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York Middle School

Principal: Cassidy Valerino

Phone:
803-684-5008
School Address:
1010 Devinney Road York, SC 29745
Serving Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 807

2021-2022 Overall Rating

Average
45 out of 100
School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: TSI

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 40.8%    (318 / 779)
40.8%
District 39.1%    (867 / 2219)
39.1%
State 46.6%    (160707 / 344866)
46.6%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 24.9%    (194 / 779)
24.9%
District 34.0%    (754 / 2219)
34.0%
State 38.9%    (134048 / 344866)
38.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 87.1 Up from 48.2

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 24.3 34.0 26.6 14.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 29.7 30.7 24.2 14.9
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 0.4 37.0 37.7 14.1 10.8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 32.1 33.5 19.2 14.7
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 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 39.3 43.3

Mathematics

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


Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 23.3 26.8

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 95.7 95.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A Data N/A 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 99.8 99.2 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 99.0 98.8 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.6 98.5 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.2 99.3 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.4 99.1 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 99.4 98.7 97.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100.0 98.1 98.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 99.4 99.1 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 98.6 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 100.0 97.7
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 97.3 98.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 99.0 99.1 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.4 99.0 98.5

Preparing for Success

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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

District 44.3%    (331 / 748)
44.3%
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 District 0.1 31.1 24.5 25.1 19.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 1.0 33.0 20.0 22.9 23.2

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 80.0%    (32 / 40)
80.0%
District 65.8%    (171 / 260)
65.8%
State 54.3%    (33790 / 62238)
54.3%

Percent of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 80.0
Number of EL Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 32
Number of EL Students included in Accountability Calculation 40
Number of EL Students in EL Subgroup 41

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 42.4%    (15 / 35)
42.4%
District 53.0%    (19 / 35)
53.0%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 41.4%    (15 / 35)
41.4%
District 54.8%    (20 / 35)
54.8%
State 51.0%    (19 / 35)
51.0%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 43.4%    (15 / 35)
43.4%
District 51.3%    (19 / 35)
51.3%
State 51.1%    (19 / 35)
51.1%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 42.90 59.40 55.30
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 40.60 52.80 48.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 40.00 57.40 52.90
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 47.20 47.20 40.10
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 52.10 59.50 57.60
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 40.10 54.60 50.20
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 48.70 57.50 53.30
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian 42.80 46.20 47.30
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 65.70 76.70 75.00
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 40.30 52.40 49.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 42.40 53.00 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 13.3 Up from 9.2
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 23.1 Up from 18.9
Percent of students retained 2.6 Up from 0.1
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 6
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) 14.6 Up from 10.3
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 44 658 119
Percent satisfied with learning environment 80.0%
69.4%
64.5%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 66.7%
67.4%
61.4%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
86.5%
71.9%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 56 Down from 60
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 65.8 Down from 76.7
Teacher attendance rate 94.0 N/A
Average teacher salary $56,669 Up from $55,716
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 98.2 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 66.7 Down from 85
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 80.9 Down from 84.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 1.8 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 87.1 Up from 48.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 26.0 to 1 Up from 23.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 33.3 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 20 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 18.3 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.” 71.8 119
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 51.6 119
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 95.3 44
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 47.6 44

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 10
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 215
Students with out of school suspensions 199
Students expelled 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 43
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

Note: Additional detailed finance data are available on the Financial Data page of this downloadable dataset.

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $56,669 Up from $55,716
Percent of expenditures for instruction 69.4 Up from 67.8
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 65.8 Up from 64.4
Average administrator salary $88,488 Up from $85,175
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 64.0 Down from 66.8
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $9,811 Up from 9402
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $542 Up from 322
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,303 Down from 1381
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $654 Up from 509
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $11,114 Up from 10783
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,196 Up from 831
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $12,310 Up from 11614