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Jackson Stem Magnet Middle Shcool

Principal: Carla Dupert

Phone:
803-471-2237
School Address:
18731 Atomic Road Jackson, SC 29831
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 328

2023-2024 Overall Rating

Average
44 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 47.0%    (142 / 302)
47.0%
District 50.8%    (4892 / 9636)
50.8%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 19.2%    (58 / 302)
19.2%
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 91.6 Up from 84.3

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 1.7 17.5 33.8 27.2 19.9
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 25.0 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 1.7 44.4 34.8 9.3 9.9
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 34.5 45.5 60.6

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 15.3 17.5 24.8

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 Data N/A 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 100.0 99.5 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.5 98.9 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.6 99.3 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100.0 98.2 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 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 98.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.7 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

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

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 Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 7
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 15
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency Data N/A
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency Data N/A
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test Data N/A

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 44.3%    (16 / 35)
44.3%
District 39.9%    (14 / 35)
39.9%
State 45.0%    (16 / 35)
45.0%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 45.0%    (16 / 35)
45.0%
District 39.7%    (14 / 35)
39.7%
State 45.0%    (16 / 35)
45.0%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 49.9%    (17 / 35)
49.9%
District 45.0%    (16 / 35)
45.0%
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 42.5%    (231 / 543)
42.5%
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 31.9%    (173 / 543)
31.9%
District 28.7%    (4207 / 14637)
28.7%
State 33.0%    (171447 / 518846)
33.0%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 47.10 43.20 48.20
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 44.10 38.10 43.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 47.10 40.60 46.10
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 27.80 33.50 39.00
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 61.90 40.80 51.40
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 41.20 41.00 45.60
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 47.60 41.10 47.50
Statewide
American Indian 45.80
Our DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 58.90 55.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 47.50 36.80 42.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 44.30 39.90 45.00







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% 59.0%
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 20.7 Down from 23.9
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 13.4 Down from 14.3
Percent of students retained 3.7 Up from 0.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 Up from 1
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 35.3 Up from 27.8
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 100.0 No change

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 22 303 42
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100.0%
71.2%
81.1%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100.0%
76.7%
84.2%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 90.9%
90.3%
67.7%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 19 Down from 21
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 63.2 Down from 66.7
Teacher attendance rate 99.1 Up from 94.1
Average teacher salary $68,781 Up from $65,815
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 76.2 Up from 70.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 70.5 Down from 74.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 5.3 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 91.6 Up from 84.3
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 25.2 to 1 Up from 23.3 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced teachers 0 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers 24.0 Down from 28.6
Number of out-of-field teachers 6 No change
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 50.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders 1 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.” 92.1 42
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 80.0 42
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100.0 22
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 100.0 22

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 5
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 9
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 155
Students with out of school suspensions 96
Students expelled 1
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 1
Incidents of bullying and harassment 18
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 $68,781 Up from $65,815
Percent of expenditures for instruction 64.0 Up from 62.3
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 58.6 Up from 57.1
Average administrator salary $96,592 Up from $92,886
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 70.2 Down from 70.4
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $9,524 Up from 8976
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $917 Down from 1097
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $828 Up from 786
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $749 Up from 506
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $10,352 Up from 9762
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,666 Up from 1603
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $12,018 Up from 11365