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Robert Anderson Middle School

Principal: Curtis Smith

Phone:
864-716-3890
School Address:
2302 Dobbins Bridge Rd. Anderson, SC 29626
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1131

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Good
49 out of 100
School performance exceeds 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 42%    (435 / 1036)
42%
District 57.4%    (3124 / 5447)
57.4%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 26.5%    (275 / 1036)
26.5%
District 47.7%    (2598 / 5447)
47.7%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 85.5 Up from 84.3

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 1 26.6 30.4 23.6 18.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.7 18.7 23.2 25.1 32.3
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 0.9 41.5 31.1 14 12.5
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.7 25.5 26.1 21.6 26.1
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 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 49.7 34 43.6

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 34 21.3 25.1

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless 86.4 93.6 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 99.4 99 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 98 98.8 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100 99.5 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.4 98.6 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.2 99 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 96.3 98.2 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100 99.8 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 99.5 98.9 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 99.5 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 87 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.3 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 97.7 98.7 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 98.7 98.9 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 36%    (125 / 347)
36%
District 48%    (875 / 1823)
48%
State 45.1%    (50704 / 112478)
45.1%



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 0.6 39.8 23.6 21.6 14.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.7 29.7 21.7 25.8 22.2
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 6
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 36.2

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 50
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 58
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 116
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 134
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 42
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 36.2

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 60.2%    (21 / 35)
60.2%
District 55.4%    (19 / 35)
55.4%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 59.2%    (21 / 35)
59.2%
District 58.3%    (20 / 35)
58.3%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 61.2%    (21 / 35)
61.2%
District 52.4%    (18 / 35)
52.4%
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 55%    (1112 / 2021)
District 59.6%    (5236 / 8782)
59.6%
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 36.5%    (738 / 2021)
36.5%
District 44.2%    (3885 / 8782)
44.2%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 63.6
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 58.3
Our School
Not Disabled 59.7
Our School
Disabled 56.3
Our School
English Learner 61.5
Our School
Caucasian 60.9
Our School
Hispanic 58.4
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 78.5
Our School
African American 57.8
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 60.2
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 64.1
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 55.2
Our District
Not Disabled 59.8
Our District
Disabled 48.8
Our District
English Learner 67
Our District
Caucasian 59.3
Our District
Hispanic 62.4
Our District
American Indian 67.3
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 78
Our District
African American 55.3
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 55.4
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 26.4 Up from 8.8
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 17.4 Up from 16.6
Percent of students retained 0.0 Down from 0.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 4 Up from 3
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) 40.0 Up from 36.9
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 97.6 Down from 99.6

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 83 1068 51
Percent satisfied with learning environment 83.8%
78.3%
75%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 86.7%
75.6%
70.7%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 80.7%
87%
83.8%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 82 Down from 90
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 53.7 Down from 56.4
Teacher attendance rate 95.4 Up from 94.5
Average teacher salary $56,439 Up from $52,927
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 98.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 75.0 Up from 69.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 73.9 Down from 74.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 1.1
Prime instructional time 85.5 Up from 84.3
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 20.2 to 1 Down from 22.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 37.8 Up from 35.9
Number of inexperienced teachers 31 Down from 33
Percent of out-of-field teachers 3.7 Up from 3.3
Number of out-of-field teachers 3 No change
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 40.0 Up from 0
Number of inexperienced school leaders 2 Up from 0

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.” 76.7 51
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 69.4 51
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 96.4 83
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 80.5 83

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 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 0 0
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 1 1
Students with in-school suspensions 514 514
Students with out of school suspensions 355 355
Students expelled 0 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 44 44
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 $56,439 Up from $52,927
Percent of expenditures for instruction 69.9 Up from 67.1
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 66.8 Up from 63
Average administrator salary $104,055 Up from $100,252
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 83.6 Up from 81.8
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $8,297 Up from 7919
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $906 Up from 532
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,093 Down from 1135
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $505 Up from 390
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $9,389 Up from 9055
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,411 Up from 922
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $10,801 Up from 9977