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Furman Middle School

Principal: Michael Riggins

Phone:
8034818519
School Address:
3400 Bethel Church Rd. Sumter, SC 29154
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 766

2021-2022 Overall Rating

Average
46 out of 100
School performance meets 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 28.2%    (197 / 698)
28.2%
District 29.8%    (1947 / 6536)
29.8%
State 46.6%    (160707 / 344866)
46.6%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 13%    (91 / 698)
13%
District 19.4%    (1266 / 6536)
19.4%
State 38.9%    (134048 / 344866)
38.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 88.6 N/A

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 5.4 34.5 31.8 20.8 7.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 2.6 40.1 27.5 19.5 10.3
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 4.3 53.9 28.8 9.5 3.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 2 51.2 27.4 12.5 6.8
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 30.3 25.8 34

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 21.2 11.3 8.2

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 94.3 95.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 90.9 93.1
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 97.2 97.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 98.1 97.5 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 95.6 96.9 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 95.4 95.9 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 97 97.6 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 97.7 97.6 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 93.1 95.3 97.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 96.7 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 96.1 96.2 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 97.4 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 95.2 97.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 96.5 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 96.9 97.7 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 96.8 97.2 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 33.5%    (78 / 233)
33.5%
District 31.2%    (658 / 2109)
31.2%
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 3.9 46.8 15.9 16.7 16.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.5 45 22.4 19.6 11.6
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 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 34.8

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.

EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

District 60.2%    (256 / 425)
60.2%
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 16
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 18

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 74.5%    (30 / 40)
74.5%
District 52.4%    (20 / 35)
52.4%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 73%    (29 / 40)
District 51.4%    (20 / 35)
51.4%
State 51%    (19 / 35)

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 76%    (30 / 40)
District 53.3%    (21 / 35)
53.3%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 76
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 72.5
Our School
Not Disabled 78.4
Our School
Disabled 50.3
Our School
English Learner 83
Our School
Caucasian 74.1
Our School
Hispanic 78.8
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 71.4
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 74.5
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 56.7
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 50
Our District
Not Disabled 53.4
Our District
Disabled 39.9
Our District
English Learner 59.8
Our District
Caucasian 50.8
Our District
Hispanic 55
Our District
American Indian 56.7
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 76.1
Our District
African American 50.5
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 52.4
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 23.3 N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 18.0 Up from 16.3
Percent of students retained 4.3 Up from 0.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 7 Down from N/AV
Percent of classrooms with wireless access 100 N/A
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 35.3 Up from 14.3
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 33 392 Data N/A
Percent satisfied with learning environment 40.6%
75.8%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 53.3%
74%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
86.6%
Data N/A

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 40 Down from 42
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 60.0 Down from 64.3
Teacher attendance rate 73.6 N/A
Average teacher salary $54,695 Up from $52,748
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 97.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 74.4 Down from 94.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 82.3 Down from 85.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 20.0 N/A
Prime instructional time 88.6 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 30.6 to 1 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 26.9 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 14 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 30.8 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers 16 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.” Data N/A Data N/A
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” Data N/A Data N/A
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 81.3 33
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 46.9 33

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2021-2022 Incident Management System (IMS)

Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? 1 Yes
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 4 4
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 16 16
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 1 1
Students with in-school suspensions 187 187
Students with out of school suspensions 273 273
Students expelled 0 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 11 11
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 $54,695 Up from $52,748
Percent of expenditures for instruction 63.4 Up from 59.2
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 57.5 Up from 55.2
Average administrator salary $86,550 Down from $87,575
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 85.5 Up from 83.5
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $6,897 Down from 6930
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $774 Up from 639
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $921 Up from 852
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $423 Up from 312
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $7,818 Up from 7782
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,197 Up from 950
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $9,015 Up from 8732