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Chestnut Oaks Middle School

Principal: Mrs. Jenaii D. Edwards

Phone:
803-775-7272
School Address:
1200 Oswego Road Sumter, SC 29153
Serving Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 396

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

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 21.1%    (74 / 351)
21.1%
District 36.6%    (2366 / 6472)
36.6%
State 53.9%    (184573 / 342443)
53.9%

Mathematics - Percent Met or Exceeding

School 2.3%    (8 / 351)
2.3%
District 23.1%    (1493 / 6472)
23.1%
State 40.9%    (139957 / 342443)
40.9%


Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Prime instructional time 83.3 Down from 85.2

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 3.4 42.2 33.3 15.1 6
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.4 33.8 28.2 21.2 15.3
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 2.8 76.6 18.2 1.1 1.1
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.3 47.8 27.9 15.1 8
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 26.6 17 24

Mathematics

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


Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Our School Percent Met or Exceeding 4.2 2.8 Data N/A

Academic Achievement

Participation Rate by Subgroup

Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Homeless Data N/A 89.6 97.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Foster Data N/A 91.9 96.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Military Connected Data N/A 98.8 99.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Migrant Data N/A Data N/A 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Female 98.9 98.2 99.2
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Male 95.3 97.6 99
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
NonEconomically Disadvantaged Data N/A 98.6 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Economically Disadvantaged 97 97.7 98.8
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Not Disabled 98.3 98.3 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Disabled 92 95.9 98.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
English Learner 100 98.9 99.5
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Caucasian Data N/A 97.9 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Hispanic 100 98.8 99.3
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
American Indian Data N/A 95.8 98.4
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
Asian Pacific Islander Data N/A 99.3 99.6
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
African American 97 97.8 98.9
Our SchoolOur DistrictStatewide
ALL STUDENTS 97.1 97.9 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 19.6%    (20 / 102)
19.6%
District 34.3%    (725 / 2115)
34.3%
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 6.9 44.1 29.4 13.7 5.9
Not TestedDoes Not Meet ExpectationsApproaches ExpectationsMeets ExpectationsExceeds Expectations
Our District 1.4 41.1 23.2 22.5 11.8
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 21.1

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 33.3
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Met Progress Toward Proficiency Target 7
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup included in the Met Progress calculation 21
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup 24
Number of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 3
Percent of Students in the ML Subgroup who Achieved English Language Level Proficiency 14.3

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned

School 58.8%    (21 / 35)
58.8%
District 51.8%    (18 / 35)
51.8%
State 51.2%    (18 / 35)
51.2%

Student Progress Components - Percent of Progress Points Earned

All Students

School 51.3%    (18 / 35)
51.3%
District 51.6%    (18 / 35)
51.6%
State 51.1%    (18 / 35)
51.1%

Lowest Performing 20% of Students

School 66.2%    (23 / 35)
66.2%
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 44.1%    (256 / 580)
44.1%
District 52%    (5065 / 9743)
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 24%    (139 / 580)
District 31.9%    (3109 / 9743)
31.9%
State 39.8%    (210233 / 528459)
39.8%

Student Progress

Overall Percentage of Progress Points Earned by Subgroup

Our School
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 58.4
Our School
Economically Disadvantaged 51
Our School
Not Disabled 50.9
Our School
Disabled 53.3
Our School
English Learner 55.6
Our School
Caucasian 52.2
Our School
Hispanic 50.9
Our School
American Indian 0
Our School
Asian Pacific Islander 0
Our School
African American 51.2
Our School
ALL STUDENTS 58.8
Our District
NonEconomically Disadvantaged 58.7
Our District
Economically Disadvantaged 50
Our District
Not Disabled 52.9
Our District
Disabled 43.9
Our District
English Learner 60.2
Our District
Caucasian 53.8
Our District
Hispanic 56
Our District
American Indian 65
Our District
Asian Pacific Islander 70.1
Our District
African American 50.1
Our District
ALL STUDENTS 51.8
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 7.1 Down from 9.3
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 7.1 Down from 8.6
Percent of students retained 1.6 Down from 2.9
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 Up from 1
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) 56.5 No change
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 100.0 Up from 99.3

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 23 351 66
Percent satisfied with learning environment 69.6%
78%
67.2%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 68.2%
73.6%
76.9%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 78.3%
86.7%
64.4%

Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 16 Down from 22
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 43.8 Down from 54.5
Teacher attendance rate 95.2 Up from 83.5
Average teacher salary $51,910 Up from $49,320
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 57.9 Down from 66.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 69.9 Down from 81.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 18.8 Up from 18.2
Prime instructional time 83.3 Down from 85.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 39.6 to 1 Up from 34.7 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 6.9 Down from 21.9
Number of inexperienced teachers 2 Down from 7
Percent of out-of-field teachers 37.9 Up from 37.5
Number of out-of-field teachers 11 Down from 12
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 0.0 Down from 50
Number of inexperienced school leaders 0 Down from 1

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.” 73.7 66
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 68.5 66
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 95 23
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 73.9 23

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 3 3
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 0 0
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 0 0
Students with in-school suspensions 88 88
Students with out of school suspensions 176 176
Students expelled 2 2
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 0 0
Incidents of bullying and harassment 4 4
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 $51,910 Up from $49,320
Percent of expenditures for instruction 52.7 Down from 53.7
Percent of expenditures for teacher salaries 46.3 Down from 47.5
Average administrator salary $86,041 Down from $86,550
Percent of students in poverty (TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, foster child, homeless or migrant) 95.0 Up from 92.9
Prior fiscal year State & Local Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $6,684 Down from 7188
Prior fiscal year Federal Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,350 Down from 1469
Prior fiscal year State & Local Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $1,448 Up from 1039
Prior fiscal year Federal Non-Personnel Per Pupil Expenditure $939 Up from 673
Prior fiscal year Total State & Local Per Pupil Expenditure $8,132 Down from 8227
Prior fiscal year Total Federal Per Pupil Expenditure $2,289 Up from 2142
Prior fiscal year Total Per Pupil Expenditure $10,421 Up from 10369