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Bamberg district reports mixed test-score changes and an enrollment uptick
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Brown released district-level South Carolina Ready and end-of-course results showing gains in some grades and subjects and declines in others; district enrollment rose to about 1,825 students. Principals will present school-level data at the next regular meeting.
Dr. Brown, superintendent of the Bamberg County School District, opened the Aug. 22 meeting by releasing district-level assessment summaries and an updated enrollment count.
“District enrollment as of this morning was 1,825 students,” Dr. Brown said, reporting an increase from the end of the prior school year. He told the board that individual schools would present their own score breakdowns at the next regular meeting while he presented district-level comparisons tonight.
On South Carolina Ready English/language arts, the district saw increases in grades 4, 5 and 6 and small decreases in grades 3, 7 and 8 when compared with 2023; Dr. Brown showed percentage-point changes against state averages. In math, the district posted gains in several lower grades (for example, grade 3 improved from 33.1% to 41.5%) while some upper grades slipped.
At the high school level, Dr. Brown said end-of-course results rose in algebra and biology and held essentially steady in English II, while U.S. History and the Constitution posted a decline from the prior year. He noted that district reporting methods differ from state and federal accountability files and that school report cards will show combined and additional layers of data.
Principals who spoke earlier in the meeting highlighted school-level context: Shannon Johnson said Denmark Elementary’s enrollment was 231 and that the school had started a 21st Century after-school program; Giani Simmons described dual-enrollment students and a daily intervention block at Denmark High. The superintendent and principals said MAP testing and targeted small-group tutoring would inform next steps.
Dr. Brown emphasized progress while noting remaining gaps with state averages. “We’re headed in the right direction,” he said, while acknowledging continued work is needed in some subjects and grades.
The superintendent said he will provide a district-level presentation next month and each principal will present detailed school-level results then.
