Principal: Kevin Smith/Maite Porter

Phone:
843.763.1529 (S
School Address:
3090 Sanders Road / 1776 William Kennerty Drive Charleston, SC 29414
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1172

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: ATSI

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SC Ready English Language Arts and Mathematics

English Language Arts (Reading and Writing) - Percent Met or Exceeding

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time	86.9	Up from 83.1

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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.

Mathematics

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

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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.

Mathematics

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

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Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

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SCPASS Science

Science - Percent Met or Exceeding

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SCPASS Science

Science

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

School Level Details

SCPASS Performance by Grade Level

Science

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

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ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

Percent of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency

Percent of ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	68.8
Number of ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	55
Number of ML Students Assessed	80
Number of ML Students in ML Subgroup	106
Number of Number of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency	30
Percent of Percent of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency	37.5

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Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

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)

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

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Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

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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%	58.0%
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.

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Additional Information

	Our School	Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses	30.4	Down from 31.3
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	21.7	Up from 18.8
Percent of students retained	1.0	Down from 2.1
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	11	Up from 10
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)	36.4	Up from 23.8
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	100.0	Up from 99.8

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our School	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	78	Down from 93
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	69.2	Up from 58.9
Teacher attendance rate	94.0	Up from 92.9
Average teacher salary	$58,862	Up from $55,810
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	97.4	Up from 96.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	70.7	Up from 69.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	72.9	Down from 73.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	1.3	Up from 1.1
Prime instructional time	86.9	Up from 83.1
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	24.4 to 1	Down from 24.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers	31.5	Down from 40
Number of inexperienced teachers	17	Down from 22
Percent of out-of-field teachers	5.6	Down from 14.5
Number of out-of-field teachers	3	Down from 8
Percent of inexperienced school leaders	14.3	No change
Number of inexperienced school leaders	1	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.

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Evaluations By Parents	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.”	80.2	90
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	71.2	90
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	95.1	82
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	50.6	82

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2022-2023 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	38
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	44
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0
Students with in-school suspensions	358
Students with out of school suspensions	344
Students expelled	2
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	7
Incidents of bullying and harassment	93

NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

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School level Financial Information

	Our School	Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary	$58,862	Up from $55,810
Percent of expenditures for instruction	60.0	Up from 58.2
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	54.2	Up from 52.2
Average administrator salary	$112,678	Up from $106,534
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	61.8	Down from 63.7
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$9,868	Up from 9407
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,530	Up from 951
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$3,130	Down from 3272
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,018	Up from 855
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$12,998	Up from 12680
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,548	Up from 1806
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$15,546	Up from 14486