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Whittemore Park Middle School

Principal: Quintina Livingston

Phone:
843-488-0669
School Address:
1808 Rhue St. Conway, SC 29527
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 956

2023-2024 Overall Rating


0 out of 0
School performance is not yet rated based on 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 50.8%    (438 / 863)
50.8%
District 61.5%    (12854 / 20896)
61.5%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 25.7%    (222 / 863)
25.7%
District 50.8%    (10610 / 20895)
50.8%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 86.8 Down from 87.0

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 0.3 20.7 28.2 30.1 20.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 16.3 21.7 27.6 33.9
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 0.9 37.8 35.6 15.8 10
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 23 25.7 23.4 27.4
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 58.6 48.9 45.4

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 32.3 24.6 21.1

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 97.7 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 98.3 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 99.8 99.7 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 99.6 99.5 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100 99.8 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.6 99.4 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.9 99.7 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 98.9 98.6 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100 99.9 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 99.8 99.7 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 99.7 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 100 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.4 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 99.4 99.2 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.7 99.6 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 23.2%    (16 / 69)
23.2%
District 44.5%    (1606 / 3609)
44.5%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

School 33.6%    (43 / 128)
33.6%
District 25.5%    (1539 / 6033)
25.5%
State 22.3%    (17195 / 76960)
22.3%

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 23.2
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 16
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 69
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 128
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 43
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 33.6
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test 88

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 37.1%    (13 / 35)
37.1%
District 45.9%    (16 / 35)
45.9%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 36.4%    (13 / 35)
36.4%
District 46.2%    (16 / 35)
46.2%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 50.3%    (18 / 35)
50.3%
District 50.8%    (18 / 35)
50.8%
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 41.7%    (673 / 1614)
41.7%
District 50.2%    (16069 / 32009)
50.2%
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 24.8%    (401 / 1614)
24.8%
District 36%    (11536 / 32009)
State 33%    (171447 / 518846)

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 36.1
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 36.5
Our School
Not Disabled 35.2
Our School
Disabled 42.2
Our School
English Learner 37.1
Our School
Caucasian 40.5
Our School
Hispanic 36.7
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 40.6
Our School
African American 31
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 37.1
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 49.9
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 44.5
Our District
Not Disabled 47.2
Our District
Disabled 40.9
Our District
English Learner 55.7
Our District
Caucasian 47
Our District
Hispanic 49.5
Our District
American Indian 49.2
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 59.8
Our District
African American 44.4
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 45.9
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 9.2 Down from 11.0
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 15.9 Up from 15.5
Percent of students retained 2.5 Up from 2.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 8 Up from 7
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) 24.0 Up from 20.4
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 100.0 Up from 99.3

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 67 916 41
Percent satisfied with learning environment 87.9%
78.9%
64.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 85.1%
78%
62.5%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 83.3%
88.9%
75%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 42 Down from 54
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 81.0 Up from 61.1
Teacher attendance rate 93.7 Down from 94.4
Average teacher salary $67,063 Up from $60,745
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 80.4 Up from 71.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 77.4 Down from 79.2
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 14.3 Up from 3.7
Prime instructional time 86.8 Down from 87.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 19.9 to 1 Down from 24.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 8.7 Down from 21.7
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 Down from 13
Percent of out-of-field teachers 7.2 Up from 5
Number of out-of-field teachers 5 Up from 3
Percent of inexperienced school leaders N/AV N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders N/AV 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.” 66.7 41
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 64.5 41
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 94 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 10
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 21
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 331
Students with out of school suspensions 251
Students expelled 10
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 2
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 $67,063 Up from $60,745
Percent of expenditures for instruction 63.5 Down from 64.6
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 56.3 Up from 51
Average administrator salary $113,441 Up from $111,059
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 80.8 Down from 81.1
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $10,029 Up from 8870
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,335 Up from 1177
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,121 Up from 1021
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $715 Down from 1163
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $11,151 Up from 9891
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $2,050 Down from 2340
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $13,201 Up from 12231