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South Carolina Department of Education Releases the 2020 South Carolina Report Cards
Each year, School and District Report Cards are posted on the South Carolina Department of Education’s (SCDE's) website. Not to be confused with student report cards, these Report Cards provide information about each school and district, including test performance, teacher qualifications, student safety, awards, parent involvement, and much more.
On October 30, 2020, the South Carolina Department of Education released the 2020 South Carolina Report Cards that are reflective of the 2019-20 school year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the report cards will not contain summative ratings, state assessment data, growth measures, etc. However, they will contain school, district, and state graduation rates, performance on the ACT and SAT, financial data, and other important information.
While this report includes information about student performance, numbers alone do not speak to the energy and creative efforts that contribute to that performance. District staff, school administrators, and teachers came together in extraordinary measures to ensure HCS students had access to effective instruction in a new distance learning environment. Even in the midst of a pandemic, HCS remains committed to looking continuously for ways to improve the K-12 educational experience, and we celebrate the many accomplishments and achievements that validate the talents of our students, as well as the professional commitment of our staff.
In 2019-20, the District, our schools, our students, and our staff received numerous recognitions and awards recognizing our commitment to educational excellence. Ocean Bay Elementary School was one of four schools in the state to receive the National Blue Ribbon School award in 2019, the highest honor a school can receive from the U.S. Department of Education. U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best High Schools rankings for 2020, showing St. James High School among the top 10 high schools in South Carolina. St. James High School ranked ninth in the state, including traditional, magnet, charter, and STEM high schools. SAT results reported in the fall of 2019 show that HCS continues to outpace the national average, even with an increase of 33 percent of students taking the test. The District’s composite for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) and Mathematics is 1044, five points above the national composite of 1039, and 23 points higher than the state composite of 1021. ACT results for graduates in the class of 2019 demonstrated gains in student performance. The average composite for HCS was 19.0, seven-tenths of one point higher than the average composite of 18.3 reported in 2018. Six District schools had 2019 AP passage rates that surpassed the national average.
To view more accomplishments and the Horry County Schools 2020 Report Card, click here.