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Laing Middle

Principal: James Whitehair Jr.

Phone:
843-849-2809
School Address:
2705 Bulrush Basket Lane Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1006

2021-2022 Overall Rating

Excellent
66 out of 100
School performance substantially 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 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 77.1%    (757 / 982)
77.1%
District 53.3%    (11293 / 21186)
53.3%
State 46.6%    (160707 / 344866)
46.6%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 70.3%    (690 / 982)
70.3%
District 49.2%    (10427 / 21186)
49.2%
State 38.9%    (134048 / 344866)
38.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 89.7 Down from 89.8

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 0.9 7 15 26 51.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.3 22.8 22.6 23.9 29.4
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 11.2 17.3 19.7 50.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.3 26.7 22.8 19.8 29.4
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 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 75.4 77.2 80.7

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 71.9 72.2 69.5

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 93.5 95.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 92.4 93.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 98.2 97.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A 100 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 98.8 98.7 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 99.4 98.4 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.1 98.8 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99 98.3 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.2 98.7 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 97.6 97.3 97.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 95.7 98.2 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 99 98.9 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 98.1 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 97 97.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 96.9 98.3 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100 98.1 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.1 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 73%    (235 / 322)
73%
District 52%    (3618 / 6954)
52%
State 46%    (51887 / 112768)
46%



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 0.6 16.8 9.6 20.8 52.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1 30.4 16.6 22.1 30
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 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 73.4

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 81%    (17 / 21)
81%
District 47.7%    (2109 / 4418)
47.7%
State 54.3%    (33790 / 62238)
54.3%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 81
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 17
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 21
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 23

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 57.3%    (20 / 35)
57.3%
District 49.1%    (18 / 35)
49.1%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 60.6%    (21 / 35)
60.6%
District 50%    (19 / 35)
State 51%    (19 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 54%    (19 / 35)
District 48.1%    (18 / 35)
48.1%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 61.5
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 57.1
Our School
Not Disabled 61.9
Our School
Disabled 44
Our School
English Learner 70.9
Our School
Caucasian 58.1
Our School
Hispanic 62.5
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 89.4
Our School
African American 67.9
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 57.3
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 54.1
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 47.2
Our District
Not Disabled 51.8
Our District
Disabled 38.3
Our District
English Learner 56.5
Our District
Caucasian 49.3
Our District
Hispanic 52.8
Our District
American Indian 48.2
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 74.8
Our District
African American 47.9
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 49.1
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 62.5 Down from 66.0
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 52.7 Up from 48.3
Percent of students retained 0.1 Down from 0.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 9 Up from 8
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) 5.7 Up from 3.0
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 64 874 121
Percent satisfied with learning environment 87.3%
83.8%
93.6%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 88.7%
80.7%
88.3%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
93.1%
87.4%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 64 Down from 67
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 71.7 Up from 59.4
Teacher attendance rate 93.7 Up from 92.4
Average teacher salary $59,586 Up from $53,526
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 75.4 Down from 92.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 80.8 Down from 84.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 89.7 Down from 89.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.0 to 1 Down from 21.9 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 12.5 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 8 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 17.2 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers 11 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.” 95.5 121
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 82.8 121
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 64
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 78.1 64

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 3 3
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 5 5
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 122 122
Students with out of school suspensions 69 69
Students expelled 1 1
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 26 26
Incidents of bullying and harassment 36 36
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 $59,586 Up from $53,526
Percent of expenditures for instruction 64.0 Down from 66.0
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 60.9 Down from 64.2
Average administrator salary $106,534 Up from $101,145
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 20.5 Up from 19.9
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $8,289 Up from 7088
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $646 Up from 398
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,075 Up from 1583
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $790 Up from 297
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $10,363 Up from 8671
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,436 Up from 695
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $11,799 Up from 9366