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Waccamaw Intermediate School

Principal: Travis Klatka

Phone:
843-237-7071
School Address:
320 Wildcat Way Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Serving Grades: 4-6
Student Enrollment: 412

2021-2022 Overall Rating

Good
60 out of 100
School performance exceeds 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.

Overall Student Performance

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

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

School 67.3%    (337 / 501)
67.3%
District 37.5%    (1377 / 3670)
37.5%
State 46.6%    (160707 / 344866)
46.6%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 64.3%    (322 / 501)
64.3%
District 29.0%    (1066 / 3670)
29.0%
State 38.9%    (134048 / 344866)
38.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 86.5 Down from 90.3

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 0.0 11.2 21.6 30.9 36.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 32.3 29.6 22.7 14.8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 1.0 25.4 27.0 24.7 21.9

Mathematics

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



Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0.0 12.0 23.8 32.3 31.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 40.4 30.1 16.8 12.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 1.0 32.1 28.1 19.6 19.3

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 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 78.0 65.0 68.0 61.5

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 68.0 63.2 60.2 66.0

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A Data N/A 95.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 98.2 93.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 94.9 97.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100.0 98.5 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100.0 98.4 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100.0 97.6 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100.0 98.9 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100.0 98.6 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100.0 98.0 97.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 98.3 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100.0 98.1 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 96.8 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A Data N/A 97.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A Data N/A 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100.0 99.2 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 100.0 98.5 98.5

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 62.3%    (170 / 273)
62.3%
District 33.7%    (392 / 1163)
33.7%
State 46.0%    (51887 / 112768)
46.0%


First and Second Grade Students on Track for Success in ELA and Math

  Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
  % N % N % N
Second grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the third grade. Data N/A 0 66.2% 562 51.9% 49894
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. Data N/A 0 59.4% 562 54.7% 49894
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade Data N/A 0 75.0% 496 53.2% 49892
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade Data N/A 0 66.5% 496 58.8% 49892

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.


Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0.0 16.5 21.2 28.6 33.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 42.5 23.4 19.3 14.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 1.0 33.0 20.0 22.9 23.2

School Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

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


Grade 4Grade 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 61.5 62.8

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.

Percent of EL Students who met progress toward proficiency target

District 35.4%    (143 / 404)
35.4%
State 54.3%    (33790 / 62238)
54.3%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 12
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 13

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 52.1%    (21 / 40)
52.1%
District 51.7%    (20 / 35)
51.7%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 53.1%    (21 / 40)
53.1%
District 50.2%    (19 / 35)
50.2%
State 51.0%    (19 / 35)
51.0%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 51.1%    (20 / 40)
51.1%
District 53.2%    (21 / 35)
53.2%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 55.40 53.00 55.30
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 50.20 48.30 48.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 54.40 52.40 52.90
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 43.20 39.60 40.10
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 58.10 53.20 57.60
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 54.00 47.60 50.20
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 55.40 49.90 53.30
Our DistrictStatewide
American Indian 40.30 47.30
Our DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 85.00 75.00
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 49.30 50.00 49.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 52.10 51.70 51.10

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 2022
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students 74.2% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 74.8%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students 75.8% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 67.7%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students 43.2% 47.7% 56.6% 70.0% 50.9%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students 46.0% 50.0% 58.0% 70.0% 41.3%
Percent of Students Graduating On-Time* (All Students) 82.6% 83.8% 86.3% 90.0% 83.8%
Percent of EL Students meeting 70% proficiency target 31.0% 37.4% 50.2% 70.0% 54.3%
*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 28.1 Down from 28.2
Percent of students retained 0.2 No change
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) 9.6 Up from 6.7
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 26 345 61
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100.0%
97.1%
86.0%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100.0%
95.8%
87.7%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
96.2%
80.9%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 26 Down from 28
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 65.4 Down from 71.8
Teacher attendance rate 92.7 Down from 94.5
Average teacher salary $53,351 Down from $56,910
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 81.5 Down from 88.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 88.9 Down from 90.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 3.6
Prime instructional time 86.5 Down from 90.3
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.7 to 1 Up from 20.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 6.5 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 2 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 3.2 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers 1 N/A
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.” 94.7 61
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 83.7 61
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100.0 26
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 100.0 26

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2021-2022 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 4
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 14
Students with out of school suspensions 27
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 1
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 $53,351 Down from $56,910
Percent of expenditures for instruction 65.7 Up from 60.3
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 57 Down from 58.1
Average administrator salary $96,761 Up from $95,326
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 43.8 Down from 50.2
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $10,123 Up from 9296
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $490 Down from 505
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $988 Down from 1116
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,048 Up from 218
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $11,111 Up from 10413
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,538 Up from 723
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $12,649 Up from 11136