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Thomas C. Cario Middle

Principal: Bryan T. Coleman

Phone:
843-856-4595
School Address:
3500 Thomas C. Cario Boulevard Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1125

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Excellent
77 out of 100
School performance substantially 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 85.3%    (942 / 1104)
85.3%
District 61.4%    (12866 / 20952)
61.4%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 74.5%    (822 / 1104)
74.5%
District 51.4%    (10770 / 20952)
51.4%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 87.6 Up from 86.3

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 0.9 3.4 10.4 23.6 61.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.7 17.2 20.6 22.8 38.6
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 1 6.6 17.9 23.3 51.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.6 24.8 23.1 20.9 30.5
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 88.6 86.7 83.4

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 84.2 74.3 68.3

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 94.6 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 97.8 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected 100 97.8 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A 100 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 99.5 99.3 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 98.7 99.1 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.5 99.6 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 97.3 98.8 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.5 99.4 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 94.4 97.4 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100 99.1 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 99.1 99.5 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 98.2 99 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 98.8 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 100 99.5 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 100 98.8 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.1 99.2 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 82.2%    (282 / 343)
82.2%
District 52.8%    (3663 / 6931)
52.8%
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 0.9 6.4 10.5 26.5 55.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 28.5 18.1 24.4 28.4
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 82.9

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 80
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 20
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 25
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 29
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 16
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 64

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 78.2%    (27 / 35)
78.2%
District 56.8%    (20 / 35)
56.8%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 83.3%    (29 / 35)
83.3%
District 57.3%    (20 / 35)
57.3%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 73.1%    (26 / 35)
73.1%
District 56.4%    (20 / 35)
56.4%
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 65.4%    (1340 / 2049)
65.4%
District 59.2%    (19472 / 32911)
59.2%
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 56.2%    (1152 / 2049)
56.2%
District 45.3%    (14894 / 32911)
45.3%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 84.8
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 75.3
Our School
Not Disabled 85.3
Our School
Disabled 57.1
Our School
English Learner 88.7
Our School
Caucasian 82.3
Our School
Hispanic 86.6
Our School
American Indian 82
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 100
Our School
African American 82.9
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 78.2
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 62
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 53.9
Our District
Not Disabled 58.1
Our District
Disabled 49.7
Our District
English Learner 65.7
Our District
Caucasian 57.5
Our District
Hispanic 60.6
Our District
American Indian 59.2
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 75.2
Our District
African American 54.7
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 56.8
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 41.2 Up from 34.6
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 49.5 Up from 45.6
Percent of students retained 0.3 Down from 0.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 No change
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) 15.4 Up from 5.3
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 69 1042 176
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100%
81.1%
92.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 94.2%
76.6%
89.6%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 94.2%
92.6%
93.9%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 63 Up from 60
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 58.7 Up from 52.9
Teacher attendance rate 93.9 Up from 91.2
Average teacher salary $61,836 Up from $58,943
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 87.1 Up from 78.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 84.6 Up from 82.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 87.6 Up from 86.3
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 25.0 to 1 Down from 27.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 18.8 Up from 13.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 12 Up from 9
Percent of out-of-field teachers 6.3 Up from 6.1
Number of out-of-field teachers 4 No change
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 25.0 Up from 20
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.


Student Safety

Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” 93.3 176
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 81.9 176
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 100 69
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 87 69

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 2 2
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 3 3
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 140 140
Students with out of school suspensions 72 72
Students expelled 0 0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 8 8
Incidents of bullying and harassment 33 33
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 $61,836 Up from $58,943
Percent of expenditures for instruction 64.2 Up from 63.7
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 61.2 Up from 61
Average administrator salary $112,678 Up from $106,534
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 16.1 Up from 14.8
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $8,093 Up from 7802
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $826 Up from 605
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,957 Up from 1948
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $522 Up from 515
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $10,050 Up from 9751
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,348 Up from 1120
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $11,398 Up from 10871