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Buford Middle School

Principal: Ashley Bradley

Phone:
803-285-8473
School Address:
1980 N Rocky River Road Lancaster, SC 29720
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 368

2023-2024 Overall Rating

Good
55 out of 100
School performance 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 52.6%    (185 / 352)
52.6%
District 56.5%    (3830 / 6775)
56.5%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 48.9%    (172 / 352)
48.9%
District 52%    (3527 / 6779)
52%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 84.0 Up from 83.2

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 17 30.1 27.3 25.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 20.8 22.3 23.4 33.1
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 0.3 18.2 32.7 25.3 23.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 23.9 23.7 22.9 29.1
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 61.9 48.6 46.7

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 54 43.8 48.3

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 100 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 100 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 98.8 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100 99.4 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 99.5 99.2 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100 99.5 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.5 99.1 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100 99.3 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 98.6 99.2 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 99 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100 99.4 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 97.2 98.6 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 98.7 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 100 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100 99.2 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.7 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 43%    (400 / 930)
43%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

District 31.5%    (475 / 1507)
31.5%
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 9
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 8
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 53.7%    (19 / 35)
53.7%
District 45%    (16 / 35)
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 54.1%    (19 / 35)
54.1%
District 45%    (16 / 35)
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 57.3%    (20 / 35)
57.3%
District 50.2%    (18 / 35)
50.2%
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 51%    (347 / 680)
District 48.4%    (5089 / 10508)
48.4%
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 39.7%    (270 / 680)
39.7%
District 35.8%    (3763 / 10508)
35.8%
State 33%    (171447 / 518846)

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 53.8
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 54.2
Our School
Not Disabled 56.8
Our School
Disabled 41.7
Our School
English Learner 0
Our School
Caucasian 53.5
Our School
Hispanic 60.7
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 57.1
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 53.7
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 48.9
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 42.8
Our District
Not Disabled 46.1
Our District
Disabled 42.7
Our District
English Learner 48.6
Our District
Caucasian 45.8
Our District
Hispanic 42.8
Our District
American Indian 62.9
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 62.5
Our District
African American 45.4
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 45
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 26.8 Up from 24.9
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 32.1 Up from 31.7
Percent of students retained 0.0 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 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 (Note: Data are from prior school year) 27.1 Up from 22.2
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 99.2 Down from 100.0

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 30 352 35
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100%
76.5%
87.1%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 93.1%
77.4%
78.1%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 92.9%
92.6%
84.6%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 21 Down from 26
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 85.7 Up from 69.2
Teacher attendance rate 92.2 Up from 91.0
Average teacher salary $65,076 Up from $57,284
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 96.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 70.4 Down from 96.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 86.1 Down from 92.1
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 7.7
Prime instructional time 84.0 Up from 83.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 23.0 to 1 Up from 21.9 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 12.0 Down from 21.4
Number of inexperienced teachers 3 Down from 6
Percent of out-of-field teachers 4.0 Down from 14.3
Number of out-of-field teachers 1 Down from 4
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.” 84.4 35
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 65.5 35
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 30
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 60 30

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 1
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 3
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 101
Students with out of school suspensions 80
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 28
Incidents of bullying and harassment 2
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 $65,076 Up from $57,284
Percent of expenditures for instruction 67.2 Up from 54.8
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 67.2 Up from 50.2
Average administrator salary $101,960 Up from $98,273
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 58.3 Down from 62.8
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $11,233 Up from 9726
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $491 Down from 638
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,607 Up from 1086
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $235 Down from 515
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $12,840 Up from 10813
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $725 Down from 1153
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $13,565 Up from 11966