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2023-2024 Student Climate Survey — Student Results

This school enrolls Grade 9 through Grade 12 students.

All students at this school had an opportunity to submit a survey. - 361 Returned (21%)

Interpretation of this information should take into consideration the number (N) and percentage of survey respondents. Comparisons should also take into consideration the characteristics of school populations. Survey data best represent perceptions of the school environment when response rates are high.

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	N Responses
Academic Environment
1. I think school will be useful to me in the future.	39.2	48.9	8.6	3.3	360
2. I am excited to participate in my classes at school.	13.4	53.5	26.2	7.0	359
3. I am interested in my classes at school.	14.8	58.9	23.2	3.1	358
4. My teacher(s) seem excited to be teaching my classes at school.	15.8	59.2	20.6	4.4	360
5. At my school, the behavior of other students helps my learning.	12.4	39.3	33.3	15.0	354
6. My teachers help me when I don’t understand.	21.9	67.6	6.9	3.6	361
7. My teachers encourage me to do my best.	25.4	64.8	7.8	2.0	358
8. My teachers are well prepared to teach.	19.8	65.2	12.2	2.8	353
13. At my school, students show me respect.	14.2	65.6	15.8	4.4	360
14. The energy of my school is positive.	11.0	52.5	28.1	8.4	356
Social Environment
9. It is important to me to do well in school.	54.2	41.9	2.5	1.4	360
10. Overall, I feel like I belong at my school.	18.1	61.1	15.6	5.3	360
11. I matter to other students at my school.	13.6	60.6	18.1	7.8	360
12. I feel connected to other students at my school.	15.4	61.5	19.0	4.2	358
15. When my teachers ask “how are you doing?” I often feel that my teachers are really interested in my answer.	15.3	54.9	21.7	8.1	359
16. I have teachers and/or other students from school that I can count on to help me, no matter what.	23.7	63.7	9.5	3.1	358
17. I have at least one trusted adult at school who supports me.	27.4	62.6	6.4	3.6	361
18. My teachers care about me as a person.	16.7	69.4	10.6	3.3	359
19. This school teaches students about ways to get along with others.	11.9	53.3	26.7	8.1	360
20. My teachers respect students.	18.1	68.9	9.6	3.4	354
School Safety and Discipline
21. Overall, I feel safe at school.	18.8	65.5	12.0	3.6	357
22. Most of the time, my teachers teach without being interrupted by students who misbehave.	12.7	51.6	25.2	10.5	353
Equity and Inclusion
23. I am confident that students at my school can have open and honest conversations with each other about race.	14.4	60.0	16.4	9.2	360
24. At my school, it is common for students to have close friends from different racial, ethnic, or cultural backgrounds.	30.9	59.3	6.1	3.6	359
25. At my school, students treat people from different races, ethnicities, or cultures fairly.	19.6	63.4	12.6	4.5	358
26. At my school, I am comfortable sharing my thoughts about race-related topics with other students.	16.4	59.6	15.9	8.1	359
27. If I get into trouble, the school staff would treat me fairly	15.6	65.0	12.2	7.2	360
28. School administrators treat students fairly.	16.2	60.3	15.4	8.1	358
29. My teachers treat students fairly.	18.5	64.2	13.6	3.7	352

	A = Outstanding	B = High	C = Acceptable	D = Minimal	F = Unacceptable	N Responses
Background
30. What overall grade would you give MCPS?	12.3	37.7	33.8	10.1	6.1	358
31. What overall grade would you give your school?	8.9	32.3	38.7	14.2	5.8	359

Blank responses are excluded from the summaries of results.
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