Principal: Matt Schilit

Phone:
803-739-4190
School Address:
157 Cougar Drive West Columbia, SC 29168
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 595

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

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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.

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	85.2	N/A

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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.

Mathematics

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

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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.

Mathematics

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

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Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

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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.

SCPASS Science

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

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SCPASS Science

Science

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

School Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

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

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EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	9.6
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	11
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation	114
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup	177

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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.

No Data Available

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Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

No Data Available

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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.

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.

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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.

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	16.4	Down from 24.0
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	22.1	Down from 23.3
Percent of students retained	0.2	Down from 1.6
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	1	Down from 3
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)	8.6	Down from 17.4
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	97.6	Down from 99.5

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our School	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	44	Down from 45
Teacher attendance rate	90.5	N/A
Average teacher salary	$51,836	Down from $54,153
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	76.7	Down from 92.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	78.3	Down from 79.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	0.0	No change
Prime instructional time	85.2	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	22.9 to 1	N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	36.4	Up from 13.6
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes	8	Up from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	13.6	Up from 4.5
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes	3	Up 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.

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Evaluations By Parents	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.”	88.9	27
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	51.8	27
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	94.6	37
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	83.7	37

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2020-2021 Incident Management System (IMS)

	Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm?	0	No
Was a homicide committed at your school?	0	No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape	0	0
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape)	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon	0	0
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon	0	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon	0	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive	0	0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon	0	0
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0	0
Students with in-school suspensions	97	97
Students with out of school suspensions	66	66
Students expelled	2	2
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0	0
Incidents of bullying and harassment	0	0

NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

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School level Financial Information

	Our School	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$51,836	Down from $54,153
Percent of expenditures for instruction	69.2	Up from 64.7
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	68	Down from 63.7
Average administrator salary	$101,752	Down from $103,217
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	68.9	Up from 68.3
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$8,211	Up from 6801
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$157	Down from 189
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,262	Down from 1458
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$348	Down from 495
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,473	Up from 8259
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$505	Down from 684
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,978	Up from 8943