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 35%Projected 27%

W.j. Keenan High Doesn't Meet 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 27%SC 46%

English proficiency

School 64%SC 60%

Science proficiency

School 14%SC 46%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

85%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

1%

Students in at least one AP course. 3 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

4%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes4%
AP courses offered3
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
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-

83.77 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

D-

11.18 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

D-

44.35 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

$47,062

SC average $74,922

Median home value

$133,727

SC average $269,059

Median rent

$1,074 /mo

SC average $1,234

Unemployment rate

11.9%

SC average 5.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 84.3%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

53

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$80,438

All teachers in Richland 01.

Student to counselor ratio SC average 370:1242:1
Support staff6
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 96%SC 97%

Experienced teachers

School 34%SC 38%

Environment and safety

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

In-school suspension days216
Out-of-school suspension days56
Total days missed to suspension588
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services1
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based1
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$9776 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$6.86

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

1%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

91%

Latino

3%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged86%
Students with disabilities11%
English as a second language2%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to W.j. Keenan High

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Richland Northeast High

  • Actual: 34%
  • Projected: 30%
  • Distance: 4.1 mi
Westwood High

  • Actual: 39%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 4.6 mi
Eau Claire High

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 4.8 mi
A. C. Flora High

  • Actual: 46%
  • Projected: 61%
  • Distance: 5.8 mi
Spring Valley High

  • Actual: 48%
  • Projected: 35%
  • Distance: 5.9 mi
Ridge View High

  • Actual: 48%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 6.1 mi
Dreher High

  • Actual: 57%
  • Projected: 57%
  • Distance: 7.0 mi
Columbia High

  • Actual: 36%
  • Projected: 21%
  • Distance: 7.1 mi
Blythewood High

  • Actual: 56%
  • Projected: 53%
  • Distance: 7.4 mi
Brookland-cayce High

  • Actual: 38%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 9.2 mi