District Five Excels in State Ratings

Anderson School District Five “substantially exceeds” expectations under the state’s new accountability system, according to data released today by the State Department of Education.
Only 25 of the state’s 85 school districts received the “substantially exceeds” designation, the highest level under the new Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Federal Accountability System.

District Five also scored above the state average on all five areas of the state’s Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) Test - English Language Arts (ELA), Writing, Math, Science and Social Studies. In addition, the district’s score on the High School Assessment Program (HSAP) test was also above the state average.

The PASS and HSAP tests are among the state measures used to evaluate schools and districts in the ESEA Federal Accountability System.

On the state’s PASS test’s five areas, District Five’s scores were as follows:

In ELA, 76.1 percent of students scored “Met Expectations” or above, compared to 74.3 percent statewide.
In Writing, 75.6 percent of students scored “Met Expectations” or above, compared to 73.8 percent statewide.
In Math, 77.2 percent of students scored “Met Expectations” or above, compared to 73.5 percent statewide.
In Science, 77.9 percent of students scored “Met Expectations” or above, compared to 71.4 percent statewide.
In Social Studies, 80.6 percent of students scored “Met Expectations” or above, compared to 74.1 percent statewide.

District Five also beat the state average in the percentage of students who scored “Exemplary,” the highest level possible on the test:

In ELA, 45.6 percent of students scored Exemplary, compared to 41.8 percent statewide.
In Writing, 38.5 percent of students scored Exemplary, compared to 36.9 percent statewide.
In Math, 41.2 percent of students scored Exemplary, compared to 35.2 percent statewide.
In Science, 41.2 percent of students scored Exemplary, compared to 35.2 percent statewide.
In Social Studies, 41.8 percent of students scored Exemplary, compared to 33.6 percent statewide.