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Fairforest Middle School

Principal: Darrell Belgrave

Phone:
8645761270
School Address:
150 Lincoln School Road Spartanburg, SC 29301
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1007

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 35.6%    (327 / 919)
35.6%
District 46.9%    (2237 / 4768)
46.9%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 19.7%    (181 / 919)
19.7%
District 36.4%    (1736 / 4768)
36.4%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 81.2 Down from 85.2

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 2 33.2 29.3 21.9 13.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.2 25.5 26.4 25.4 21.5
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 2.4 50.1 27.9 11.6 8.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.3 33.1 29.2 20.8 15.6
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 40.6 34 34.1

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 23.9 23.1 13.9

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 92.9 96.8 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A Data N/A 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A Data N/A 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 98.4 98.7 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 97.3 98.1 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 98.9 98.8 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 97.6 98.2 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 98.3 98.5 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 96.4 97.7 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100 99.3 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 97.3 98.2 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 99.3 99.1 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 93 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 100 98.9 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 96.3 98.1 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 97.9 98.4 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 25.2%    (61 / 242)
25.2%
District 35.4%    (509 / 1438)
35.4%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

School 22.2%    (78 / 352)
22.2%
District 22.6%    (471 / 2082)
22.6%
State 22.3%    (17195 / 76960)
22.3%

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 25.2
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 61
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 242
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 352
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 78
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 22.2
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test 271

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 33.8%    (12 / 35)
33.8%
District 42%    (15 / 35)
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 32.8%    (11 / 35)
32.8%
District 41.4%    (14 / 35)
41.4%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 45.3%    (16 / 35)
45.3%
District 49.6%    (17 / 35)
49.6%
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 39.3%    (672 / 1708)
39.3%
District 43.1%    (3224 / 7482)
43.1%
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 22.2%    (379 / 1708)
22.2%
District 27.7%    (2071 / 7482)
27.7%
State 33%    (171447 / 518846)

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 35.6
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 32.2
Our School
Not Disabled 34
Our School
Disabled 28.4
Our School
English Learner 32.3
Our School
Caucasian 35.3
Our School
Hispanic 33.9
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 42.1
Our School
African American 28.7
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 33.8
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 43.6
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 40.6
Our District
Not Disabled 42.4
Our District
Disabled 36.1
Our District
English Learner 45.9
Our District
Caucasian 40.9
Our District
Hispanic 46
Our District
American Indian 0
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 46.1
Our District
African American 41
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 42
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 N/AV N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 18.3 Down from 18.5
Percent of students retained 0.3 Up from 0.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district N/AV N/A
Percent of classrooms with wireless access N/AV N/A
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning N/AV N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 26.1 Down from 28.1
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 75 886 86
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100%
84.3%
82.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 95.9%
87.7%
84.3%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 86.5%
91.6%
75%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 68 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 66.2 Up from 64.7
Teacher attendance rate 89.7 Down from 92.5
Average teacher salary $57,740 Up from $54,406
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 91.2 Up from 82.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 88.1 Up from 87.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks N/AV N/A
Prime instructional time 81.2 Down from 85.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects N/AV 26.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 18.8 Down from 26.9
Number of inexperienced teachers 15 Down from 18
Percent of out-of-field teachers 13.8 Down from 17.9
Number of out-of-field teachers 11 Down from 12
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.” 87.7 86
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 72.7 86
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 98.6 75
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 89.2 75

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 0
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 6
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 315
Students with out of school suspensions 170
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 0
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 $57,740 Up from $54,406
Percent of expenditures for instruction 68.5 Down from 70.1
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 68.5 Down from 70.1
Average administrator salary $79,232 Up from $76,513
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 81.2 Down from 81.3
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $8,905 Up from 8086
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $573 Down from 671
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,279 Up from 1137
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $230 Up from 109
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $10,183 Up from 9223
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $803 Up from 780
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $10,987 Up from 10002