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Merriwether Elementary School

Principal: Fredrick Bruce Lee

Phone:
8032799993
School Address:
565 springhaven drive North Augusta, SC 29860
Serving Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 768

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Average
51 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 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 56.8%    (196 / 345)
56.8%
District 46.7%    (674 / 1444)
46.7%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 35.7%    (123 / 345)
35.7%
District 28.9%    (418 / 1444)
28.9%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 88.7 Down from 90.5

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 0.3 14.2 28.7 30.7 26.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 22.4 30.6 26.7 20
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 20.7 24.7 25 28.9

Mathematics

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



Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our School 0.3 24.3 39.7 22.3 13.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.2 33.9 37 18.1 10.8
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 30.3 28.2 21 19.9

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 60 61.8 49.1

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 45.7 40.7 21.6

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A Data N/A 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A Data N/A 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 95.2 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100 99.9 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 99.5 99.1 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.5 99.5 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100 99.5 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100 99.6 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 97.1 98.5 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 99.2 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 99.6 99.4 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 99.5 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A Data N/A 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 100 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100 99.6 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.7 99.5 99.1

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 37.4%    (46 / 123)
37.4%
District 31%    (148 / 478)
31%
State 45.1%    (50704 / 112478)
45.1%


Additional Information

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Percentage of Students enrolling in Kindergarten and Demonstrating readiness to learn

Percentage of students Demonstrating Readiness on the KRA 35.3%
35.3%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 33.6%
33.6%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 31%
31%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 35.3% 45.2% 38.3%
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 45.7% 54.3% 49.4%
Language and Literacy 28.4% 37.8% 34.6%
Mathematics 35.3% 38.3% 35.2%
Physical Well-Being 56% 63.5% 53.4%

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. 48.4% 121 179 49.5% 51.1% 55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 121 43% 36.3% 179 51.3% 55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 45% 129 46% 187 53% 56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 35.4% 129 37.8% 187 54.4% 56191

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 33.3 29.3 30.1 7.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.2 42.1 26.8 22.4 8.6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 32.6 21.6 24.7 20.4

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 37.4

Multilingual Learners' Progress

Multilingual Learners - ML

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 Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 64.3
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 18
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 28
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 32
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 10
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 35.7

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 47.6%    (17 / 35)
47.6%
District 46.9%    (16 / 35)
46.9%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 38.7%    (14 / 35)
38.7%
District 45%    (16 / 35)
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 56.5%    (20 / 35)
56.5%
District 48.9%    (17 / 35)
48.9%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Percentage of students meeting Median Annual Targets (MATs), individual growth targets reflecting median historically observed gains for similar prior-year goals

Students meeting Median Annual Targets (MATs)

School 53.3%    (245 / 460)
53.3%
District 55.4%    (1284 / 2316)
55.4%
State 55.8%    (294688 / 528459)
55.8%

Percentage of students meeting Added-Value Targets (AVTs), individual growth targets set to reflect progressive learning gains designed to move students toward proficiency

Students meeting Added

School 37.4%    (172 / 460)
37.4%
District 37.1%    (859 / 2316)
37.1%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 41.5
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 36
Our School
Not Disabled 38.5
Our School
Disabled 41
Our School
English Learner 50.5
Our School
Caucasian 38.7
Our School
Hispanic 43.2
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 36.7
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 47.6
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 50.1
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 42.9
Our District
Not Disabled 45.3
Our District
Disabled 42.8
Our District
English Learner 54.2
Our District
Caucasian 45.8
Our District
Hispanic 49.7
Our District
American Indian 46.6
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 61.7
Our District
African American 43.1
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 46.9
Statewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 56.5
Statewide
Economically Disadvantaged 48.5
Statewide
Not Disabled 52.2
Statewide
Disabled 44.6
Statewide
English Learner 59.4
Statewide
Caucasian 51.5
Statewide
Hispanic 54.5
Statewide
American Indian 50.4
Statewide
Asian Pacific Islander 68.1
Statewide
African American 48.8
Statewide
ALL STUDENTS 51.2

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 2023
Percent scoring level 2 or above - English/ELA - All Students 74.2% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 79.6%
Percent scoring level 2 or above - Math - All Students 75.8% 79.5% 82.1% 90.0% 68.2%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - English/ELA - All Students 43.2% 47.7% 56.6% 70.0% 58%
Percent scoring level 3 or above - Math - All Students 46.0% 50.0% 58.0% 70.0% 41.8%
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% 53.3%
*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 13.6 Up from 9.6
Percent of students retained 2.0 Up from 1.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 9 Up from 7
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) 15.0 Up from 8.0
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 47 282 82
Percent satisfied with learning environment 93.6%
89.6%
92.5%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 97.9%
93.1%
98.8%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 95.7%
95.1%
95.3%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 41 Down from 47
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 48.8 Up from 46.2
Teacher attendance rate 95.3 Down from 96.2
Average teacher salary $52,915 Up from $51,290
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 95.1 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 71.7 Down from 91.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 86.1 Down from 94.1
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 2.1
Prime instructional time 88.7 Down from 90.5
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 19.7 to 1 Down from 20.5 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 11.1 No change
Number of inexperienced teachers 5 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers 6.7 Down from 20
Number of out-of-field teachers 3 Down from 9
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced school leaders 0 No change

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 82
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 95.9 82
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 47
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 85.1 47

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2022-2023 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 0 0
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 56 56
Students with out of school suspensions 29 29
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 $52,915 Up from $51,290
Percent of expenditures for instruction 71.8 Down from 73.2
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 63.5 Down from 64.7
Average administrator salary $93,538 Up from $85,029
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 49.3 Down from 49.7
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $7,926 Up from 7324
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,183 Down from 1187
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,030 Up from 882
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $996 Up from 621
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $8,956 Up from 8206
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $2,179 Up from 1809
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $11,135 Up from 10014