SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the SC proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 36%Projected 30%

River Oaks Middle Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the SC proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the SC average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 24%SC 46%

English proficiency

School 47%SC 60%

Science proficiency

School 37%SC 46%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
2%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
2%

Gold marks the SC average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C

36.56 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C+

4.50 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

16.30 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$90,881

SC average $74,922

Median home value

$346,622

SC average $269,059

Median rent

$1,567 /mo

SC average $1,234

Unemployment rate

3.2%

SC average 5.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 89.8%SC 89.7%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

14:1

SC average 13:1

Teachers

57

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$66,032

All teachers in Dorchester 02.

Student to counselor ratio SC average 370:1283:1
Support staff6
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%SC 97%

Experienced teachers

School 43%SC 38%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days430
Out-of-school suspension days328
Total days missed to suspension1180
Expulsions with services1
Expulsions without services2
Zero-tolerance expulsions2
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$6430 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$9.08

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

26%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2%

Black

48%

Latino

20%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged66%
Students with disabilities11%
English as a second language11%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected3%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

Middle schools nearest to River Oaks Middle

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Oakbrook Middle

  • Actual: 55%
  • Projected: 48%
  • Distance: 3.5 mi
Jerry Zucker Middle School Of Science

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 15%
  • Distance: 4.3 mi
Northwoods Middle

  • Actual: 19%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 4.5 mi
Deer Park Middle

  • Actual: 25%
  • Projected: 29%
  • Distance: 5.7 mi
C. E. Williams Middle School For Creative And Scientific Art

  • Actual: 48%
  • Projected: 50%
  • Distance: 7.1 mi
Morningside Middle

  • Actual: 19%
  • Projected: 11%
  • Distance: 7.5 mi
Hanahan Middle

  • Actual: 50%
  • Projected: 52%
  • Distance: 7.5 mi
Gregg Middle

  • Actual: 41%
  • Projected: 42%
  • Distance: 7.7 mi
Rollings Middle School Of The Arts

  • Actual: 84%
  • Projected: 68%
  • Distance: 7.7 mi
Allegro Charter School Of Music

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 22%
  • Distance: 7.8 mi