This week, the SC Department of Education released the 2023 SC School Report Cards, and Riverwalk Academy received the highest score out of all schools in the surrounding area.
The report cards contain a variety of indicators, such as overall performance on State Assessments (SC Ready, SC PASS, EOC) and students exceeding their State Assessments growth targets. As the school previously reported, 3rd - 8th grade students at Riverwalk Academy showed tremendous growth from previous years, and most grade levels either met or exceeded the performance of the surrounding districts and State.
Dr. Robert Compton, Head of School, said, “I’m ecstatic about the performance and growth of our students. Our staff was relentless last year as our teachers made it their mission to improve our instructional programming. We focused on making sure our instruction and assessments were aligned to grade-level standards, and we ensured that our students were challenged by increasing our depth of knowledge expectations.”
Elementary School (3rd - 5th Grade)
- Overall Rating: Excellent (62 points)
- Earned more report card points (62) than every elementary school in Rock Hill 3 and York 1, and more than any charter school in the area.
- Top 92% in points awarded of all charter schools within both state-wide authorizers (45 out of 48 schools)
- Academic Outcomes: Good
- Math and ELA: Outperformed schools within the SC Public Charter School District, the “local” school district, and the State
- Student Progress: Excellent
- Math and ELA: Riverwalk Academy students out-gained students in schools within the SC Public Charter School District, the “local” school district, and the State
- Math and ELA: Riverwalk Academy students performing at the bottom 20% out-gained students in schools within the SC Public Charter School District, the “local” school district, and the State
Middle School (6th - 8th Grade)
- Overall Rating: Good (52 points)
- Earned more report card points (52) than every middle school in Rock Hill 3 and York 1, and more than any charter school in the area.
- Academic Outcomes: Average
- Math and ELA: Gained on average 15% - 25% more students meeting/exceeding expectations as compared to previous years.
- Student Progress: Good
- Math and ELA: Riverwalk Academy students out-gained students in schools in the SC Public Charter School District, the “local” school district, and the State
- Math and ELA: Riverwalk Academy students performing at the bottom 20% out-gained students in schools within the SC Public Charter School District, the “local” school district, and the State
