School Climate

Pepperhill Elementary School


Average
6.72/ 10
Points earned

Overall Ratings Scale


Excellent:

School performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Good:

School performance exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Average:

School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Below Average:

School performance is in jeopardy of not meeting the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Unsatisfactory:

School performance fails to meet the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate


South Carolina uses a minimum n-size of 20 students for inclusion in Accountability calculations.


Average
6.72/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (6.72 / 10)
67.20%
District    (7.08 / 10)
70.80%
State    (6.93 / 10)
69.30%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 52.4% 62.5% 67.2%
District 65.6% 68.8% 70.8%
State 66.8% 69% 69.3%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

School    (6.23 / 10)
62.30%
District    (7.31 / 10)
73.10%
State    (7.29 / 10)
72.90%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 52.9% 61% 62.3%
District 72.7% 74.1% 73.1%
State 76.8% 77.7% 72.9%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

School    (5.75 / 10)
57.50%
District    (7.53 / 10)
75.30%
State    (7.60 / 10)
76%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 44.1% 61.5% 57.5%
District 67.6% 73.3% 75.3%
State 71.8% 75.3% 76%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

School    (7.90 / 10)
79%
District    (8.63 / 10)
86.30%
State    (8.55 / 10)
85.50%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 66.3% 92.7% 79%
District 79.4% 83.3% 86.3%
State 80.5% 83.1% 85.5%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

School    (5.66 / 10)
56.60%
District    (4.67 / 10)
46.70%
State    (4.32 / 10)
43.20%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 29.8% 32.1% 56.6%
District 40.9% 43.2% 46.7%
State 40.3% 41.5% 43.2%

Student Perceptions of Safety

School    (8.04 / 10)
80.40%
District    (7.25 / 10)
72.50%
State    (6.88 / 10)
68.80%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 68.8% 65.2% 80.4%
District 67.6% 70% 72.5%
State 64.6% 67.6% 68.8%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 96.90%    (31 / 32)
96.90%
District 94%    (3786 / 4029)
94%
State 92.40%    (54143 / 58570)
92.40%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 92.7% 100% 96.9%
District 92.3% 95.3% 94%
State 89.4% 91.4% 92.4%

Student Participation Rate

School 99.50%    (186 / 187)
99.50%
District 90.90%    (28978 / 31886)
90.90%
State 89.70%    (472872 / 527017)
89.70%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 89.6% 100% 99.5%
District 86.4% 90.6% 90.9%
State 84.5% 89.5% 89.7%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 35 207 47
Percent satisfied with learning environment 77.1%
94.1%
90.5%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 88.6%
92%
91.4%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 78.8%
94.2%
96.9%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 3.3 Down from 3.5
Percent of students retained 1.2 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 Up from 1
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning N/AV N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 16.2 Down from 23.3
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV N/A

Overall Ratings Scale


Excellent:

School performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Good:

School performance exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Average:

School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Below Average:

School performance is in jeopardy of not meeting the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Unsatisfactory:

School performance fails to meet the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate


South Carolina uses a minimum n-size of 20 students for inclusion in Accountability calculations.