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William J. Clark Middle Middle School
919 Bennett Ave
Orangeburg SC, 29115, Orangeburg County
Phone: 803-531-2200
Ranking: 
(690 out of 841, bottom 18%)*
(690 out of 841, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Orangeburg School District 5
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: | 43 | 45 | 45 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 733 | 768 | 763 | 681 | 693 | 717 | 741 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 226 | 30.8% | 242 | 31.5% | 287 | 37.6% | 250 | 36.7% | 228 | 32.9% | 239 | 33.3% | 245 | 33.1% |
| Grade 7: | 232 | 31.7% | 296 | 38.5% | 251 | 32.9% | 218 | 32.0% | 245 | 35.4% | 231 | 32.2% | 256 | 34.5% |
| Grade 8: | 275 | 37.5% | 230 | 29.9% | 225 | 29.5% | 213 | 31.3% | 220 | 31.7% | 247 | 34.4% | 240 | 32.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 360 | 49.1% | 401 | 52.2% | 409 | 53.6% | 366 | 53.7% | 348 | 50.2% | 348 | 48.5% | 355 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 373 | 50.9% | 367 | 47.8% | 354 | 46.4% | 315 | 46.3% | 336 | 48.5% | 361 | 50.3% | 382 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 18 | 2.5% | 12 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 662 | 90.3% | 712 | 92.7% | 709 | 92.9% | 636 | 93.4% | 646 | 93.2% | 657 | 91.6% | 666 | 89.9% |
| White: | 40 | 5.5% | 34 | 4.4% | 36 | 4.7% | 30 | 4.4% | 29 | 4.2% | 44 | 6.1% | 54 | 7.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 537 | 73.3% | 551 | 71.7% | 555 | 72.7% | 471 | 69.2% | 517 | 74.6% | 477 | 66.5% | 534 | 72.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 7.9% | 69 | 9.0% | 66 | 8.7% | 55 | 8.1% | 51 | 7.4% | 64 | 8.9% | 64 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.05 | 17.07 | 16.96 | 17.92 | 15.23 | 13.30 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 69.1% | 81.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 65.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 34.7% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 42.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 41% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 65.6% | 72.1% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 54.3% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 49.1% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 56.9% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 58.6% | 69.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 62.2% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 62.8% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 59.7% | 71.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 61.2% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 53% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 53.4% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63.7% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.5% | 75.5% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 65.3% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 72% | 78.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 67.2% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.8% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 63.2% | 75.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 58.9% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 56.3% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 57.9% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 64% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 52% | 71.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 38.6% | 58.4% |
| 2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 32.1% | 54.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 46% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 35.9% | 51.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 42.1% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 36.7% | 56.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 54.2% | 63.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 55% | 60.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 56.7% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 55.6% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62.6% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 42.6% | 59.6% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 43.7% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 63% | 64.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 62.7% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 69.8% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 67.1% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 74.6% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 68.3% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 67.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 80.9% | 78% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 56.7% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 60.3% | 71.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66.5% | 74.7% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 57.1% | 70.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 58.2% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 67.9% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.9% | 69.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 61.2% | 73% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 47% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 56.5% | 69.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 56.1% | 68.4% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 56.6% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 64.3% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 54.3% | 68.8% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 54.3% | 71.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 52.1% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 67.2% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 70.2% | 76.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 65.1% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 52.2% | 69.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 49.3% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 51.7% | 69.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 59.6% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 46% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 41.8% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 49.1% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 43.6% | 61.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 40% | 57% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 53.9% | 64.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 57.8% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 51.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 60.9% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 59.3% | 71.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 57.7% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67.6% | 75.5% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 45% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 41.6% | 60% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 39% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 39.7% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 46.1% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 45.6% | 56.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 42.7% | 60.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 45.1% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 49.6% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 63.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 67% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 55.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 57.6% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 71.9% | 76.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 52.4% | 66.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 60.6% | 73.3% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 64.5% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 64.3% | 72.7% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 64.2% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 60.8% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 52.9% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 46.3% | 63.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 51.8% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 60.2% | 69.8% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 59% | 67.5% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 49.5% | 67.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 53.6% | 67.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 45.8% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 44% | 65.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 53.7% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 58.4% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 40.9% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 44.4% | 63.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 58% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 52.3% | 68.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 62.7% | 70.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 33.8% | 56.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 38.8% | 58.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 41.9% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 50.2% | 63.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 42.8% | 63.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 41.7% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 54.2% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 59.9% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63.1% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 52.5% | 71% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 39.6% | 60.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 46.1% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 43.2% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 52% | 67.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 58.9% | 65.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 54.8% | 68.7% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.5% | 69.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 43.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.6% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 61.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 70.6% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 56.5% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 54.9% | 71.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 53.8% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 65.6% | 74.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67.1% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 26.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 73.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,085.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,768.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,690.0 |
* William J. Clark Middle Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.