West Ashley Middle School Rating Detail / Grades 6-8 - Charleston, SC

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Raw data sources:

Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).

Date(s) & Update Frequency:

Test data: Reflects 2017 – 2018 school year.
Expenditures: 2016
Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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Discipline	School	State
Proficiency in Reading and Math	32	41
Proficiency in Reading	32	40
Proficiency in Math	32	43

Discipline

School

State

Proficiency in Reading and Math

Proficiency in Reading

Proficiency in Math

Discipline	School	State
Proficiency in Reading and Math	22	38
Proficiency in Reading	22	40
Proficiency in Math	22	35

Discipline

School

State

Proficiency in Reading and Math

Proficiency in Reading

Proficiency in Math

Discipline	School	State
Proficiency in Reading and Math	30	38
Proficiency in Reading	27	39
Proficiency in Math	32.0	37

Discipline

School

State

Proficiency in Reading and Math

Proficiency in Reading

Proficiency in Math

32.0

Class Size
AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL	13.86
AVG FOR DISTRICT	14.48
AVG FOR STATE	14.80
AVG FOR NATION	16.03

Class Size

AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL

13.86

AVG FOR DISTRICT

14.48

AVG FOR STATE

14.80

AVG FOR NATION

16.03

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	PERCENTAGE
Grade 6	218	35.7%
Grade 7	199	32.6%
Grade 8	193	31.6%
Total	610	100%

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

PERCENTAGE

Grade 6

218

35.7%

Grade 7

199

32.6%

Grade 8

193

31.6%

Total

610

100%

Ethnic/racial Groups	This School	This District	This State
White (non-hispanic)	29.7%	49.7%	52.7%
Black	61.0%	38.2%	34.6%
Hispanic	8.1%	10.1%	10.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander	0.9%	1.6%	1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%

Ethnic/racial Groups

This School

This District

This State

White (non-hispanic)

29.7%

49.7%

52.7%

Black

61.0%

38.2%

34.6%

Hispanic

8.1%

10.1%

10.5%

Asian Or Pacific Islander

0.9%

1.6%

1.7%

American Indian Or Native Of Alaska

0.3%

0.5%

Economic Groups	This School	This District	This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED	100.0%	57.2%	61.7%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE	100.0%	55.8%	57.6%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE	UNREPORTED	1.4%	4.1%

Economic Groups

This School

This District

This State

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

100.0%

57.2%

61.7%

FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE

100.0%

55.8%

57.6%

REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE

UNREPORTED

1.4%

4.1%

POPULATION	DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL	STATE
POPULATION	394,708	5,084,127
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	400.8	167

POPULATION

DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL

STATE

POPULATION

394,708

5,084,127

POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)

400.8

167

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL	STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	6.0%	5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD	16.5%	19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD	36.6%	32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD	25.5%	26.3%
65 OR OLDER	15.4%	16.7%

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE

DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL

STATE

4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW

6.0%

5.9%

5-19 YEARS OLD

16.5%

19.0%

20-44 YEARS OLD

36.6%

32.1%

45-64 YEARS OLD

25.5%

26.3%

65 OR OLDER

15.4%

16.7%

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL	STATE
Number Of Households	156,482	1,894,711
Single Parent Households With Children	9.4%	11.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma	91.5%	87.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree	42.8%	27.4%

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL

STATE

Number Of Households

156,482

1,894,711

Single Parent Households With Children

9.4%

11.6%

Adults With At Least A High School Diploma

91.5%

87.1%

Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree

42.8%

27.4%

HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL	STATE
$150,000 or more	14.8%	8.3%
$100,000 - $149,999	14.6%	12.1%
$75,000 - $99,999	11.9%	12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999	17.1%	18.4%
$30,000 - $49,999	16.4%	19.4%
$15,000 - $29,999	13.8%	16.5%
$15,000 or less	11.3%	13.2%

HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION

DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL

STATE

$150,000 or more

14.8%

8.3%

$100,000 - $149,999

14.6%

12.1%

$75,000 - $99,999

11.9%

12.1%

$50,000 - $74,999

17.1%

18.4%

$30,000 - $49,999

16.4%

19.4%

$15,000 - $29,999

13.8%

16.5%

$15,000 or less

11.3%

13.2%

For This District	Per Student	Total	% Of Total
Instructional Expenditures	$5,716	$277,517,516	37.5%
Support Expenditures
Student	$825	$40,054,575	5.4%
Staff	$776	$37,675,576	5.1%
General Administration	$76	$3,689,876	0.5%
School Administration	$769	$37,335,719	5.0%
Operation	$1,192	$57,872,792	7.8%
Transportation	$504	$24,469,704	3.3%
Other	$458	$22,236,358	3.0%
Total Support	$4,600	$223,334,600	30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures	$4,940	$239,841,940	32.4%
Total Expenditures	$15,256	$740,694,056	100.0%

For This District

Per Student

Total

% Of Total

Instructional Expenditures

$5,716

$277,517,516

37.5%

Support Expenditures

Student

$825

$40,054,575

5.4%

Staff

$776

$37,675,576

5.1%

General Administration

$76

$3,689,876

0.5%

School Administration

$769

$37,335,719

5.0%

Operation

$1,192

$57,872,792

7.8%

Transportation

$504

$24,469,704

3.3%

Other

$458

$22,236,358

3.0%

Total Support

$4,600

$223,334,600

30.2%

Non-instructional Expenditures

$4,940

$239,841,940

32.4%

Total Expenditures

$15,256

$740,694,056

100.0%

For The State	Per Student	Total	% Of Total
Instructional Expenditures	$5,669	$4,426,637,206	44.0%
Support Expenditures
Student	$900	$702,362,511	7.0%
Staff	$637	$497,250,296	4.9%
General Administration	$98	$76,483,828	0.8%
School Administration	$664	$518,237,477	5.2%
Operation	$1,004	$783,984,138	7.8%
Transportation	$389	$303,374,162	3.0%
Other	$433	$338,055,734	3.4%
Total Support	$4,124	$3,219,922,703	32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures	$3,081	$2,405,327,837	23.9%
Total Expenditures	$12,874	$10,051,872,853	100.0%

For The State

Per Student

Total

% Of Total

Instructional Expenditures

$5,669

$4,426,637,206

44.0%

Support Expenditures

Student

$900

$702,362,511

7.0%

Staff

$637

$497,250,296

4.9%

General Administration

$98

$76,483,828

0.8%

School Administration

$664

$518,237,477

5.2%

Operation

$1,004

$783,984,138

7.8%

Transportation

$389

$303,374,162

3.0%

Other

$433

$338,055,734

3.4%

Total Support

$4,124

$3,219,922,703

32.0%

Non-instructional Expenditures

$3,081

$2,405,327,837

23.9%

Total Expenditures

$12,874

$10,051,872,853

100.0%

For The Nation	Per Student	Total	% Of Total
Instructional Expenditures	$6,838	$346,122,956,267	50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student	$679	$34,352,975,349	5.0%
Staff	$546	$27,656,793,506	4.0%
General Administration	$224	$11,359,077,651	1.7%
School Administration	$657	$33,237,901,128	4.9%
Operation	$1,054	$53,333,273,914	7.8%
Transportation	$473	$23,948,272,674	3.5%
Other	$420	$21,254,923,139	3.1%
Total Support	$4,053	$205,142,872,671	30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures	$2,612	$132,190,575,207	19.3%
Total Expenditures	$13,503	$683,455,649,655	100.0%

For The Nation

Per Student

Total

% Of Total

Instructional Expenditures

$6,838

$346,122,956,267

50.6%

Support Expenditures

Student

$679

$34,352,975,349

5.0%

Staff

$546

$27,656,793,506

4.0%

General Administration

$224

$11,359,077,651

1.7%

School Administration

$657

$33,237,901,128

4.9%

Operation

$1,054

$53,333,273,914

7.8%

Transportation

$473

$23,948,272,674

3.5%

Other

$420

$21,254,923,139

3.1%

Total Support

$4,053

$205,142,872,671

30.0%

Non-instructional Expenditures

$2,612

$132,190,575,207

19.3%

Total Expenditures

$13,503

$683,455,649,655

100.0%

West Ashley Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Date(s) & Update Frequency:

School Overview

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

3

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

West Ashley Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

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Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

School enrollment by group

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