 2006	21	19	21
Graduating class of 2005	22	19	21
Graduating class of 2004	22	19	21

¹Source: SC Dept. of Education
²Source: ACT

Participation Rate

	This District
Graduating class of 2006	23%
Graduating class of 2005	21%
Graduating class of 2004	16%

Source: SC Dept. of Education

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The Composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.
Scores represent the members of the graduation class' most recent scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: NCES, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Students per FTE teacher	15	15

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	85%	53%
Black, not Hispanic	10%	39%
Hispanic	3%	5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	1%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Economic Level

Source: NCES, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	41%	51%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,420	$8,551

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	60%	58%
Student and staff support	13%	14%
Administration	9%	10%
Other expenditures	17%	18%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >