Robert Smalls Middle Middle School
43 West K. Alston Blvd
Beaufort SC, 29906, Beaufort County
Phone: 843-322-2535
Ranking:
(656 out of 841, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Beaufort 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: | 47 | 45 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 51 | |||||||
Total Students: | 624 | 618 | 470 | 491 | 545 | 562 | 654 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 145 | 23.2% | 159 | 25.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 6: | 159 | 25.5% | 161 | 26.1% | 163 | 34.7% | 156 | 31.8% | 193 | 35.4% | 180 | 32.0% | 192 | 29.4% |
Grade 7: | 166 | 26.6% | 165 | 26.7% | 134 | 28.5% | 182 | 37.1% | 171 | 31.4% | 189 | 33.6% | 228 | 34.9% |
Grade 8: | 154 | 24.7% | 133 | 21.5% | 173 | 36.8% | 153 | 31.2% | 181 | 33.2% | 193 | 34.3% | 234 | 35.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 324 | 51.9% | 330 | 53.4% | 252 | 53.6% | 270 | 55.0% | 298 | 54.7% | 311 | 55.3% | 353 | 54.0% |
Female: | 300 | 48.1% | 288 | 46.6% | 218 | 46.4% | 221 | 45.0% | 237 | 43.5% | 241 | 42.9% | 295 | 45.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.7% |
Hispanic: | 74 | 11.9% | 65 | 10.5% | 40 | 8.5% | 55 | 11.2% | 49 | 9.0% | 53 | 9.4% | 65 | 9.9% |
Black: | 329 | 52.7% | 305 | 49.4% | 247 | 52.6% | 263 | 53.6% | 290 | 53.2% | 300 | 53.4% | 345 | 52.8% |
White: | 192 | 30.8% | 210 | 34.0% | 166 | 35.3% | 158 | 32.2% | 196 | 36.0% | 200 | 35.6% | 229 | 35.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.4% | 27 | 4.4% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 420 | 67.3% | 412 | 66.7% | 278 | 59.1% | 285 | 58.0% | 310 | 56.9% | 290 | 51.6% | 333 | 50.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 6.6% | 65 | 10.5% | 49 | 10.4% | 54 | 11.0% | 55 | 10.1% | 74 | 13.2% | 97 | 14.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.39 | 13.70 | 13.54 | 11.98 | 13.29 | 11.70 | 12.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 79.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 74.5% | 76.2% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 74.5% | 73% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 66.2% | 71.7% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 72.4% | 74.5% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 58.6% | 65.7% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 59.9% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 61.6% | 63.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 62.6% | 69.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64.4% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 71.6% | 74.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 69.4% | 71.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 70.9% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 71.2% | 70.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 69.1% | 69.7% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 75% | 74.3% |
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.2% | 75.5% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 72.4% | 77.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73.3% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 71.1% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 67.1% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 70% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 65.9% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 69.2% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 73.3% | 72.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 72.7% | 73.6% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 74.2% | 71.3% |
2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50.3% | 58.4% |
2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 52.3% | 54.2% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 52.1% | 56.2% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 44.8% | 51.9% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 48.4% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 53.2% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 58.2% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 55.9% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 63.3% | 64.9% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 61.6% | 66.2% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 65.4% | 68.3% |
2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 57% | 59.6% |
2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 65.3% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 68.2% | 64.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68.3% | 67.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 77.4% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 75.6% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 80.9% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 79.3% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 75.7% | 77.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 76.3% | 77.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 79.1% | 78% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 69.6% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 71.2% | 71.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 76% | 74.7% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 68.4% | 70.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69.4% | 71.9% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 69.2% | 71.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 68.3% | 70.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 65% | 69.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 68.3% | 73% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 68.8% | 68.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 70.1% | 69.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 70.5% | 68.4% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 71% | 71.4% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 71.6% | 73.2% |
2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 61.8% | 68.8% |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 65.8% | 71.5% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 65.8% | 71.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66.1% | 74.8% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 69.2% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 77.8% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 68.6% | 69.5% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 67.4% | 67% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 73.2% | 69.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 72% | 71.5% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 68.7% | 68.3% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59.4% | 62.7% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.4% | 61.7% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.3% | 57% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.7% | 64.8% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 64.9% | 69.8% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.9% | 71.2% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 75.9% | 73.3% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 69.9% | 71.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 71.7% | 74.7% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 70.2% | 75.5% |
2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.1% | 58.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 61.2% | 60% |
2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.6% | 58.7% |
2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.6% | 53.9% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55.6% | 57.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 52% | 56.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 64.1% | 62% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 63% | 63.5% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 67.1% | 68.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 65.2% | 68.3% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 71.6% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 69.5% | 69.7% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 74.9% | 76.5% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 61.2% | 66.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 72.8% | 73.3% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.2% | 74.7% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 70.4% | 72.7% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 68.7% | 71.3% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.8% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 65.7% | 67.5% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 64.6% | 63.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 70.7% | 67.8% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 70.2% | 69.8% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 67.5% | 67.5% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 57% | 67.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 65.3% | 67.5% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 59.7% | 66.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 58.5% | 65.3% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 59.9% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 68.6% | 69.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 61.4% | 62.6% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 63.7% | 63.4% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 70.8% | 69.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 66.8% | 68.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 67.9% | 70.2% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 52.5% | 56.8% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 56.6% | 58.9% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 58.6% | 60% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 58.4% | 60.1% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 61.2% | 63.7% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 59.3% | 63.4% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 63.6% | 62.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66.8% | 67.7% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 73.7% | 70.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 76.8% | 75.4% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 68.7% | 71% |
2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59% | 60.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 63.8% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.3% | 66.5% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.9% | 67.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 65.8% | 65.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.5% | 68.7% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 66.9% | 69.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 69.8% | 68.8% |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 71.9% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 61.9% | 71.4% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.6% | 71.3% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 66.4% | 68.1% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 73.8% | 71.9% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 68.5% | 67.8% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 71.5% | 74.1% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 78.1% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,256.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,794.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,673.0 |
* Robert Smalls Middle Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.