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St James Intermediate School

Principal: David Cupolo

Phone:
843-903-6005
School Address:
9641 Scipio Lane Myrtle Beach, SC 29576
Serving Grades: 5-6
Student Enrollment: 885

2018-2019 Overall Rating

Average
48 out of 100
School performance meets 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 52.2%    (446 / 855)
52.2%
District 51.9%    (10538 / 20303)
51.9%
State 45.4%    (159686 / 351481)
45.4%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 62.3%    (533 / 855)
62.3%
District 57.1%    (11590 / 20302)
57.1%
State 45.1%    (158655 / 351479)
45.1%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 86.0 Down from 87.4

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 0.4 18.9 28.5 28.7 23.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.2 21.8 26.2 27.8 24.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.3 26.5 27.8 25.6 19.8

Mathematics

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



Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0.4 13.7 23.6 23.4 38.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.2 18.7 24.0 24.5 32.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.3 26.6 28.0 22.5 22.7

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 5Grade 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 51.9 52.8

Mathematics

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


Grade 5Grade 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 63.5 61.6

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 100.0 97.0 97.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster 100.0 97.3 98.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 100.0 100.0 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A 100.0 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 99.8 99.6 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 99.6 99.3 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.7 99.7 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.6 99.7 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.7 99.6 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 99.2 98.7 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100.0 99.4 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 99.7 99.5 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 99.3 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian 100.0 99.2 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 100.0 99.8 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 98.9 99.4 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.7 99.5 99.0

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 58.6%    (253 / 432)
58.6%
District 58.0%    (5960 / 10270)
58.0%
State 49.1%    (86817 / 176695)
49.1%


First and Second Grade Students on Track for Success in ELA and Math

  Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
  % N % N % N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade. 0 46.7% 3283 48.0% 56115
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 0 46.7% 3283 48.0% 56115
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 0 44.2% 3362 50.8% 56394
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 0 52.3% 3362 54.1% 56394

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 0.5 19.7 21.3 28.2 30.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 22.1 19.6 27.1 30.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.3 28.2 22.3 26.0 23.1

School Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

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


Grade 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 58.8

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 57.1%    (16 / 28)
57.1%
District 64.2%    (2005 / 3124)
64.2%
State 49.8%    (20773 / 41701)
49.8%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 57.1
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 16
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 28
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 62

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned 46.7%
46.7%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students 54.8%
54.8%
Lowest Performing 20% of Students 38.7%
38.7%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 58.60
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 52.20
Our School
Not Disabled 56.80
Our School
Disabled 42.80
Our School
English Learner 65.90
Our School
Caucasian 55.00
Our School
Hispanic 59.60
Our School
American Indian 52.30
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 71.90
Our School
African American 46.10
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 46.70

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 2019
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students 74.2% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 73.2%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students 75.8% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 73.3%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students 43.2% 47.7% 56.6% 70.0% 49.5%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students 46.0% 50.0% 58.0% 70.0% 48.9%
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students) 82.6% 83.8% 86.3% 90.0% 81.1%
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target 31.0% 37.4% 50.2% 70.0% 49.8%
*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 58.1%
58.1%

Domains of School Engagement

Cognitive 53.5%
53.5%
Behavioral 60.3%
60.3%
Emotional 60.5%
60.5%

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.)
93.3%
93.3%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 30.3 Up from 26.6
Percent of students retained 0.2 Up from 0.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 No change
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate 8.2 N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 56 393 161
Percent satisfied with learning environment 76.8%
79.4%
88.1%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 94.7%
80.6%
85.1%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 85.7%
80.0%
66.9%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 50.0 Up from 48.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 58.0 Down from 60.4
Teacher attendance rate 95.9 Up from 94.0
Average teacher salary $53,130 Up from $50,689
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 76.0 Down from 81.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 93.3 N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average N/AV N/A
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 86.0 Down from 87.4
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 9.9 to 1 Down from 22.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 8.7 Down from 11.8
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 2 Down from 4
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0 No change

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.” 89.4 161
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 67.5 161
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100.0 56
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 41.1 56

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2018-2019 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 1
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 0
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 5
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 144
Students with out of school suspensions 80
Students expelled 1
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 4
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 $53,130 Up from $50,689
Percent of expenditures for instruction N/AV N/A
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries N/AV N/A
Average administrator salary $92,120 Up from $90,464
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 57.1 Down from 57.8
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $6,716 N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $599 N/A
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $774 N/A
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $195 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $7,490 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $794 N/A
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $8,284 N/A