Robert E.

Howard Middle
1255 Belleville Road
Orangeburg, SC 29115

2015

South Carolina
State Report Card

State and federal laws require public schools to release report cards to the public each year. This year, the report card has been updated to
reflect changes in reporting directed by the SC Education Oversight Committee. Schools will not be rated for state accountability purposes until
Fall 2017 when the state will transition to a single accountability system. The following reports student performance in school year 2014-15.

Grades:
Enrollment:
School Phone:
School Website:

6-8 Middle
373 students
803-534-5470
http://hms.ocsd5.net/

Principal:
Superintendent:
Board Chair:

Eric Brown
Dr. Cynthia Wilson
Mary B. Ulmer

WORLD CLASS SKILLS & LIFE AND CAREER CHARACTERISTICS

Our school is helping all students develop the world class skills and life and career
characteristics of the Profile of the Graduate by

Profile of the SC Graduate

World Class Knowledge
Rigorous standards in language arts
and math for career and college
readiness
Multiple languages, science,
technology, engineering,
mathematics (STEM), arts and
social sciences*
World Class Skills
Creativity and innovation
Critical thinking and problem solving
Collaboration and teamwork
Communication, information,
media and technology
Knowing how to learn
Life and Career Characteristics
Integrity
Self-direction
Global perspective
Perseverance
Work ethic
Interpersonal skills
* 21st Century core courses in Social
Sciences include History, Geography,
Economics, Government and Civics.

Robert E. Howard Middle School serves 396 students in grades sixth through eighth in the
historic Garden City of Orangeburg, South Carolina. We are committed to meeting the
unique needs of every student and educating the whole child. Our programs include a
variety of academic and related arts opportunities, along with various student
organizations that help prepare our students for high school, college, and career readiness.
Howards English I students had a 93% passage rate on the End-of-Course Exam. Several
programs were made possible by forging an alliance with community organizations and
local fraternities and sororities from South Carolina State and Claflin Universities. Several
students received local and state awards recognizing them in the areas of writing, science,
geography, art, home arts, music, band, football, basketball, and leadership. For several
years, our visual arts students have been recognized as County Fair Art Winners. A Howard
student placed in the State Geography contest and Science Fair. Howards 21st Century
Program ranked 4th out of 11 schools in competition. Our Boys and Girls Track teams
successfully completed regionally, winning 1st place in many events. Students qualified for
the Orangeburg Summer Consortium for the Arts in the areas of drama, dance, and
instrumental performance. In addition, our band students earned superior ratings during
regional band competition. As we continuously strive to make sure that all of our children
meet state standards, we will consistently: adjust classroom instruction via technology and
differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all diverse learners; raise the level of
involvement of parents in the education of their children; encourage our students to
always strive to do their best; provide on-going professional development for all teachers;
and continuously assess student progress with mastery of standards and end results to
ensure that all students are academically successful. We would like to thank all of our
parents, faculty and staff, community and stakeholders for their support as we progress
toward our goals.

ROBERT E. HOWARD MIDDLE

3/30/2016

KNOWLEDGE
The ACT Aspire assessment was given to students in grades 3-8 in Spring 2015. Students were assessed in the subject areas of
Reading, English, Mathematics and Writing

READING

ENGLISH
43

Robert E. Howard
Middle

113

128

60

45.3%

Orangeburg 5

588

895

944

Statewide

86

86

105,684

78,337

24,733

15

36

47

18

16

35

38

75,070

87,991

44

42

43

17

108,107

65

53

51

17

31

61

19.3%

WRITING

MATHEMATICS
41

109

188

25

161

148

7.8%

13.5%
172

581

1,170

818

12 337

1,396

801

13.7%

27.5%

Middle Schools with 12 37

Students Like Ours 18.3%
Statewide

59,092

92

115

42

126

80

17.8%
90,980

114,023

57,428

5,426

68,628

165,272

64,594

24.4%

46.7%
29

49

20

35

50

38

19.2%

26.9%
9

43

39

61

70

3.5%

8.8%

School: Grade 8

41,271

25

47.3%

School: Grade 7

123

8.8%

12

School: Grade 6

79

45

6.0%

44.7%

Orangeburg 5

1,327

37.2%

43.9%

784

20.7%
112,368

Robert E. Howard
Middle

396

42

67.9%

School: Grade 8

177

20.3%

42
Middle Schools with
Students Like Ours 49.9%

School: Grade 7

128

143

306

54.2%

School: Grade 6

32

11.3%

17

72

92

40

0.9%

4.4%

ACT Readiness Levels

Exceeding
Results for groups with 4 or fewer
students are not shown

Ready

Close

1872

342

76%

In Need of
Support

256

Student Counts

% Exceeding and Ready

N/A-Not Applicable

N/AV-Not Available

Abbreviations for Missing Data

N/C-Not Collected
N/R-Not Reported

I/S-Insufficient Sample

ROBERT E. HOWARD MIDDLE

3/30/2016

KNOWLEDGE
The SC Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) was given to students in grades 4 - 8 in Spring 2015. Students were
assessed in the subject areas of Science and Social Studies.

Science
2.9%
8.1%

Exemplary

demonstrated exemplary performance in

meeting the grade level standard

Met

met the grade level standard

Our School
22.7%
31.7%
34.2%
44.9%

Not Met

65.4%
58.4%

32.3%

did not meet the grade level standard

0%

20%

40%

Middle Schools with

Students Like Ours

60%

80%

Middle Schools Statewide

100%

Social Studies
8.5%
13.8%

Exemplary

36.7%
40.8%
36.9%
39.2%

demonstrated exemplary performance in

meeting the grade level standard

Met

met the grade level standard

Not Met

50.7%
49.6%

24.0%

did not meet the grade level standard

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Science SCPASS
6th grade
37.9

Our School: Percent Met and Above for each grade level
7th grade
33.3

8th grade
32.5

Our School: Percent Met and Above for each grade level
7th grade
50.9

8th grade
43.9

Social Studies SCPASS

6th grade
53.0

Note: Results include SC-Alt assessment results.

Exemplary
Met

"Exemplary": student demonstrated exemplary performance

in meeting the grade level standard.
"Met": student met the grade level standard.

Not Met "Not Met": student did not meet the grade level standard.

End of Course Tests

Percent of tests with scores of 70 or above on:
Algebra 1/Math for the Technologies 2
English 1
Biology 1
US History and the Constitution
All Subjects

Our School
N/A
93.3
N/A
N/A
93.3

Middle Schools with Students Like Ours

92.1
77.8

61.3
51.1

88.0

Middle Schools with Students Like Ours are middle schools with poverty indices of no more than 5% above or below the index for the school.

N/A-Not Applicable

N/AV-Not Available

Abbreviations for Missing Data

N/C-Not Collected
N/R-Not Reported

I/S-Insufficient Sample

ROBERT E. HOWARD MIDDLE

3/30/2016

OPPORTUNITIES
Our School

Change from
Last Year

Middle Schools with

students like ours

95.1

Down from 97.0%

N/A

Percent of students (grade 7 & 8) enrolled in HS credit courses

Attendance Rate
With disabilities
Out of school suspensions or expulsions for violent and/or
criminal offenses

4.9
96.6
11.1

Down from 35.3%

Up from 95.3%
Up from 8.4%

15.7
95.0
16.2

0.0

No change

0.6

Percentage of students served by gifted and talented programs

Percentage of students retained
Annual dropout rate

0.0
0.0
0.0

No change
Down from 0.3%
No change

7.2
0.4
0.0

58.3
75.0
62.7
98.3
$49,207
2.1 days

Up from 54.5%
Up from 63.6%
Down from 67.2%
Up from 97.7%
Up 3.4%
Down from 21.6 days

62.5
66.7
75.1
95.3
$46,481
8.5 days

4.5

N/A

1.9

3.0
23.3 to 1
93.9
Fair
Poor
Yes
100.0
Good
9.0

Up from 1.0
Up from 89.5%
No change
N/A
No change
Up from 75.9%
No change
N/A

2.0
18.2 to 1
88.6
Good
Poor
Yes
98.2
Good
15.9

28.9

N/A

33.5

25-50 Mbps
76-100%
0.5
2.5
13.3
$9,117
53.9
55.1

N/C
N/C
N/C
N/C
Up from 9.7%
Up 5.8%
Up from 53.7%
Up from 54.7%

N/A
N/A
0.8
2.1
10.6
$9,667
56.1
57.3

Students (n = 373)
Percent of students participating in Medicaid, SNAP, or TANF;
homeless, foster, or migrant students (poverty index)

Teachers (n = 24)
Percentage of teachers with advanced degrees
Percentage of teachers on continuing contract
Teachers returning from previous year
Teacher attendance rate
Average teacher salary*
Professional development days / teacher
Percentage of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks

School
Principal's years at school
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects
Prime instructional time
Opportunities in the arts
Opportunities in foreign languages
AdvancEd (SACS) accreditation
Parents attending conferences
Character development program
Avg. age of books / electronic media in the school library
Number of resources available per student in the school library
media center
Bandwidth capacity per student
Percent of classrooms with wireless access
District-issued learning devices per student
District-issued technology devices per teacher
Percentage of classes not taught by highly qualified teachers
Dollars spent per pupil**
Percent of expenditures for instruction**
Percent of expenditures for teachers' salaries**

Up from 19.6 to 1

* Includes current year teachers contracted for 190 days or more.

** Prior year audited financial data are reported.

N/A-Not Applicable

N/AV-Not Available

Abbreviations for Missing Data

N/C-Not Collected
N/R-Not Reported

I/S-Insufficient Sample

ROBERT E. HOWARD MIDDLE

3/30/2016

OPPORTUNITIES
Evaluations by Teachers, Students, and Parents
Evaluations by Teachers, Students, and Parents
Teachers
35
68.6
75.8
39.4

Number of surveys returned

Percent satisfied with learning environment
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment
Percent satisfied with school-home relations

Students*
118
61.0
69.5
76.3

Parents*
39
71.8
81.1
63.8

* Only students at the highest middle school grade and their parents were included.

State Ratings History of School

Year
2014
2013
2012

Absolute Rating

Growth Rating

At-Risk
Below Average
Below Average

At-Risk
Average
Average

Based on state law, schools will not be rated for state accountability purposes until Fall 2017.

Additional Resources
SC State Content Standards
Family-Friendly Guides to the SC Content Standards
2014-15 Accountability Manual
Report Card Data Files
ESEA Data Files

N/A-Not Applicable

N/AV-Not Available

Abbreviations for Missing Data

N/C-Not Collected
N/R-Not Reported

I/S-Insufficient Sample