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Fairforest Elementary School

Principal: Kerrie Kish

Phone:
864-439-5000
School Address:
1005 Mt Zion Road Spartanburg, SC 29303
Serving Grades: K-5
Student Enrollment: 782

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Good
57 out of 100
School performance exceeds 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 53.3%    (192 / 360)
53.3%
District 50.5%    (2458 / 4871)
50.5%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 47.8%    (172 / 360)
47.8%
District 34.6%    (1685 / 4871)
34.6%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 87.8 Up from 85.6

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 18.9 27.8 28.3 25
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.7 21.3 26.5 26.5 23.9
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 23.6 28.3 23.9 23.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.9 32.6 30.9 19.8 14.8
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 54.3 60.5 45.6

Mathematics

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


Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 56.5 62.2 26.4

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 96.3 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A Data N/A 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A Data N/A 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 100 98.3 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 100 98 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100 99 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 100 97.8 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 100 98.2 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100 97.7 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100 99.3 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100 98.2 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 99.1 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 98.3 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.3 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100 97.4 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 100 98.2 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 52.1%    (62 / 119)
52.1%
District 39.6%    (601 / 1518)
39.6%
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 25.4%
25.4%
Percentage of students Approaching Readiness on the KRA 34.9%
34.9%
Percentage of students Emerging Readiness on the KRA 39.7%
39.7%
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Overall 25.4% 29.7% 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 34.9% 38.4% 49.4%
Language and Literacy 16.7% 27.3% 34.6%
Mathematics 29.4% 31.9% 35.2%
Physical Well-Being 42.1% 48% 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. 54.5% 132 789 51% 51.1% 55077
Second grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the third grade. 132 55.3% 41.6% 789 51.3% 55077
First grade students who are on track for success in English Language Arts at the second grade 47.2% 125 53.5% 789 53% 56191
First grade students who are on track for success in Mathematics at the second grade 53.6% 125 51% 789 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 18.5 29.4 31.9 20.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.4 37.1 21.9 25.4 14.2
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 52.1

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 62.9
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 139
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 221
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 237
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 61
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 27.6

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 56.3%    (20 / 35)
56.3%
District 62%    (22 / 35)
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 55.8%    (20 / 35)
55.8%
District 63.3%    (22 / 35)
63.3%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 56.7%    (20 / 35)
56.7%
District 60.7%    (21 / 35)
60.7%
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 60.2%    (280 / 465)
60.2%
District 58.6%    (4469 / 7626)
58.6%
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 41.1%    (191 / 465)
41.1%
District 42.1%    (3208 / 7626)
42.1%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 62.5
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 52.9
Our School
Not Disabled 59.4
Our School
Disabled 40.2
Our School
English Learner 64.7
Our School
Caucasian 56.4
Our School
Hispanic 57.6
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 71.4
Our School
African American 50.5
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 56.3
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 69.1
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 60.4
Our District
Not Disabled 65
Our District
Disabled 55.3
Our District
English Learner 71.2
Our District
Caucasian 63.8
Our District
Hispanic 65.9
Our District
American Indian 63.3
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 78.9
Our District
African American 59
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 62
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 24.2 Down from 24.9
Percent of students retained 0.9 Up from 0.3
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 3 Up from 2
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) 16.5 Up from 10.7
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 56 362 103
Percent satisfied with learning environment 94.5%
96.4%
97%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 98.2%
96.7%
99%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 89.3%
97.8%
97.8%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 48 Down from 51
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 62.5 Up from 60.8
Teacher attendance rate 94.2 Up from 91.8
Average teacher salary $55,870 Up from $53,258
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 81.3 Up from 75.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 80.0 Down from 83.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 87.8 Up from 85.6
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.1 to 1 Up from 19.5 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 37.0 Up from 35.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 17 Up from 16
Percent of out-of-field teachers 0.0 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers 0 No change
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.” 100 103
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 97.8 103
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 98.2 56
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 83.9 56

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 0 0
Students with out of school suspensions 84 84
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 $55,870 Up from $53,258
Percent of expenditures for instruction 71.1 Down from 71.8
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 71.1 Down from 71.8
Average administrator salary $76,513 Down from $76,519
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 75.1 Up from 71.3
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $9,378 Up from 8842
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $509 Down from 900
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,225 Up from 960
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $27 Down from 715
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $10,603 Up from 9802
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $536 Down from 1615
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $11,139 Down from 11418