SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the SC proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 38%Projected 26%

Brookland-cayce High Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the SC proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the SC average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 21%SC 46%

English proficiency

School 62%SC 60%

Science proficiency

School 30%SC 46%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

83%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

11%

Students in at least one AP course. 18 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

6%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes6%
AP courses offered18
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

1%
2%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
2%

Gold marks the SC average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

D+

56.40 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C-

6.68 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C-

31.08 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$62,847

SC average $74,922

Median home value

$185,504

SC average $269,059

Median rent

$1,273 /mo

SC average $1,234

Unemployment rate

4.3%

SC average 5.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 91.0%SC 89.7%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

13:1

SC average 13:1

Teachers

71

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$63,984

All teachers in Lexington 02.

Student to counselor ratio SC average 370:1390:1
Support staff8
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers2
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 94%SC 97%

Experienced teachers

School 38%SC 38%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days653
Out-of-school suspension days406
Total days missed to suspension1312
Expulsions with services18
Expulsions without services10
Zero-tolerance expulsions1
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$7399 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$6.61

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

34%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

3%

Black

31%

Latino

26%

Multiracial

5%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged72%
Students with disabilities15%
English as a second language18%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Brookland-cayce High

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

South Carolina Virtual Charter School

  • Actual: 43%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 1.9 mi
Airport High

  • Actual: 38%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 3.5 mi
Dreher High

  • Actual: 57%
  • Projected: 57%
  • Distance: 3.8 mi
Eau Claire High

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 4.7 mi
A. C. Flora High

  • Actual: 46%
  • Projected: 61%
  • Distance: 4.9 mi
Gray Collegiate Academy

  • Actual: 79%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 5.1 mi
Columbia High

  • Actual: 36%
  • Projected: 21%
  • Distance: 5.1 mi
River Bluff High

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 63%
  • Distance: 6.2 mi
Richland Northeast High

  • Actual: 34%
  • Projected: 30%
  • Distance: 8.6 mi
Irmo High

  • Actual: 45%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 8.9 mi