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C. E. Williams Middle School For Creative And Scientific Arts

Principal: Kevin Smith (South Campus) and Maite Porter (North

Phone:
843.763.1529 (
School Address:
3090 Sanders Road / 1776 William Kennerty Drive Charleston, SC 29414
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1207

2021-2022 Overall Rating

Average
41 out of 100
School performance meets 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.

Overall Student Performance

SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

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

School 38.9%    (434 / 1115)
38.9%
District 53.3%    (11293 / 21186)
53.3%
State 46.6%    (160707 / 344866)
46.6%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 24.0%    (268 / 1115)
24.0%
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 83.1 Down from 87.8

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 3.4 30.0 27.7 24.2 14.7
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 1.0 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 3.0 40.8 32.1 12.3 11.7
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 1.0 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 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 44.4 33.1 43.3

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 34.3 19.3 22.0

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 100.0 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 98.1 98.7 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 97.9 98.4 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 97.4 98.8 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.3 98.3 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 98.1 98.7 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 97.5 97.3 97.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 97.8 98.2 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 97.6 98.9 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 97.1 98.1 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 97.0 97.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 100.0 98.3 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 98.3 98.1 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 98.0 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 45.0%    (147 / 327)
45.0%
District 52.0%    (3618 / 6954)
52.0%
State 46.0%    (51887 / 112768)
46.0%



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 1.8 33.3 19.9 23.9 21.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.0 30.4 16.6 22.1 30.0
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 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 45.8

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

School 66.2%    (49 / 74)
66.2%
District 47.7%    (2109 / 4418)
47.7%
State 54.3%    (33790 / 62238)
54.3%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 66.2
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 49
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 74
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 90

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 35.2%    (12 / 35)
35.2%
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 34.5%    (12 / 35)
34.5%
District 50.0%    (19 / 35)
50.0%
State 51.0%    (19 / 35)
51.0%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 35.9%    (13 / 35)
35.9%
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 SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 37.10 54.10 55.30
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 33.00 47.20 48.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 34.70 51.80 52.90
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 32.70 38.30 40.10
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 45.80 56.50 57.60
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 35.20 49.30 50.20
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 44.70 52.80 53.30
Our DistrictStatewide
American Indian 48.20 47.30
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 66.10 74.80 75.00
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 29.80 47.90 49.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 35.20 49.10 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 31.3 Down from 40.4
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 18.8 Up from 14.3
Percent of students retained 2.1 Up from 0.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 10 Up from 9
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) 23.8 Up from 6.0
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 99.8 Down from 100.0

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 65 941 63
Percent satisfied with learning environment 75.0%
78.0%
73.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 71.0%
76.1%
72.5%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
89.4%
77.5%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 93 Up from 91
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 58.9 Up from 58.8
Teacher attendance rate 92.9 Down from 94.7
Average teacher salary $55,810 Up from $53,082
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 96.8 Down from 97.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 69.5 Down from 78.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 73.6 Down from 75.2
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 1.1 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 83.1 Down from 87.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 24.6 to 1 Down from 25.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 40.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 22 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 14.5 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers 8 N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 14.3 N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders 1 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.” 76.9 63
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 77.6 63
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 98.5 65
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 66.2 65

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 1
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 35
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 63
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 399
Students with out of school suspensions 351
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 2
Incidents of bullying and harassment 64
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 $55,810 Up from $53,082
Percent of expenditures for instruction 58.2 Down from 63.1
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 52.2 Down from 58.6
Average administrator salary $106,534 Up from $101,145
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 63.7 Down from 65.4
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $9,407 Up from 7960
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $951 Up from 620
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $3,272 Up from 2139
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $855 Up from 328
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $12,680 Up from 10099
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,806 Up from 948
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $14,486 Up from 11047