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West Ashley Middle

Principal: LaCarma McMillan

Phone:
843-763-1546
School Address:
1776 William Kennerty Drive Charleston, SC 29407
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 544

2017-2018 Overall Rating

Below Average
34 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 28.0%    (136 / 485)
28.0%
District 46.9%    (10063 / 21459)
46.9%
State 41.7%    (142041 / 340478)
41.7%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 28.9%    (140 / 484)
28.9%
District 47.9%    (10281 / 21457)
47.9%
State 44.6%    (151716 / 340466)
44.6%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 94.0 N/A

Academic Achievement

Details Student Performance across District and State

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 TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 1.9 36.5 33.6 18.6 9.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.2 25.1 27.8 25.3 21.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds 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 TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 1.9 38.6 30.6 15.7 13.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 27.5 24.3 21.2 26.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds 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 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 34.6 22.4 29.3

Mathematics

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 33.3 20.8 35.7

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 100.0 95.8 96.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster 100.0 98.2 98.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 100.0 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant 100.0 58.8 94.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 98.4 99.0 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 98.3 98.6 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 98.3 98.7 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.4 99.2 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 98.5 98.8 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 97.8 98.4 97.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 94.9 90.5 92.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 98.6 99.5 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 95.3 93.7 95.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian 100.0 100.0 98.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 100.0 96.5 95.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 98.6 99.3 99.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 98.4 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 39.5%    (121 / 306)
39.5%
District 51.7%    (5393 / 10437)
51.7%
State 49.4%    (83307 / 168710)
49.4%



Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State

SCPASS Science and Social Studies

Science

Note: Results from alternate assessments were included in the calculations where available.


Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 1.3 35.6 23.5 20.6 19.0
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 27.2 20.7 24.3 27.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds 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 6Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 44.1 35.5

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 28.0%    (7 / 25)
28.0%
District 45.9%    (1307 / 2845)
45.9%
State 48.6%    (20202 / 41559)
48.6%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 28.0
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 7
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 25
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 38

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned 33.9%
33.9%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students 35.8%
35.8%
Lowest Performing 20% of Students 32.0%
32.0%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 39.80
Our School
Disabled 39.00
Our School
English Learner 59.00
Our School
Caucasian 62.00
Our School
Hispanic 58.80
Our School
African American 38.80
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 33.90

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%
*On-time graduation means graduation within four years of the initial enrollment in High School.

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
*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.

Student Engagement

Percentage of Students Scoring "Committed" on Student Engagement Survey 52.9%
52.9%

Domains of School Engagement

Cognitive 46.4%
46.4%
Behavioral 57.0%
57.0%
Emotional 55.4%
55.4%

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.)
97.7%
97.7%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses 42 Up from 31
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 18.7 N/A
Percent of students retained 0.4 Down from 1.8
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 6
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 Change from 91-100%
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 1-10%
Chronic Absenteeism Rate 2.4 N/A
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 100.0 N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 34 128 12
Percent satisfied with learning environment 55.9%
66.4%
75.0%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 47.0%
62.5%
63.7%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 23.6%
75.4%
66.6%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 48.0 Up from 47.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 60.4 Down from 63.8
Teacher attendance rate 94.6 N/A
Average teacher salary $48,776 Up from $47,256
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 58.3 Down from 70.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 65.8 N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 66.6 Up from 61.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 6.3 Up from 2.6
Prime instructional time 94.0 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 19.3 to 1 Up from 19.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 25.8 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 8 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 6.5 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 2 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

Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” 75.0 12
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 63.6 12
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 85.3 34
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 79.4 34

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2017-2018 Incident Management System (IMS)

Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school? No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape 0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape) 1
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 41
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 49
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 1
Other criminal offenses 0
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $48,776 Up from $47,256
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) 76.7 Up from 72.9