D50 Shows Improvement on State Report Card Ratings

On Tuesday, October 10, the South Carolina Department of Education and Education Oversight Committee released the 2023 State School Report Cards. Greenwood School District 50 had 3 schools rated as Excellent and 2 schools rated as Good on the State Report Cards.


“We are pleased with the recent ratings that our schools received on the State Report Cards,” Superintendent Dr. Steve Glenn stated. “Our district continues to show improvement in several of the performance indicators. These ratings are a testament to the hard work of our students, teachers and staff. We will continue to look for ways to improve all of our schools as we prepare our students to become college and career ready.” 


South Carolina School Report Cards provide information about each school and district in relation to their academic achievement, teacher qualifications, student safety, awards, parent involvement, graduation rate, college and career readiness, etc.


For School Climate, Greenwood School District 50 outperformed the State in the following areas: 

  • Overall Perceptions of School Climate
  • Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus
  • Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions
  • Teacher Perceptions of Safety

Schools are rated based on several performance indicators that are required by federal and state law and approved by the State Superintendent of Education and SC Education Oversight Committee. Indicators include:  


  • Academic Achievement
  • Student Progress
  • Preparing for Success
  • College and Career Ready
  • English Language Learners’ Progress
  • Graduation Rate
  • School Climate
  • Classroom Environment
  • Student Safety
  • Financial Information

School Report Card Ratings

School

2023

2022

Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary School

Good

Excellent

Eleanor S. Rice Elementary School

Average

Average

Hodges Elementary School

Excellent

Good

Lakeview Elementary School

Average

Average

Mathews Elementary School

Excellent

Excellent

Merrywood Elementary School

Excellent

Excellent

Pinecrest Elementary School

Average

Below Average

Woodfields Elementary School

Average

Average

Brewer Middle School

Average

Average

Northside Middle School

Below Average

Average

Westview Middle School

Good

Good

Emerald High School

Below Average

Average

Greenwood High School

Average

Average


To view more information, visit the South Carolina Department of Education website,

https://ed.sc.gov/data/report-cards/sc-school-report-card/.
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