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Pelion Middle School

Principal: Kailanya S. Brailey

Phone:
803-821-2300
School Address:
325 Main Street Pelion, SC 29123
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 520

2020-2021 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

Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

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 23.5%    (111 / 472)
23.5%
District 47.7%    (5482 / 11503)
47.7%
State 42.6%    (128425 / 301118)
42.6%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 16.7%    (79 / 472)
16.7%
District 41.5%    (4769 / 11504)
41.5%
State 37.3%    (112523 / 301914)
37.3%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 83.6 N/A

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.


Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 43.4 33.1 18.4 5.1
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 23.3 29.0 26.5 21.2
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 29.1 28.2 23.5 19.1

Mathematics

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



Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 52.8 30.5 13.8 3.0
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 28.2 30.3 23.6 17.9
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 34.7 28.1 19.6 17.7

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 26.1 19.9 24.5

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 19.5 15.4 15.3

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 100.0 85.0 87.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster 66.7 93.5 82.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 100.0 93.0 85.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A 83.3 94.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 93.8 94.9 87.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 95.8 94.5 88.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 92.9 95.6 90.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 95.3 93.5 86.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 94.6 95.1 88.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 95.5 92.1 86.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 96.2 95.6 93.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 94.7 95.0 90.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 96.1 94.4 91.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian 83.3 93.3 88.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 100.0 94.6 90.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 95.0 93.2 83.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 94.8 94.7 87.9

Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

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

SCPASS Science

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 25.8%    (41 / 159)
25.8%
District 46.8%    (1761 / 3763)
46.8%
State 43.3%    (43210 / 99859)
43.3%



Preparing for Success

Details Student Performance across District and State

SCPASS Science

Science

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


Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 55.3 18.9 19.5 6.3
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 29.6 23.6 27.3 19.5
Does Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 34.6 22.1 23.8 19.5

School Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

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


Grade 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 25.8

English Learners' Progress

English Learners - EL

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.

EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

School 23.1%    (6 / 26)
23.1%
District 39.1%    (438 / 1121)
39.1%
State 31.7%    (11900 / 37543)
31.7%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 23.1
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 6
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 26
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 53

Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

Student Progress

No Data Available

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

No Data Available

Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

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 2021
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students 74.2% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% Data N/A
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students 75.8% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% Data N/A
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students 43.2% 47.7% 56.6% 70.0% Data N/A
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students 46.0% 50.0% 58.0% 70.0% Data N/A
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students) 82.6% 83.8% 86.3% 90.0% Data N/A
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target 31.0% 37.4% 50.2% 70.0% Data N/A
*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.

Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

Student Engagement

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses 26.1 Down from 35.0
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 12.3 Up from 11.3
Percent of students retained 0.0 Down from 0.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 3 Up from 2
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) 12.6 Down from 23.0
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 50 121 83
Percent satisfied with learning environment 82.0%
73.6%
69.8%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 88.0%
77.5%
57.8%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 68.0%
81.0%
55.4%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 47 No change
Teacher attendance rate 93.2 N/A
Average teacher salary $52,674 Down from $53,118
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 80.4 Down from 81.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 79.3 Down from 79.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 83.6 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 20.8 to 1 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 11.8 Up from 5.9
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 2 Up from 1
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 Down from 5.9
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0 Down from 1

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.” 76.0 83
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 46.4 83
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100.0 50
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 74.0 50

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2020-2021 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 1
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 43
Students with out of school suspensions 55
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

Note: Additional detailed finance data are available on the Financial Data page of this downloadable dataset.

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $52,674 Down from $53,118
Percent of expenditures for instruction 64.2 Up from 63.2
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 60.6 Up from 59.5
Average administrator salary $98,629 Up from $98,225
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 78.4 Up from 78.0
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $11,080 Up from 10249
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $706 Down from 784
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,329 Down from 1345
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $534 Up from 524
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $12,409 Up from 11594
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,240 Down from 1307
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $13,649 Up from 12901