Summary:
Robert E. Howard Middle is a public middle school in Orangeburg, South Carolina, serving 396 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Orangeburg School District, which is ranked 67th out of 77 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The student population at Robert E. Howard Middle is predominantly African American, making up 92.93% of the student body.
Academically, Robert E. Howard Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Orangeburg district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in SC READY/English Language Arts ranged from 23.9% for 8th grade to 38.3% for 6th grade, significantly lower than the state averages of 53.1% to 53.4%. Similarly, the school's performance in SC READY/Mathematics was also significantly below the state averages, with only 1.4% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 31.6%. When analyzing the performance of different student subgroups, Robert E. Howard Middle ranks in the bottom quarter of South Carolina middle schools for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, but performs relatively better for African American and disabled students.
Interestingly, when comparing Robert E. Howard Middle to the nearby Carver Edisto Middle and William J. Clark Middle, all three schools share similar challenges in terms of academic performance and low rankings within the state. However, Bamberg-Ehrhardt Middle, a school in the Bamberg 03 district, stands out as an outlier in the region, with a more balanced racial composition and significantly better performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics, ranking in the top half of South Carolina middle schools. The high poverty rate, lack of diversity, and low district ranking of the Orangeburg School District may be significant factors contributing to the academic challenges faced by Robert E. Howard Middle and its neighboring schools.
Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Orangeburg
SchoolDigger Rank:
283rd of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,368
Students who attend Robert E. Howard Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Robert E. Howard Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.8
Number of students: 396
Racial breakdown:
African American:
92.9%
Hispanic:
4.0%
Two or more races:
1.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%
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