Northwoods Middle
Principal: Dr. Colleen Knauer
Phone:
843-764-2212
School Address:
7763 Northside Drive North Charleston, SC 29420
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 815
Below Average
*On-time graduation means graduation within four years of the initial enrollment in High School.
*SC ALT - is an alternate assessment that is developed to meet the needs of students with significant disabilities who cannot particiapte in the regular assessment even with appropriate accommodations.
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Phone:
843-764-2212
School Address:
7763 Northside Drive North Charleston, SC 29420
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 815
2017-2018 Overall Rating
Below Average
35 out of 100
School performance is in jeopardy of not meeting the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate
Support Status:
Standard
Academic Achievement
Questions about what your child should be learning in school?NOTE: Additional Achievement results disaggregated across subgroups can be found in the Download Data section of this website.
Overall Student Performance
SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics
English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding
School 15.4% (108 / 702)
District 46.9% (10063 / 21459)
State 41.7% (142041 / 340478)
Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding
School 8.8% (62 / 702)
District 47.9% (10281 / 21457)
State 44.6% (151716 / 340466)
Additional Information
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Prime instructional time | 91.6 | N/A |
SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics
English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)
Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.
| Not Tested | Does Not Meet Expectations | Approaches Expectations | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Our School | 0.3 | 53.1 | 31.2 | 12.3 | 3.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Tested | Does Not Meet Expectations | Approaches Expectations | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Our District | 0.2 | 25.1 | 27.8 | 25.3 | 21.6 |
| Not Tested | Does Not Meet Expectations | Approaches Expectations | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Statewide | 0.3 | 26.4 | 31.6 | 25.3 | 16.4 |
Mathematics
Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.
| Not Tested | Does Not Meet Expectations | Approaches Expectations | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Our School | 0.6 | 59.0 | 31.6 | 6.3 | 2.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Tested | Does Not Meet Expectations | Approaches Expectations | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Our District | 0.3 | 27.5 | 24.3 | 21.2 | 26.7 |
| Not Tested | Does Not Meet Expectations | Approaches Expectations | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Statewide | 0.3 | 27.0 | 28.1 | 22.1 | 22.4 |
School Level Details
SC READY Performance by Grade Level
English Language Arts (Reading and Writing)
Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.
| Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Our School | Percent Met or Exceeding | 15.8 | 13.8 | 16.4 |
|---|
Mathematics
Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.
| Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Our School | Percent Met or Exceeding | 13.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
|---|
Academic Achievement
Participation Rate by Subgroup
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Homeless | 95.0 | 95.8 | 96.2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Foster | 100.0 | 98.2 | 98.1 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Military Connected | Data N/A | 100.0 | 98.8 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Migrant | Data N/A | 58.8 | 94.1 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Female | 96.7 | 99.0 | 98.9 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Male | 95.6 | 98.6 | 98.4 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | NonEconomically Disadvantaged | 75.6 | 98.7 | 98.6 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Economically Disadvantaged | 98.7 | 99.2 | 99.2 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Not Disabled | 95.8 | 98.8 | 98.7 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Disabled | 97.8 | 98.4 | 97.9 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | English Learner | 86.1 | 90.5 | 92.7 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Caucasian | 94.7 | 99.5 | 99.1 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Hispanic | 89.1 | 93.7 | 95.4 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | American Indian | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.1 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | Asian Pacific Islander | 81.8 | 96.5 | 95.9 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | African American | 99.6 | 99.3 | 99.0 |
| Our School | Our District | Statewide | ALL STUDENTS | 96.1 | 98.8 | 98.6 |
Preparing for Success
Questions about what your child should be learning in school?This indicator displays the SC READY Science test results for elementary and middle school students and the End-of-Course Biology and U.S. History test results for high school students.
Overall Student Performance
SCPASS Science and Social Studies
Science - Percent Met or Exceeding
School 16.7% (81 / 484)
District 51.7% (5393 / 10437)
State 49.4% (83307 / 168710)
SCPASS Science and Social Studies
Science
Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.
| Not Tested | Does Not Meet Expectations | Approaches Expectations | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Our School | 0.8 | 56.2 | 26.2 | 13.2 | 3.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Tested | Does Not Meet Expectations | Approaches Expectations | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Our District | 0.4 | 27.2 | 20.7 | 24.3 | 27.3 |
| Not Tested | Does Not Meet Expectations | Approaches Expectations | Meets Expectations | Exceeds Expectations | Statewide | 0.5 | 25.8 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 22.5 |
School Level Details
SCPASS Performance by Grade Level
Science
Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.
| Grade 6 | Grade 8 | Our School | Percent Met or Exceeding | 14.3 | 18.6 |
|---|
English Learners' Progress
English Learners - EL
The goal is that students who are learning the English language will become proficient in English within at least five years of their initial enrollment in public schools.
Percent of EL Students who met progress toward proficiency target
School 39.1% (59 / 151)
District 45.9% (1307 / 2845)
State 48.6% (20202 / 41559)
| Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target | 39.1 |
|---|---|
| Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target | 59 |
| Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation | 151 |
| Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup | 202 |
Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned 45.2%
Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned
All Students 43.0%
Lowest Performing 20% of Students 47.4%
Student Progress
Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup
| Our School | Economically Disadvantaged | 39.90 |
|---|---|
| Our School | Disabled | 51.10 |
| Our School | English Learner | 55.60 |
| Our School | Caucasian | 62.20 |
| Our School | Hispanic | 55.70 |
| Our School | African American | 30.60 |
| Our School | ALL STUDENTS | 45.20 |
State Goals
Federal law requires that each state report card include long-term goals and measurements of interim progress for all students and defined subgroups of students. This section reports the long-term goals and performance of all students statewide. Information on subgroup performance may be found in the "Download Data" section on the main page.
| Baseline | Targets | Current Year | |||
| State Goals | 2017 | 2020 | 2026 | 2035 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students | 74.2% | 79.5% | 82.1% | 90.0% | 72.4% |
| Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students | 75.8% | 79.5% | 82.1% | 90.0% | 74.5% |
| Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students | 43.2% | 47.7% | 56.6% | 70.0% | 46.0% |
| Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students | 46.0% | 50.0% | 58.0% | 70.0% | 50.0% |
| Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students) | 82.6% | 83.8% | 86.3% | 90.0% | 81.0% |
| Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target | 31.0% | 37.4% | 50.2% | 70.0% | 48.6% |
State Goals Defined As:
90% of Students at Level 2 or higher on following state assessments
70% of Students at Level 3 or higher on following state assessments
| Level | Elementary/Middle Schools English language arts (ELA) and Math Based on SC READY Results |
High School End-of-Course Assessment in English language arts (English 1) and Math (Algbra 1) |
SC ALT* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does Not Meet Expectations | F | Emerging | |
| 2 | Approaches Expectations | D | Foundational |
| 3 | Meets Expectations | C | Increasing |
| Exceeds Expectations | B | Applied | |
| A |
Student Engagement
Percentage of Students Scoring "Committed" on Student Engagement Survey 56.2%
Domains of School Engagement
Cognitive 46.6%
Behavioral 64.6%
Emotional 57.4%
Participation Rate
(Note: if fewer than 80% of the students participated in the survey, the "Total Percent Committed" was lowered prior to calculating a rating. For more information about the methodology, please see the EOC Accountability Manual.)92.3%
Additional Information
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses | 8 | Down from 20 |
| Percent of students served by gifted and talented program | 7.1 | N/A |
| Percent of students retained | 1.6 | Up from 1.3 |
| Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district | 2 | Up from 1 |
| Percent of classrooms with wireless access | 100 | Change from 91-100% |
| Percent of students served by 1:1 learning | 100 | 91-100% |
| Chronic Absenteeism Rate | 4.7 | N/A |
| Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) | 99.7 | N/A |
Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys
| Teachers | Students | Parents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of surveys returned | 50 | 222 | 97 |
| Percent satisfied with learning environment |
74.0% |
60.8% |
72.2% |
| Percent satisfied with social and physical environment |
82.0% |
63.1% |
63.2% |
| Percent satisfied with school-home relations | 36.0% |
72.1% |
58.3% |
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 60.0 | Down from 65.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 40.0 | Down from 47.7 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.0 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $43,844 | Down from $44,717 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 36.7 | Down from 40.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 61.2 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 63.3 | Down from 67.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 3.3 | Down from 4.6 |
| Prime instructional time | 91.6 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.3 to 1 | Down from 23.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 47.5 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 19 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | N/A |
ESSA regulations require states to post on their report cards information about teachers with emergency or provisional credentials. South Carolina does not award emergency or provisional credentials, thus that metric is not listed.
Student Safety
Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2017-2018 Incident Management System (IMS)
| Number of Incidents | |
|---|---|
| Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? | No |
| Was a homicide committed at your school? | No |
| Incidents of rape or attempted rape | 0 |
| Incidents of sexual assault (not rape) | 0 |
| Incidents of robbery w/ weapon | 0 |
| Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive | 0 |
| Incidents of robbery w/out weapon | 0 |
| Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon | 0 |
| Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive | 0 |
| Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon | 34 |
| Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon | 0 |
| Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive | 0 |
| Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon | 63 |
| Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive | 0 |
| Other criminal offenses | 0 |
Financial Data
School level Financial Information
| Our School | Change from Prev Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Average teacher salary | $43,844 | Down from $44,717 |
| Percent of expenditures for instruction | N/AV | N/A |
| Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries | N/AV | N/A |
| Average administrator salary | N/AV | N/A |
| Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) | 85.3 | Up from 83.6 |