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Dent Middle Middle School
2721 Decker Blvd Columbia SC, 29206, Richland County Phone: 803-699-2750 Ranking:  (469 out of 841, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Richland School District 2 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: | 86 | 87 | 83 | 88 | 87 | 90 | 89 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,275 | 1,334 | 1,295 | 1,300 | 1,253 | 1,267 | 1,278 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 395 | 31.0% | 408 | 30.6% | 407 | 31.4% | 451 | 34.7% | 415 | 33.1% | 420 | 33.1% | 390 | 30.5% |
| Grade 7: | 445 | 34.9% | 456 | 34.2% | 473 | 36.5% | 431 | 33.2% | 444 | 35.4% | 435 | 34.3% | 430 | 33.6% |
| Grade 8: | 435 | 34.1% | 470 | 35.2% | 415 | 32.0% | 418 | 32.2% | 394 | 31.4% | 412 | 32.5% | 458 | 35.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 636 | 49.9% | 658 | 49.3% | 625 | 48.3% | 618 | 47.5% | 578 | 46.1% | 596 | 47.0% | 625 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 639 | 50.1% | 676 | 50.7% | 670 | 51.7% | 682 | 52.5% | 655 | 52.3% | 648 | 51.1% | 636 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 58 | 4.5% | 57 | 4.3% | 70 | 5.4% | 67 | 5.2% | 56 | 4.5% | 45 | 3.6% | 41 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 105 | 8.2% | 95 | 7.1% | 94 | 7.3% | 87 | 6.7% | 72 | 5.7% | 76 | 6.0% | 76 | 5.9% |
| Black: | 790 | 62.0% | 839 | 62.9% | 794 | 61.3% | 816 | 62.8% | 772 | 61.6% | 770 | 60.8% | 787 | 61.6% |
| White: | 274 | 21.5% | 304 | 22.8% | 301 | 23.2% | 300 | 23.1% | 336 | 26.8% | 356 | 28.1% | 355 | 27.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 3.1% | 30 | 2.2% | 34 | 2.6% | 23 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 632 | 49.6% | 666 | 49.9% | 632 | 48.8% | 575 | 44.2% | 556 | 44.4% | 579 | 45.7% | 500 | 39.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 8.6% | 108 | 8.1% | 121 | 9.3% | 80 | 6.2% | 105 | 8.4% | 132 | 10.4% | 131 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.83 | 15.26 | 15.60 | 14.84 | 14.47 | 14.00 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 73.3% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 71.4% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 69% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.8% | 69.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.2% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 75.2% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74.7% | 71.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 74% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 69.7% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 67.7% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73.4% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 80.4% | 75.5% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78.9% | 78.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 82.2% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79.2% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75% | 75.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 68.1% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 70.1% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67.9% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 67.3% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 63.6% | 71.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 68.3% | 58.4% |
| 2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.4% | 54.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 64.7% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 61.3% | 51.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 67% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 60.7% | 56.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67.7% | 63.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 63.4% | 60.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.4% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 62.8% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 71.4% | 59.6% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 73% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 73.9% | 64.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 77.6% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 87.7% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 84.3% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 88% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.9% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 81.4% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 76.5% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 76.5% | 78% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 71.1% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 75.3% | 71.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 74.7% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 78.6% | 70.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 80.9% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.5% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 75.8% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 75.1% | 69.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 78.6% | 73% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 73.2% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 73.4% | 69.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.3% | 68.4% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 69.8% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 69.2% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 78.4% | 68.8% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 79.9% | 71.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 78% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 80.2% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 80.4% | 76.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.6% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 73.2% | 69.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 67.2% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 68.9% | 69.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 66.8% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 63.8% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 66.9% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 73.4% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 72.4% | 61.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 69.7% | 57% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.7% | 64.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 77.9% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 77.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.9% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 73.8% | 71.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 73.8% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74% | 75.5% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 69.4% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 69.4% | 60% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 69% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 66.7% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 66.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 68% | 56.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68.1% | 60.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 67.8% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 65.3% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 67.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 67.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 74.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 75.9% | 76.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 75.2% | 66.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 81% | 73.3% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 82.5% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 80.2% | 72.7% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77.2% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 74.7% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 72.9% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 66.9% | 63.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 69.5% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 68.1% | 69.8% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 64.3% | 67.5% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 77.4% | 67.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 77.2% | 67.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 71.3% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73.9% | 65.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 72.2% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 70.6% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 66% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 66.8% | 63.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.6% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62.8% | 68.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63.5% | 70.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 66.1% | 56.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 69% | 58.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 67.9% | 60% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 71% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 70.7% | 63.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 63.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 68.3% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 71.1% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 70.1% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 72.4% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 71% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 73.7% | 60.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 76.7% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 73.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 79.4% | 67.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 75.7% | 65.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 75.7% | 68.7% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 77.2% | 69.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 73.4% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66.9% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 70.1% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 76.8% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 76.9% | 71.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 68.3% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 74.8% | 74.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 77.1% | 75.7% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 32.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 67.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,134.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,605.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,298.0 |
* Dent Middle Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.