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Castle Heights Middle School

Principal: Cynthia Robinson

Phone:
803-981-1400
School Address:
2382 Firetower Road Rock Hill, SC 29730
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 710

2023-2024 Overall Rating

Average
41 out of 100
School performance meets 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 46%    (303 / 658)
46%
District 53.3%    (3745 / 7028)
53.3%
State 54.1%    (184228 / 340256)
54.1%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 27.7%    (182 / 658)
27.7%
District 38.4%    (2703 / 7030)
38.4%
State 42.8%    (145531 / 340271)
42.8%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 83.2 Down from 85.8

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 0.8 24 29.2 25.4 20.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.6 23.4 22.7 25.1 28.2
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 1.1 41.3 29.9 16.7 10.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.6 31.6 29.4 21.2 17.3
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 51.6 45.2 42.7

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 38.5 28.3 18.3

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 96.4 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 87.9 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 100 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A 98.1 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 98.9 99.4 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 98.3 99 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.5 99.8 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.2 98.9 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99 99.4 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 97.2 98.5 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100 99.6 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 98.9 99.3 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 99 99.4 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian 100 99.6 99.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 100 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 97.8 99 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 98.6 99.2 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 35.6%    (16 / 45)
35.6%
District 41.5%    (402 / 968)
41.5%
State 38.5%    (20166 / 52441)
38.5%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

School 19.7%    (13 / 66)
19.7%
District 22.1%    (316 / 1429)
22.1%
State 22.3%    (17195 / 76960)
22.3%

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 35.6
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 45
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 66
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 13
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 19.7
Number of Students taking the English language proficiency test 53

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 40.2%    (14 / 35)
40.2%
District 44.7%    (16 / 35)
44.7%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 40.3%    (14 / 35)
40.3%
District 45.1%    (16 / 35)
45.1%
State 45%    (16 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 48.6%    (17 / 35)
48.6%
District 48.8%    (17 / 35)
48.8%
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 44.5%    (546 / 1228)
44.5%
District 46.3%    (5172 / 11165)
46.3%
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 27.9%    (342 / 1228)
27.9%
District 31.5%    (3512 / 11165)
31.5%
State 33%    (171447 / 518846)

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 41.5
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 39.8
Our School
Not Disabled 41.3
Our School
Disabled 35.5
Our School
English Learner 51.2
Our School
Caucasian 36.8
Our School
Hispanic 47.7
Our School
American Indian 44.8
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 39.8
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 40.2
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 50
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 43.4
Our District
Not Disabled 47.2
Our District
Disabled 38.9
Our District
English Learner 51.1
Our District
Caucasian 46.2
Our District
Hispanic 46.8
Our District
American Indian 52
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 49.9
Our District
African American 43.4
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 45.2
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 17.5 Down from 17.9
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 10.5 Up from 10.4
Percent of students retained 1.1 Up from 0.8
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 6 Up from 5
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) 23.1 Up from 22.7
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 95.4 Down from 98.1

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 50 628 11
Percent satisfied with learning environment 84%
77.2%
72.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 90%
77.8%
66.7%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 81.6%
89.8%
42.9%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 42 Down from 46
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 61.9 Down from 63.0
Teacher attendance rate 89.7 Down from 92.5
Average teacher salary $61,847 Up from $58,423
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 83.3 Up from 78.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 76.5 Down from 77.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 2.4 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 83.2 Down from 85.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.5 to 1 Down from 25.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 7.8 Up from 6.7
Number of inexperienced teachers 4 Up from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers 19.6 Down from 28.9
Number of out-of-field teachers 10 Down from 13
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 11
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 57.1 11
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 97.9 50
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 70 50

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2023-2024 Incident Management System (IMS)

Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? Yes
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 3
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 12
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 2
Students with in-school suspensions 278
Students with out of school suspensions 153
Students expelled 4
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 16
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 $61,847 Up from $58,423
Percent of expenditures for instruction 63.0 Down from 66.1
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 60.7 Down from 63.3
Average administrator salary $112,735 Up from $98,303
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 69.1 Up from 66.0
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $10,858 Up from 10485
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $610 Up from 509
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,687 Up from 1494
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,166 Up from 1100
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $12,545 Up from 11979
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,776 Up from 1609
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $14,321 Up from 13588