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2023-2024 Student Climate Survey — Student Results

This school enrolls Grade 6 through Grade 8 students.

All students at this school had an opportunity to submit a survey. - 387 Returned (75%)

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.	28.1	58.1	12.0	1.8	384
2. I am excited to participate in my classes at school.	6.0	55.2	32.8	6.0	384
3. I am interested in my classes at school.	8.6	60.2	28.1	3.1	384
4. My teacher(s) seem excited to be teaching my classes at school.	10.4	49.7	32.3	7.6	384
5. At my school, the behavior of other students helps my learning.	5.2	32.7	40.0	22.1	385
6. My teachers help me when I don’t understand.	17.2	68.9	11.2	2.6	383
7. My teachers encourage me to do my best.	23.8	65.8	8.1	2.3	383
8. My teachers are well prepared to teach.	23.0	62.0	12.7	2.4	379
13. At my school, students show me respect.	8.4	55.6	26.5	9.4	381
14. The energy of my school is positive.	5.5	41.8	37.7	15.1	385
Social Environment
9. It is important to me to do well in school.	52.6	43.5	2.6	1.3	386
10. Overall, I feel like I belong at my school.	14.3	61.8	18.2	5.7	385
11. I matter to other students at my school.	14.5	57.1	22.3	6.0	385
12. I feel connected to other students at my school.	15.4	61.7	16.7	6.3	384
15. When my teachers ask “how are you doing?” I often feel that my teachers are really interested in my answer.	11.9	51.9	27.0	9.1	385
16. I have teachers and/or other students from school that I can count on to help me, no matter what.	24.2	60.7	11.5	3.6	384
17. I have at least one trusted adult at school who supports me.	31.6	54.3	7.8	6.3	383
18. My teachers care about me as a person.	18.8	63.4	14.4	3.4	383
19. This school teaches students about ways to get along with others.	9.4	57.0	27.0	6.6	381
20. My teachers respect students.	20.7	59.4	14.6	5.3	377
School Safety and Discipline
21. Overall, I feel safe at school.	14.7	58.9	16.2	10.2	382
22. Most of the time, my teachers teach without being interrupted by students who misbehave.	3.2	24.3	37.8	34.7	378
Equity and Inclusion
23. I am confident that students at my school can have open and honest conversations with each other about race.	13.8	49.2	25.3	11.7	384
24. At my school, it is common for students to have close friends from different racial, ethnic, or cultural backgrounds.	40.1	54.4	4.0	1.6	379
25. At my school, students treat people from different races, ethnicities, or cultures fairly.	16.2	56.0	20.4	7.3	382
26. At my school, I am comfortable sharing my thoughts about race-related topics with other students.	11.5	51.2	26.0	11.3	381
27. If I get into trouble, the school staff would treat me fairly	12.6	51.0	23.6	12.8	382
28. School administrators treat students fairly.	17.5	53.3	21.1	8.1	383
29. My teachers treat students fairly.	15.1	56.5	19.5	8.9	384

	A = Outstanding	B = High	C = Acceptable	D = Minimal	F = Unacceptable	N Responses
Background
30. What overall grade would you give MCPS?	15.1	38.7	35.3	8.1	2.9	385
31. What overall grade would you give your school?	8.9	29.2	35.0	21.1	5.8	380

Blank responses are excluded from the summaries of results.
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