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The Profile Report provides detailed and comprehensive state-level information on award amounts, assessments reported, participating districts and schools, demographics, and discontinued schools. Select specific reports using the tabs below. Within certain tabs, district- and school-level reports may be generated by clicking on the underlined entity name.

South Carolina

South Carolina Dept Education

1006 RUTLEDGE BUILDING
1429 SENATE ST

COLUMBIA, SC 29201

803-734-8500

Department Website:: ed.sc.gov/
State Reading First Website:: ed.sc.gov/agency/offices/cso/english_la/readingfirst.html

AwardsAssessmentsAssessment ResultsReading First SchoolsDemographicsDiscontinued Schools

The Awards table lists the date funding was awarded to the state/territory and the total award amount.

Award Date	Total Award Amount
7/1/2002	$14,093,097
7/1/2003	$14,370,958
7/1/2004	$15,025,151
7/1/2005	$16,167,744
7/1/2006	$16,142,954
7/1/2007	$16,821,533
7/1/2008	$6,400,393

The Assessments tables list all assessments and subtests reported by the state/territory in its Reading First Annual Performance Report (APR). The tables also report the grades in which the measure is used, the reading skills measured by the subtest, and the cut-off scores used to determine the percentage of students attaining benchmark proficiency.

PACT

Composite
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Not in use
2	Not in use
3	Comprehension	296

Stanford RF

Comprehension
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Comprehension	40th Percentile
2	Comprehension	40th Percentile
3	Comprehension (Secondary)	40th Percentile

Oral Reading Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Fluency	40th Percentile
2	Fluency	40th Percentile
3	Fluency	40th Percentile

The Assessment Results tables display achievement data provided by each state/territory’s Annual Performance Report (APR). The percent change reflects the percentage point difference between the proficiency rate for the year displayed and the proficiency rate for the previous year.

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All Students Stanford RF Comprehension
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
South Carolina	2004	Baseline	Grades 1-3	8996	2888	32.10%	--
			Grade 1	3213	1141	35.51%	--
			Grade 2	2926	966	33.01%	--
			Grade 3	2857	781	27.34%	--
	2005	Year 1	Grades 1-3	8998	3822	42.48%	10.37%
			Grade 1	3201	1466	45.80%	10.29%
			Grade 2	2944	1096	37.23%	4.21%
			Grade 3	2853	1260	44.16%	16.83%
	2006	Year 2	Grades 1-3	8620	3898	45.22%	2.74%
			Grade 1	3085	1466	47.52%	1.72%
			Grade 2	2924	1164	39.81%	2.58%
			Grade 3	2611	1268	48.56%	4.40%
	2007	Baseline	Grades 1-3	1256	341	27.15%	--
			Grade 1	393	112	28.50%	--
			Grade 2	451	139	30.82%	--
			Grade 3	412	90	21.84%	--
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	8492	3954	46.56%	1.34%
			Grade 1	3031	1454	47.97%	0.45%
			Grade 2	2742	1180	43.03%	3.23%
			Grade 3	2719	1320	48.55%	-0.02%
	2008	Year 1	Grades 1-3	1253	535	42.70%	15.55%
			Grade 1	407	169	41.52%	13.02%
			Grade 2	443	184	41.53%	10.71%
			Grade 3	403	182	45.16%	23.32%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	5635	2662	47.24%	0.68%
			Grade 1	1959	961	49.06%	1.08%
			Grade 2	1860	807	43.39%	0.35%
			Grade 3	1816	894	49.23%	0.68%
	2009	Year 2	Grades 1-3	1221	540	44.23%	1.53%
			Grade 1	397	197	49.62%	8.10%
			Grade 2	397	152	38.29%	-3.25%
			Grade 3	427	191	44.73%	-0.43%
		Year 5	Grades 1-3	4941	2410	48.78%	1.54%
			Grade 1	1651	876	53.06%	4.00%
			Grade 2	1686	726	43.06%	-0.33%
			Grade 3	1604	808	50.37%	1.14%

All Students Stanford RF Oral Reading Fluency
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
South Carolina	2004	Baseline	Grades 1-3	8996	2037	22.64%	--
			Grade 1	3213	338	10.52%	--
			Grade 2	2926	1149	39.27%	--
			Grade 3	2857	550	19.25%	--
	2005	Year 1	Grades 1-3	8998	4579	50.89%	28.25%
			Grade 1	3201	1944	60.73%	50.21%
			Grade 2	2944	1410	47.89%	8.63%
			Grade 3	2853	1225	42.94%	23.69%
	2006	Year 2	Grades 1-3	8620	4860	56.38%	5.49%
			Grade 1	3085	1972	63.92%	3.19%
			Grade 2	2924	1581	54.07%	6.18%
			Grade 3	2611	1307	50.06%	7.12%
	2007	Baseline	Grades 1-3	1256	336	26.75%	--
			Grade 1	393	50	12.72%	--
			Grade 2	451	209	46.34%	--
			Grade 3	412	77	18.69%	--
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	8492	5326	62.72%	6.34%
			Grade 1	3031	2076	68.49%	4.57%
			Grade 2	2742	1661	60.58%	6.51%
			Grade 3	2719	1589	58.44%	8.38%
	2008	Year 1	Grades 1-3	1253	718	57.30%	30.55%
			Grade 1	407	278	68.30%	55.58%
			Grade 2	443	233	52.60%	6.25%
			Grade 3	403	207	51.36%	32.68%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	5635	3517	62.41%	-0.30%
			Grade 1	1959	1386	70.75%	2.26%
			Grade 2	1860	1099	59.09%	-1.49%
			Grade 3	1816	1032	56.83%	-1.61%
	2009	Year 2	Grades 1-3	1221	715	58.56%	1.26%
			Grade 1	397	266	67.00%	-1.30%
			Grade 2	397	198	49.87%	-2.72%
			Grade 3	427	251	58.78%	7.42%
		Year 5	Grades 1-3	4941	3054	61.81%	-0.60%
			Grade 1	1651	1171	70.93%	0.18%
			Grade 2	1686	966	57.30%	-1.79%
			Grade 3	1604	917	57.17%	0.34%

The Demographics table displays student enrollment and other state demographics information provided by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) for the 2005-2006 school year and the U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program.

Enrollment data are based on participating Reading First schools only. All other data are for the entire state and do not pertain only to Reading First schools.

Demographic Information
Student Enrollment:	23,747
Number of Teachers:	1,840
Student/Teacher Ratio:	13
Poverty Rate (% Free / Reduced Price Lunch):	52