Superintendent Doherty told the School District Number 2 board on Nov. 10 that the district's 2024–25 report card showed steady improvements across multiple measures and that none of the district's schools were rated below average.

"We had eight excellent schools this year," Superintendent Doherty said, noting additional results: English language arts was up 5.9 percentage points, math up 2.9 points, English II up 4.6 points and Algebra I up 1.5 points. He emphasized that the South Carolina Department of Education introduced new standards and testing methods that complicate direct year‑to‑year comparisons.

Doherty highlighted that multilingual learners' proficiency stood at 47.7% (13th in the state) despite a transient student population, and the district's graduation rate rose to 91.4%. He described an 82.7% college‑ or career‑ready indicator versus a 75.1% state average and said the district will continue monitoring newly introduced indicators that affect longitudinal comparisons.

Board members congratulated administrators, teachers and students for the gains and asked staff to return with further breakdowns as standards change next year.