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Thomas C. Cario Middle School

Principal: Bryan T. Coleman

Phone:
843-856-4595
School Address:
3500 Thomas Cario Boulevard Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1130

2023-2024 Overall Rating

Excellent
65 out of 100
School performance substantially exceeds 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 86.3%    (960 / 1112)
86.3%
District 63.3%    (13217 / 20881)
63.3%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 77.3%    (860 / 1112)
77.3%
District 54.1%    (11298 / 20881)
54.1%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 89.1 Up from 87.6

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 0.5 3.0 10.2 27.8 58.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.7 17.0 19.0 23.6 39.7
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 0.5 5.3 16.8 23.7 53.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.7 22.6 22.7 20.8 33.3
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 89.9 84.6 85.8

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 84.8 78.4 70.1

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 96.6 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 100.0 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 100.0 99.6 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A 100.0 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female Data N/A 99.1 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male Data N/A 98.8 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.7 99.7 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.4 98.9 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.6 99.5 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 97.8 98.1 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100.0 99.6 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian Data N/A 99.5 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic Data N/A 99.0 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 100.0 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.6 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American Data N/A 97.9 98.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.5 99.3 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 32.4%    (1406 / 4341)
32.4%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

District 15.4%    (947 / 6162)
15.4%
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 14
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 32
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 50.1%    (18 / 35)
50.1%
District 49.6%    (17 / 35)
49.6%
State 45.0%    (16 / 35)
45.0%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 49.1%    (17 / 35)
49.1%
District 49.5%    (17 / 35)
49.5%
State 45.0%    (16 / 35)
45.0%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 65.2%    (23 / 35)
65.2%
District 56.7%    (20 / 35)
56.7%
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 52.0%    (1083 / 2081)
52.0%
District 51.8%    (16827 / 32481)
51.8%
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 44.4%    (924 / 2081)
44.4%
District 38.8%    (12612 / 32481)
38.8%
State 33.0%    (171447 / 518846)
33.0%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 49.70
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 45.90
Our School
Not Disabled 49.00
Our School
Disabled 51.10
Our School
English Learner 43.10
Our School
Caucasian 48.60
Our School
Hispanic 49.20
Our School
American Indian 0.00
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 54.70
Our School
African American 51.50
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 50.10
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 52.10
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 47.90
Our District
Not Disabled 50.60
Our District
Disabled 44.00
Our District
English Learner 55.90
Our District
Caucasian 50.20
Our District
Hispanic 54.40
Our District
American Indian 0.00
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 58.00
Our District
African American 46.60
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 49.60
Statewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 48.20
Statewide
Economically Disadvantaged 43.50
Statewide
Not Disabled 46.10
Statewide
Disabled 39.00
Statewide
English Learner 51.40
Statewide
Caucasian 45.60
Statewide
Hispanic 47.50
Statewide
American Indian 45.80
Statewide
Asian Pacific Islander 55.80
Statewide
African American 42.80
Statewide
ALL STUDENTS 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 42.4 Up from 41.2
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 53.2 Up from 49.5
Percent of students retained 0.2 Down 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) 18.6 Up from 15.4
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 67 1027 113
Percent satisfied with learning environment 94.0%
83.7%
92.6%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 95.5%
84.6%
91.4%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 98.5%
93.6%
90.2%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 61 Down from 63
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 54.1 Down from 58.7
Teacher attendance rate 94.1 Up from 93.9
Average teacher salary $67,266 Up from $61,836
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 87.3 Up from 87.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 84.2 Down from 84.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 89.1 Up from 87.6
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 25.7 to 1 Up from 25.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 12.5 Down from 18.8
Number of inexperienced teachers 8 Down from 12
Percent of out-of-field teachers 0.0 Down from 6.3
Number of out-of-field teachers 0 Down from 4
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 25.0 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.” 94.4 113
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 87.2 113
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100.0 67
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 85.1 67

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 11
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 10
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 119
Students with out of school suspensions 58
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 1
Incidents of bullying and harassment 41
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 $67,266 Up from $61,836
Percent of expenditures for instruction 60.5 Down from 64.2
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 47.2 Down from 61.2
Average administrator salary $112,477 Down from $112,678
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 16.0 Down from 16.1
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $18,093 Up from 8093
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,529 Up from 826
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $5,094 Up from 1957
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,582 Up from 522
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $23,187 Up from 10050
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $4,111 Up from 1348
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $27,298 Up from 11398