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West View Elementary School

Principal: Amy Faulkner

Phone:
864-576-1833
School Address:
400 Oak Grove Road Spartanburg, SC 29301
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 664

2021-2022 Overall Rating

Good
55 out of 100
School performance exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: ATSI

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 46.8%    (154 / 329)
46.8%
District 38.3%    (1874 / 4888)
38.3%
State 46.6%    (160707 / 344866)
46.6%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 43.8%    (144 / 329)
43.8%
District 32.2%    (1573 / 4888)
32.2%
State 38.9%    (134048 / 344866)
38.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 86.3 Down from 88.3

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 1.2 25.2 26.7 24.6 22.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 2.2 29.6 29.8 23.9 14.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 1 25.4 27 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 1.2 31.3 23.7 24.6 19.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 2.5 35.6 29.7 18.8 13.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 1 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 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 42.2 51.3 48.1

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 45.1 42.7 45.3

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 95.8 95.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 97.2 93.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A Data N/A 97.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 99.4 98.1 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 98.3 97.5 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.2 98.2 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.7 97.6 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 98.9 97.9 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 98.6 97.4 97.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 97.7 99 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 99.1 98.2 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 98.2 98.2 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 97.5 97.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 100 98.7 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 98.7 96.9 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 98.9 97.8 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 49.6%    (59 / 119)
49.6%
District 37.8%    (593 / 1570)
37.8%
State 46%    (51887 / 112768)
46%


Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

Percentage of students Demonstrating Readiness on the KRA 25.3%
25.3%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 39.2%
39.2%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 35.4%
35.4%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 25.3% 31.6% 36%
By Domains:
(The cut score for "Overall" was used across all domains in order to provide comparative information. Does not necessarily reflect domain level readiness.)
Social Foundation 45.6% 49.9% 52.2%
Language and Literacy 24.1% 21.9% 29.8%
Mathematics 26.6% 28.5% 28.1%
Physical Well-Being 41.8% 51% 51.5%

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. 41.3% 104 766 45.6% 51.9% 49894
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 104 34.6% 37.9% 766 54.7% 49894
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 58.3% 96 54.8% 787 53.2% 49892
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 62.5% 96 53.4% 787 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 2.5 22.7 25.2 26.9 22.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 2.3 36.8 23.2 20.2 17.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 1 33 20 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 4
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 50.9

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 67.1%    (51 / 76)
67.1%
District 53.5%    (984 / 1838)
53.5%
State 54.3%    (33790 / 62238)
54.3%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 67.1
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 51
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 76
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 90

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 61.4%    (21 / 35)
61.4%
District 46.1%    (16 / 35)
46.1%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 60.5%    (21 / 35)
60.5%
District 45.3%    (16 / 35)
45.3%
State 51%    (19 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 62.2%    (22 / 35)
62.2%
District 47%    (17 / 35)
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 64
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 58.3
Our School
Not Disabled 67.3
Our School
Disabled 35.3
Our School
English Learner 67.2
Our School
Caucasian 56.8
Our School
Hispanic 63.8
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 82.8
Our School
African American 59.1
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 61.4
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 50.1
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 43.4
Our District
Not Disabled 48
Our District
Disabled 36.3
Our District
English Learner 52
Our District
Caucasian 43.5
Our District
Hispanic 48.7
Our District
American Indian 41.9
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 68.6
Our District
African American 43.3
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 46.1
Statewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 55.3
Statewide
Economically Disadvantaged 48.8
Statewide
Not Disabled 52.9
Statewide
Disabled 40.1
Statewide
English Learner 57.6
Statewide
Caucasian 50.2
Statewide
Hispanic 53.3
Statewide
American Indian 47.3
Statewide
Asian Pacific Islander 75
Statewide
African American 49.8
Statewide
ALL STUDENTS 51.1

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 23.8 Down from 31.4
Percent of students retained 0.5 Up from 0.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 Up from 1
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) 20.1 Up from 9.0
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 53 320 16
Percent satisfied with learning environment 72%
91.5%
93.8%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 70.6%
92.3%
100%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
95%
90.9%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 47 Down from 54
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 59.6 Up from 50.0
Teacher attendance rate 93.1 Down from 94.5
Average teacher salary $53,815 Up from $50,680
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 83.7 Down from 87.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 86.2 Down from 86.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 2.1 Up from 1.9
Prime instructional time 86.3 Down from 88.3
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 19.5 to 1 Up from 18.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 19.6 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 9 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 0.0 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers 0 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.” 100 16
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 93.3 16
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 94.2 53
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 58.8 53

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2021-2022 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 11 11
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 62 62
Students with out of school suspensions 49 49
Students expelled 0 0
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/

Financial Data

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $53,815 Up from $50,680
Percent of expenditures for instruction 72.4 Down from 74.4
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 72.4 Up from 63.1
Average administrator salary $76,519 Down from $77,774
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 66.9 Down from 68.7
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $9,864 Up from 9349
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,023 Up from 750
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $919 Down from 993
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $969 Up from 335
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $10,783 Up from 10342
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,992 Up from 1085
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $12,775 Up from 11427