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Riverside Middle School

Principal: Katherine Malone

Phone:
864-355-7900
School Address:
615 Hammett Rd. Greer, SC 29650
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 1075

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Good
52 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 70.7%    (727 / 1028)
70.7%
District 61.7%    (20782 / 33670)
61.7%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 59.7%    (614 / 1028)
59.7%
District 50.8%    (17109 / 33670)
50.8%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 85.4 Down from 86.4

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 11.1 17.6 24.7 46.0
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 17.4 20.6 23.5 38.2
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 20.7 24.7 25.0 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 0.6 14.8 24.9 21.4 38.3
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.4 23.4 25.4 22.9 27.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Statewide 0.7 30.3 28.2 21.0 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 72.1 69.8 71.6

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 73.8 56.4 52.9

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 98.2 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 99.2 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 100.0 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 99.6 99.5 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 99.1 99.3 99.0
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 99.7 99.8 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 98.6 99.1 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 99.3 99.6 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 100.0 98.6 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100.0 99.6 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 99.2 99.5 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100.0 99.5 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 97.9 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 100.0 99.9 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 98.8 99.1 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 99.4 99.4 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 68.1%    (201 / 295)
68.1%
District 56.4%    (6230 / 11039)
56.4%
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 0.7 16.6 14.6 25.4 42.7
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 0.7 25.1 17.8 24.7 31.7
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 68.6

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.

Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target

School 74.0%    (91 / 123)
74.0%
District 51.7%    (5550 / 10739)
51.7%
State 53.3%    (34814 / 65316)
53.3%

Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency

School 54.5%    (91 / 123)
54.5%
District 29.9%    (5550 / 10739)
29.9%
State 32.3%    (34814 / 65316)
32.3%

Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 74.0
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 91
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 123
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 135
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 67
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 54.5

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 23.3%    (8 / 35)
23.3%
District 52.5%    (18 / 35)
52.5%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 28.7%    (10 / 35)
28.7%
District 52.9%    (19 / 35)
52.9%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 17.8%    (6 / 35)
17.8%
District 52.1%    (18 / 35)
52.1%
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 52.8%    (1017 / 1925)
52.8%
District 56.7%    (30281 / 53388)
56.7%
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 42.0%    (809 / 1925)
42.0%
District 42.9%    (22903 / 53388)
42.9%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 30.90 57.70 56.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 24.00 49.50 48.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 29.60 54.20 52.20
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 18.40 45.60 44.60
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 40.80 61.30 59.40
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian 25.70 52.50 51.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 29.90 55.40 54.50
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian 26.90 49.80 50.40
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander 47.80 69.50 68.10
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 22.50 49.70 48.80
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 23.30 52.50 51.20

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% 58.0%
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.

Student Engagement

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses 31.2 Up from 31.0
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 43.3 Up from 41.0
Percent of students retained 0.0 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 9 Up from 8
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) 12.3 Down from 14.8
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV NULL

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 68 1140 37
Percent satisfied with learning environment 92.6%
81.7%
77.1%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 91.2%
82.6%
85.3%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 82.4%
94.3%
82.8%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 60 Down from 62
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 81.7 Up from 79.7
Teacher attendance rate 91.2 Down from 91.7
Average teacher salary $63,374 Up from $61,133
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 85.0 Up from 77.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 80.1 Down from 84.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 1.7 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 85.4 Down from 86.4
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 25.6 to 1 Down from 26.7 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 9.4 Up from 7.2
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 Up from 5
Percent of out-of-field teachers 3.1 Up from 2.9
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 No change
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 25.0 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.” 88.2 37
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 65.5 37
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 98.5 68
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 67.6 68

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 1
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 16
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0
Students with in-school suspensions 148
Students with out of school suspensions 169
Students expelled 1
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 30
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/

Financial Data

Note: Additional detailed finance data are available on the Financial Data page of this downloadable dataset.

School level Financial Information

Our School Change from Prev Year
Average teacher salary $63,374 Up from $61,133
Percent of expenditures for instruction 67.4 Up from 65.6
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 63.1 Down from 65.6
Average administrator salary $96,028 Up from $88,992
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 32.6 Down from 40.3
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $7,806 Up from 7310
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $943 Down from 1166
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $635 Up from 579
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $578 Up from 320
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $8,441 Up from 7889
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $1,522 Up from 1486
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $9,963 Up from 9375