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Fairfield Middle School

Principal: Jamie R. Brunson/ Brandon L. Dixon

Phone:
803-635-4270
School Address:
728 US-321 BYP Winnsboro, SC 29180
Serving Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 337

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 44%    (142 / 323)
44%
District 46.2%    (427 / 925)
46.2%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 25.1%    (81 / 323)
25.1%
District 33.1%    (306 / 925)
33.1%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 89.8 Up from 88.3

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 0.6 25.7 29.7 19.8 24.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.5 24.4 28.9 22.8 23.4
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 38.1 36.5 17.3 7.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.3 32.4 34.2 21.4 11.7
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 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 38.9 51.9

Mathematics

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


Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 24.6 26

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 100 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 99.7 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 98.9 99.4 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 100 99.4 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 99.3 99.5 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.7 99.6 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 98.1 99.1 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner Data N/A 100 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 100 99.2 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic Data N/A 100 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A Data N/A 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A Data N/A 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 99.4 99.5 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.4 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

District 36.8%    (113 / 307)
36.8%
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 District 0 38.1 25.1 23.5 13.4
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 32.6 21.6 24.7 20.4

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 Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target Data N/A
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 1
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 2
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency Data N/A
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency Data N/A

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 56%    (20 / 35)
District 67.1%    (23 / 35)
67.1%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 53.6%    (19 / 35)
53.6%
District 66.8%    (23 / 35)
66.8%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 58.4%    (20 / 35)
58.4%
District 67.4%    (24 / 35)
67.4%
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 55.4%    (341 / 616)
55.4%
District 59.8%    (914 / 1528)
59.8%
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 35.4%    (218 / 616)
35.4%
District 40.9%    (625 / 1528)
40.9%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 60.2
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 52.6
Our School
Not Disabled 53.7
Our School
Disabled 53.2
Our School
English Learner 0
Our School
Caucasian 56.2
Our School
Hispanic 55.4
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 53.3
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 56
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 73.1
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 65.9
Our District
Not Disabled 67.6
Our District
Disabled 62.2
Our District
English Learner 74.3
Our District
Caucasian 69.6
Our District
Hispanic 74
Our District
American Indian 63.5
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 81.4
Our District
African American 66.3
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 67.1
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 23.7 Down from 33.2
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 20.5 Down from 23.2
Percent of students retained 2.9 Down from 6.1
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down 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) 22.3 Up from 16.4
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 100.0 Up from 95.5

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 40 298 32
Percent satisfied with learning environment 87.2%
80.6%
76.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 85%
73.1%
76.9%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 90%
90.1%
79.2%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 34 Down from 39
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 70.6 Up from 54.2
Teacher attendance rate 98.1 Up from 95.4
Average teacher salary $55,531 Up from $55,482
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 98.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 91.7 Up from 81.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 88.3 Up from 84.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 2.9 Down from 5.1
Prime instructional time 89.8 Up from 88.3
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 14.0 to 1 Up from 13.3 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 16.2 Down from 25
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 Down from 10
Percent of out-of-field teachers 8.1 Down from 10
Number of out-of-field teachers 3 Down from 4
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 50.0 Up from 0
Number of inexperienced school leaders 1 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.” 80 32
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 57.7 32
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 94.9 40
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 97.5 40

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 5 5
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 10 10
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 136 136
Students with out of school suspensions 154 154
Students expelled 5 5
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 31 31
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 $55,531 Up from $55,482
Percent of expenditures for instruction 63.4 Down from 65.7
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 59.9 Down from 62.8
Average administrator salary $91,650 Up from $86,974
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 86.5 Down from 90.0
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $15,644 Down from 17751
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $4,594 Up from 848
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $2,575 Up from 2093
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,580 Up from 935
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $18,219 Down from 19844
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $6,174 Up from 1783
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $24,393 Up from 21627