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E. L. Wright Middle

Principal: Malinda Taylor

Phone:
803-736-8740
School Address:
2740 Alpine Road Columbia, SC, SC 29229
Serving Grades: K-8
Student Enrollment: 1285

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 41.6%    (389 / 936)
41.6%
District 50.7%    (6248 / 12312)
50.7%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 26.4%    (247 / 936)
26.4%
District 40.4%    (4982 / 12319)
40.4%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 90.3 Up from 88.7

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 1.9 32.5 24 17.8 23.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 25 23.8 23.9 26.8
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 1.8 44.3 27.5 13.9 12.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 31.3 27.9 21.3 19.1
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 49.5 40.3 37.9

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 33.1 24.5 23.5

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 97.2 98.4 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 100 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 95.5 99.7 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 99 99.7 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 99 99.3 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.7 99.8 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.7 99.3 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99 99.6 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 98.6 99 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 98.6 99.6 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100 99.7 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 98.5 99.6 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 100 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 100 100 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 98.8 99.4 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99 99.5 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 16.5%    (17 / 103)
16.5%
District 32.1%    (447 / 1391)
32.1%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

School 24.7%    (39 / 158)
24.7%
District 21.8%    (442 / 2031)
21.8%
State 22.3%    (17195 / 76960)
22.3%

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 16.5
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 17
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 103
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 158
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 39
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 24.7
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test 118

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 28.2%    (10 / 35)
28.2%
District 42.3%    (15 / 35)
42.3%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 27.1%    (10 / 35)
27.1%
District 41.8%    (15 / 35)
41.8%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 33.2%    (12 / 35)
33.2%
District 46.4%    (16 / 35)
46.4%
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 36.1%    (633 / 1752)
36.1%
District 42.5%    (8084 / 19021)
42.5%
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 23.6%    (413 / 1752)
23.6%
District 28.7%    (5466 / 19021)
28.7%
State 33%    (171447 / 518846)

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 39.7
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 22.9
Our School
Not Disabled 28.3
Our School
Disabled 17.8
Our School
English Learner 28.1
Our School
Caucasian 33.7
Our School
Hispanic 26.8
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 48.5
Our School
African American 24.7
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 28.2
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 44.8
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 39.8
Our District
Not Disabled 42.7
Our District
Disabled 33.3
Our District
English Learner 42.5
Our District
Caucasian 44.9
Our District
Hispanic 41.5
Our District
American Indian 0
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 49.5
Our District
African American 39.7
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 42.3
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 29.1 Up from 26.9
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 11.4 Down from 11.8
Percent of students retained 1.4 Up from 1.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 7 Up from 6
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) 19.4 Up from 18.3
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 81 960 104
Percent satisfied with learning environment 81.5%
62.5%
76%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 77.5%
60.1%
76.7%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 79%
86.3%
74.4%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 58 Down from 77
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 74.1 Up from 71.4
Teacher attendance rate 96.0 Up from 94.2
Average teacher salary $59,107 Up from $54,732
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 98.3 Down from 98.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 75.9 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 75.1 Down from 77.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 12.1 Up from 6.5
Prime instructional time 90.3 Up from 88.7
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 37.8 to 1 Up from 23.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 6.9 Down from 14.7
Number of inexperienced teachers 5 Down from 11
Percent of out-of-field teachers 16.7 Down from 34.7
Number of out-of-field teachers 12 Down from 26
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 40.0 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.” 82.8 104
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 68.4 104
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 91.4 81
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 67.5 81

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 8
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 172
Students with out of school suspensions 310
Students expelled 2
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 7
Incidents of bullying and harassment 9
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 $59,107 Up from $54,732
Percent of expenditures for instruction 64.0 Down from 70.8
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 57.3 Down from 64.7
Average administrator salary $110,428 Up from $106,779
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 67.8 Up from 63.3
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $9,513 Up from 8859
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $494 Up from 327
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,896 Up from 1347
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $492 Down from 1816
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $11,409 Up from 10206
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $986 Down from 2143
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $12,395 Up from 12349