Graduation rate increased from 81.1 to 89.6 in four years — higher than state average

Class of 2017 earned $116 million in college scholarship offers in academics, athletics and fine arts

714 National Board Certified Teachers

Superintendent Dr. Baron R. Davis — NAEOP Educational Office Administrator of the Year

Dent Middle received a $250,000 Dept. of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) grant

Ridge View High — 2017 Golden Achievement Award from the National School Public Relations Association

Catawba Trail Elementary’s Denise Barth — a 2017 National Distinguished Principal

Richland Two — National Math & Science Initiative $1.3 million dollar grant and membership into League of Innovative Schools

Richland Two Institute of Innovation — SC winner in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest

Blythewood Middle School Improvement Council named to SC SIC 2018 Honor Roll

Harmonie Frederick, E.L. Wright sixth-grader — 2018 Sodexo Performance Zone Hall of Fame Inductee and one of America’s Top 10 Youth Volunteers of 2017 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards

Claire Levy (Richland Northeast High/Richland Two Institute of Innovation) and Alyssa Williams (Spring Valley High) — 2018 Aspirations in Computing – South Carolina award recipients

Six seniors from Richland Northeast, Ridge View and Spring Valley selected as candidates for the 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students

Five National Merit Semifinalists in the Class of 2018

Ridge View High Boys Basketball and Spring Valley High Girls Basketball won state championship titles

154 middle school students named Junior Scholars by the SC Department of Education

Richland Northeast High’s Sabrina J. Suber — Southern Interscholastic Press Association Dr. Kay Phillips Administrator of the Year

Westwood High’s Dr. Anne S. Richardson — S.C. Arts Commission 2018 Elizabeth O’Neil Verner Awardee in the category of Arts in Education

17 W.R. Rogers Adult, Continuing & Technology Education Center students inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society

Blythewood High’s Samuel Cathcart and Abhimanyu Sailesh — overall top innovator award at the IT-oLogy Innovation Challenge

Forest Lake Elementary — National Magnet Schools of Distinction by Magnet Schools of America

Richland Northeast High and Spring Valley High — National Magnet Schools of Excellence by Magnet Schools of America

North Springs Elementary, E. L. Wright Middle and Richland Northeast High — nationally certified magnet schools

Round Top Elementary named a Leader in Me Lighthouse School

Current enrollment: 28,062 PreK–12

— More than 9% of students are military-connected— 62 native languages, representing 63 foreign countries/territories— 48% students qualify for Free/Reduced meals

*based on 2017-2018 90-Day Enrollment totals

Staff Population: 3,642— 2,005 certified— 1,516 support— 121 administrators

ACT: Taken by every South Carolina 11th grader. ACT scores range from 0 to 36. Mean composite score for 2017 was 18.4, on average with public schools statewide

Advanced Placement: 55% of exams had passing scores of three or higher

International Baccalaureate: 27% of IB diplomas were awarded

SAT: Taken by high school juniors and seniors. Mean composite score increased to 1031.

SCPASS: Percentage of Students Scoring “Approaches, Meets, or Exceeds Expectations” in Science and “Met or Exemplary” in Social Studies

SC READY: Percentage of Students Scoring “Approaches, Meets, or Exceeds” Expectations

Grade ELA Math

3 77.4 82

4 74 80.3

5 74.6 75

6 75 73.1

7 71.2 66.7

8 70.3 62.8

Grade Science Social Studies

4 78.1 82.7

5 71.8 71.1

6 67.7 70.6

7 68.3 59.3

8 69.2 62.9*based on 2017 data from the SC Department of Education

$273,912,590