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Highland Springs Middle School

Principal: Paige Day

Phone:
803-844-9601
School Address:
822 Fountainhead Drive North Augusta, SC 29841
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 476

2023-2024 Overall Rating

Average
40 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 as well as on the State Assessment Results pages.

Overall Student Performance

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 53.6%    (240 / 448)
53.6%
District 50.8%    (4892 / 9636)
50.8%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 25.9%    (116 / 448)
25.9%
District 33.8%    (3256 / 9636)
33.8%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 89.0 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 0.7 18.1 27.7 30.8 22.8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 22.8 25.9 25.7 25.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.6 21.9 23.4 25 29.1

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 43.8 29.9 15.6 10.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.6 36.4 29.3 18.9 14.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.5 29.3 27.4 20.9 21.8

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 58 39.9 63.5

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 29.7 27.5 19

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 95.6 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 94.1 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 100 99.2 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female Data N/A 97.9 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male Data N/A 97.4 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100 99.5 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.3 98.9 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.5 99.3 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100 98.2 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100 99.2 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian Data N/A 98.1 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic Data N/A 97.3 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A Data N/A 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 95.2 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American Data N/A 97.4 98
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.6 99.1 99.3

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

No Data Available


Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State


Multilingual Learners' Progress

Multilingual Learners - ML

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.

Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

School 25%    (5 / 20)
25%
District 38.7%    (504 / 1301)
38.7%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

School 54.2%    (26 / 48)
54.2%
District 28.8%    (594 / 2059)
28.8%
State 22.3%    (17195 / 76960)
22.3%

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 25
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 5
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 20
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 48
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 26
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 54.2
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test 21

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 35.6%    (12 / 35)
35.6%
District 39.9%    (14 / 35)
39.9%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 34.4%    (12 / 35)
34.4%
District 39.7%    (14 / 35)
39.7%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 47.6%    (17 / 35)
47.6%
District 45%    (16 / 35)
State 50.8%    (18 / 35)
50.8%

Percentage of students meeting Median Annual Targets (MATs), individual growth targets reflecting median historically observed gains for similar prior-year goals

Students meeting Median Annual Targets (MATs)

School 39.5%    (324 / 821)
39.5%
District 43.8%    (6418 / 14637)
43.8%
State 47.7%    (247695 / 518846)
47.7%

Percentage of students meeting Added-Value Targets (AVTs), individual growth targets set to reflect progressive learning gains designed to move students toward proficiency

Students meeting Added

School 26.1%    (214 / 821)
26.1%
District 28.7%    (4207 / 14637)
28.7%
State 33%    (171447 / 518846)

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 38
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 32.4
Our School
Not Disabled 34.6
Our School
Disabled 32.8
Our School
English Learner 46.3
Our School
Caucasian 34.6
Our School
Hispanic 41.6
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 29.5
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 35.6
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 43.2
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 38.1
Our District
Not Disabled 40.6
Our District
Disabled 33.5
Our District
English Learner 40.8
Our District
Caucasian 41
Our District
Hispanic 41.1
Our District
American Indian 0
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 58.9
Our District
African American 36.8
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 39.9
Statewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 48.2
Statewide
Economically Disadvantaged 43.5
Statewide
Not Disabled 46.1
Statewide
Disabled 39
Statewide
English Learner 51.4
Statewide
Caucasian 45.6
Statewide
Hispanic 47.5
Statewide
American Indian 45.8
Statewide
Asian Pacific Islander 55.8
Statewide
African American 42.8
Statewide
ALL STUDENTS 45







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 2024
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students 74.2% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 79.7%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students 75.8% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 70.6%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students 43.2% 47.7% 56.6% 70.0% 59%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students 46.0% 50.0% 58.0% 70.0% 45.3%
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students) 82.6% 83.8% 86.3% 90.0% 85.4%
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target 31.0% 37.4% 50.2% 70.0% 38.5%
*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

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses 25.2 N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 16.7 N/A
Percent of students retained 0.0 N/A
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 N/A
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 N/A
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) N/AV 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 31 450 32
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100%
78.2%
96.3%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 96.8%
77.1%
92.6%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 100%
92.3%
90.5%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 24 N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 45.8 N/A
Teacher attendance rate 95.4 N/A
Average teacher salary $61,513 N/A
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year N/AV 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 N/A
Prime instructional time 89.0 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 12.5 to 1 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 18.8 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 25.0 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers 8 N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 66.7 N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders 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.” 96 32
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 76 32
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 31
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 90.3 31

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2023-2024 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 3
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 14
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 136
Students with out of school suspensions 77
Students expelled 1
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 13
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 $61,513 N/A
Average administrator salary $96,592 Up from $92,886
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 64.7 N/A