Brookdale Elementary School

394 Brookdale Drive

Orangeburg, SC 29115

2015

South Carolina
State Report Card

State and federal laws require public schools to release report cards to the public each year. This year, the report card has been updated to
reflect changes in reporting directed by the SC Education Oversight Committee. Schools will not be rated for state accountability purposes until
Fall 2017 when the state will transition to a single accountability system. The following reports student performance in school year 2014-15.

Grades:
Enrollment:
School Phone:
School Website:

PK-5 Elementary
393 students
803-534-5982
http://bes.ocsd5.net/

Principal:
Superintendent:
Board Chair:

Dr. Charlene Stokes

Dr. Cynthia Wilson
Mary B. Ulmer

WORLD CLASS SKILLS & LIFE AND CAREER CHARACTERISTICS

Our school is helping all students develop the world class skills and life and career
characteristics of the Profile of the Graduate by

Profile of the SC Graduate

World Class Knowledge
Rigorous standards in language arts
and math for career and college
readiness
Multiple languages, science,
technology, engineering,
mathematics (STEM), arts and
social sciences*
World Class Skills
Creativity and innovation
Critical thinking and problem solving
Collaboration and teamwork
Communication, information,
media and technology
Knowing how to learn
Life and Career Characteristics
Integrity
Self-direction
Global perspective
Perserverance
Work ethic
Interpersonal skills
* 21st Century core courses in Social
Sciences include History, Geography,
Economics, Government and Civics.

Our school is helping all students develop the world class skills & life and career
characteristics of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by focusing on academically
enriching opportunities through monthly research initiatives, service learning projects, and
ensuring every student receives a challenging curriculum. In order to effectively move
forward, Brookdale must focus on improving all levels of achievement while ensuring that
standards remain high. Throughout the school year, students were provided with rich
opportunities to see how their classroom learning applies in a workplace setting. Teachers
helped students make connections between their learning in school and opportunities
outside school through field trips, simulations, and authentic tasks. To fully prepare
students to excel in college and the workforce in the 21st century Brookdale focused its
efforts around higher standards for curriculum and assessments, robust data, effective
instruction, and strategic help for struggling students.

BROOKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

11/16/2015

KNOWLEDGE
The ACT Aspire assessment was given to students in grades 3-8 in Spring 2015. Students were assessed in the subject areas of
Reading, English, Mathematics and Writing

READING

ENGLISH
13

Brookdale
Elementary School

38

52

14

10

45.1%

Orangeburg 5

583

877

918

143

295

54.6%

Elem Schools with

Students Like Ours

51

76

75

103,821

76,244

23,966

17

41,271

75,070

87,991

108,107

18

12

20

20.0%

12

11

17

22

15.4%

46.2%

WRITING

MATHEMATICS
29

59

21

71

26

6.7%

29.2%
171

574

1,142

12 337

795

1,396

801

13.7%

27.8%
24

67

101

29

29

125

58

14.4%

42.0%
58,723

89,764

111,513

55,751

5,426

68,628

165,272

64,594

24.4%

47.0%

School: Grade 3

12

10

17

10

10

0.0%

41.2%
41.2%
10

24

32

7.9%
7.9%

25.0%
25.0%

School: Grade 5

110

26

50.0%

School: Grade 4

61

11.8%

School: Grade 4

Statewide

34

17

38.3%

Elem Schools with

Students Like Ours

1,327

37.2%

School: Grade 3

Orangeburg 5

784

22.9%
111,353

Brookdale
Elementary School

396

16

19

68.2%

School: Grade 5

68

20.3%

58.8%

Statewide

27

15.9%

25

22

13

10.3%

23.0%
23.0%

ACT Readiness Levels

Exceeding
Results for groups with 4 or fewer
students are not shown

Ready

Close

1872

342

76%

In Need of
Support

256

Student Counts

% Exceeding and Ready

N/A-Not Applicable

N/AV-Not Available

Abbreviations for Missing Data

N/C-Not Collected
N/R-Not Reported

I/S-Insufficient Sample

BROOKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

11/16/2015

KNOWLEDGE
The SC Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) was given to students in grades 4 - 8 in Spring 2015. Students were
assessed in the subject areas of Science and Social Studies.

Science
Our School

3.8%
9.6%

Exemplary

demonstrated exemplary performance in

meeting the grade level standard

23.0%
41.8%
49.3%
45.1%
54.4%
41.4%
32.0%

Met

met the grade level standard

Not Met

did not meet the grade level standard

0%

20%

40%

60%

Elementary Schools with

Students Like Ours

80%

100%

Elementary Schools
Statewide

Social Studies
20.3%
23.1%

Exemplary

demonstrated exemplary performance in

meeting the grade level standard

37.1%
48.1%
49.0%
39.2%

Met

met the grade level standard

31.6%
28.1%
23.7%

Not Met

did not meet the grade level standard

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Science SCPASS
Our School: Percent Met and Above for each grade level
4th grade
5th grade
52.5
38.5

Social Studies SCPASS

Our School: Percent Met and Above for each grade level
4th grade
5th grade
95.0
41.0
Note: Results include SC-Alt assessment results.

Exemplary
Met

"Exemplary": student demonstrated exemplary performance

in meeting the grade level standard.
"Met": student met the grade level standard.

Not Met "Not Met": student did not meet the grade level standard.

Elementary Schools with Students Like Ours are elementary schools with poverty indices of no more than 5% above or below the index for the school.

N/A-Not Applicable

N/AV-Not Available

Abbreviations for Missing Data

N/C-Not Collected
N/R-Not Reported

I/S-Insufficient Sample

BROOKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

11/16/2015

OPPORTUNITIES
For students to meet the profile of the SC Graduate
Our School

Change from
Last Year

Elementary Schools
with students like ours

86.2

Down from 98.5%

N/A

Attendance Rate
With disabilities
Out of school suspensions or expulsions for violent and/or
criminal offenses

95.9
8.6

Down from 97.9%

Down from 16.3%

95.5
13.6

0.0

No change

0.0

Percentage of students served by gifted and talented programs

Percentage of students retained

0.3
0.3

Up from 0.0%
Down from 1.0%

5.1
1.4

63.0
66.7
73.1
96.7
$46,355
22.0 days

Down from 63.2%

Down from 73.7%
Down from 74.4%
Up from 95.1%
Down 0.4%
Down from 22.6 days

59.8
77.7
85.5
95.0
$46,604
10.9 days

0.0

N/A

0.9

Principal's years at school

Student-teacher ratio in core subjects
Prime instructional time
Opportunities in the arts
Opportunities in foreign languages
AdvancEd (SACS) accreditation
Parents attending conferences
Character development program
Avg. age of books / electronic media in the school library
Number of resources available per student in the school library
media center

3.0
18.0 to 1
87.4
Good
Poor
Yes
100.0
Excellent
10.0

Up from 2.0
Up from 86.0%
No change
N/A
No change
Up from 92.1%
No change
N/A

4.0
19.7 to 1
89.3
Good
Poor
Yes
100.0
Excellent
15.1

19.5

N/A

26.7

Bandwidth capacity per student

Percent of classrooms with wireless access
District-issued learning devices per student
District-issued technology devices per teacher
Percentage of classes not taught by highly qualified teachers
Dollars spent per pupil**
Percent of expenditures for instruction**
Percent of expenditures for teachers' salaries**

<25 Mbps
76-100%
1.1
1.6
0.0
$9,590
55.6
57.3

N/C
N/C
N/C
N/C
Down from 2.2%
Up 5.8%
Up from 55.1%
Up from 55.9%

N/A
N/A
0.8
2.0
0.0
$8,325
65.7
66.8

Students (n = 393)
Percent of students participating in Medicaid, SNAP, or TANF;
homeless, foster, or migrant students (poverty index)

Teachers (n = 27)
Percentage of teachers with advanced degrees
Percentage of teachers on continuing contract
Teachers returning from previous year
Teacher attendance rate
Average teacher salary*
Professional development days / teacher
Percentage of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks

School
Down from 18.8 to 1

* Includes current year teachers contracted for 190 days or more.

** Prior year audited financial data are reported.

N/A-Not Applicable

N/AV-Not Available

Abbreviations for Missing Data

N/C-Not Collected
N/R-Not Reported

I/S-Insufficient Sample

BROOKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

11/16/2015

OPPORTUNITIES
Evaluations by Teachers, Students, and Parents
Evaluations by Teachers, Students, and Parents
Teachers
31
77.0
77.0
75.0

Number of surveys returned

Percent satisfied with learning environment
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment
Percent satisfied with school-home relations

Students*
40
90.0
80.0
83.0

Parents*
32
88.0
93.0
77.0

* Only students at the highest elementary school grade and their parents were included.

State Ratings History of School

Year
2014
2013
2012

Absolute Rating

Growth Rating

Average
Average
At-Risk

Average
Excellent
Below Average

Based on state law, schools will not be rated for state accountability purposes until Fall 2017.

Additional Resources
SC State Content Standards
Family-Friendly Guides to the SC Content Standards
2014-15 Accountability Manual
Report Card Data Files
ESEA Data Files

N/A-Not Applicable

N/AV-Not Available

Abbreviations for Missing Data

N/C-Not Collected
N/R-Not Reported

I/S-Insufficient Sample