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Blackwater Middle Middle School
900 East Cox Ferry Rd Conway SC, 29526, Horry County Phone: 843-903-8440 Ranking:  (383 out of 841, top 46%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Horry County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 52 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 765 | 739 | 708 | 661 | 665 | 722 | 725 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 226 | 29.5% | 256 | 34.6% | 267 | 37.7% | 223 | 33.7% | 220 | 33.1% | 204 | 28.3% | 255 | 35.2% |
| Grade 7: | 262 | 34.2% | 254 | 34.4% | 216 | 30.5% | 230 | 34.8% | 210 | 31.6% | 265 | 36.7% | 251 | 34.6% |
| Grade 8: | 277 | 36.2% | 229 | 31.0% | 225 | 31.8% | 208 | 31.5% | 235 | 35.3% | 253 | 35.0% | 219 | 30.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 401 | 52.4% | 353 | 47.8% | 334 | 47.2% | 317 | 48.0% | 326 | 49.0% | 365 | 50.6% | 391 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 364 | 47.6% | 386 | 52.2% | 374 | 52.8% | 344 | 52.0% | 328 | 49.3% | 347 | 48.1% | 327 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 15 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.1% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 85 | 11.1% | 67 | 9.1% | 67 | 9.5% | 45 | 6.8% | 38 | 5.7% | 48 | 6.6% | 50 | 6.9% |
| Black: | 169 | 22.1% | 181 | 24.5% | 165 | 23.3% | 143 | 21.6% | 161 | 24.2% | 171 | 23.7% | 166 | 22.9% |
| White: | 463 | 60.5% | 453 | 61.3% | 434 | 61.3% | 442 | 66.9% | 448 | 67.4% | 477 | 66.1% | 478 | 65.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 5.2% | 32 | 4.3% | 36 | 5.1% | 24 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 477 | 62.4% | 484 | 65.5% | 459 | 64.8% | 433 | 65.5% | 401 | 60.3% | 419 | 58.0% | 378 | 52.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 6.0% | 43 | 5.8% | 59 | 8.3% | 41 | 6.2% | 65 | 9.8% | 66 | 9.1% | 86 | 11.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.85 | 14.93 | 15.06 | 15.02 | 14.30 | 14.90 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.9% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74.4% | 71.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 73.9% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75.2% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 74.7% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 77% | 74.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86.2% | 75.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 76.5% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.4% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.4% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 79.8% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 78.6% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 57% | 56.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 65.6% | 63.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 63.8% | 60.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 70% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 71.8% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72.4% | 68.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.3% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 80.9% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81.3% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 79% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 80.2% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 81.3% | 78% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 75.4% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 74.7% | 71.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 77.8% | 74.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 83% | 73% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 71% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71% | 69.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 72.6% | 68.4% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75.6% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 76.8% | 73.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 87.3% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 72.2% | 69.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 70.1% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 74.5% | 69.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 76.8% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 74.2% | 68.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 76% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 74.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 77.2% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 76.1% | 71.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 81.7% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 79.9% | 75.5% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65.9% | 56.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 60% | 60.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 64.5% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 67.5% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 72.5% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 70% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72.7% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 73.9% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 79.9% | 76.5% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 79.7% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 74% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 66.3% | 63.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70.9% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 73.1% | 69.8% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 72.8% | 67.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 77.9% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 70.9% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 67.8% | 63.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 73.5% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 75.8% | 68.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 75.3% | 70.2% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 68.9% | 63.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 70.4% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 70.3% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 74.8% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 79.8% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 79.5% | 71% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 71.7% | 68.7% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 73.9% | 69.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 69.5% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 75.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.8% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 75.6% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 73.3% | 71.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 71.4% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 76.5% | 74.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 78.1% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 56.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 43.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 59.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,737.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,785.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,003.0 |
* Blackwater Middle Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.