Principal: Dr. John C. Kennedy

Phone:
803-428-2100
School Address:
41 Charlene Lane Bishopville, SC 29010
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 358

2022-2023 Overall Rating

Average
38 out of 100
School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Support Status: Standard

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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	N/AV	N/A

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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	Data N/A
Number of ML Students who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target	Data N/A
Number of ML Students Assessed	4
Number of ML Students in ML Subgroup	4
Number of Number of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency	Data N/A
Percent of Percent of ML Students who Achieved English Level Proficiency	Data N/A

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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	N/AV	N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program	0.0	No change
Percent of students retained	1.7	Down from 7.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district	N/AV	N/A
Percent of classrooms with wireless access	N/AV	N/A
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning	N/AV	N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year)	48.2	Up from 34.1
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)	100.0	No change

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

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	Our School	Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers	17	Up from 14
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees	52.9	Down from 71.4
Teacher attendance rate	N/AV	N/A
Average teacher salary	$49,482	Down from $51,126
Percent of teachers on continuing contract	88.2	Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year	86.7	Up from 84.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average	77.9	Up from 73.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks	N/AV	N/A
Prime instructional time	N/AV	N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects	N/AV	28.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers	4.2	Down from 55.6
Number of inexperienced teachers	1	Down from 15
Percent of out-of-field teachers	62.5	Up from 55.6
Number of out-of-field teachers	15	No change
Percent of inexperienced school leaders	0.0	No change
Number of inexperienced school leaders	0	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.”	82.7	147
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.”	77.3	147
Evaluations By Teachers	Percent Agree/Strongly Agree	Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.”	88.9	18
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.”	64.7	18

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	6
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	0
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive	0
Students with in-school suspensions	124
Students with out of school suspensions	205
Students expelled	0
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement	0
Incidents of bullying and harassment	35

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	$49,482	Down from $51,126
Percent of expenditures for instruction	58.1	Down from 59.3
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries	47.7	Down from 49.3
Average administrator salary	$88,306	Up from $85,775
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant)	95.1	Up from 87.4
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$11,229	Up from 6525
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,267	Up from 997
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$2,920	Up from 2704
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure	$660	Down from 844
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure	$14,149	Up from 9229
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure	$1,927	Up from 1841
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure	$16,076	Up from 11070