School Climate

Joseph Keels Elementary


Average
6.82/ 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
6.82/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (6.82 / 10)
68.20%
District    (6.11 / 10)
61.10%
State    (6.93 / 10)
69.30%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 70.2% 64.5% 68.2%
District 56.7% 61% 61.1%
State 66.8% 69% 69.3%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

School    (7.10 / 10)
71%
District    (6.84 / 10)
68.40%
State    (7.29 / 10)
72.90%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 72.3% 71.8% 71%
District 73.2% 73.7% 68.4%
State 76.8% 77.7% 72.9%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

School    (7.01 / 10)
70.10%
District    (7.15 / 10)
71.50%
State    (7.60 / 10)
76%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 68.9% 59.8% 70.1%
District 66.6% 70.7% 71.5%
State 71.8% 75.3% 76%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

School    (8.86 / 10)
88.60%
District    (7.87 / 10)
78.70%
State    (8.55 / 10)
85.50%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 87.9% 78.2% 88.6%
District 69.2% 76.2% 78.7%
State 80.5% 83.1% 85.5%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

School    (4.44 / 10)
44.40%
District    (2.98 / 10)
29.80%
State    (4.32 / 10)
43.20%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 45% 43.8% 44.4%
District 23.4% 27.4% 29.8%
State 40.3% 41.5% 43.2%

Student Perceptions of Safety

School    (6.70 / 10)
67%
District    (5.72 / 10)
57.20%
State    (6.88 / 10)
68.80%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 76.7% 68.8% 67%
District 51.2% 57.2% 57.2%
State 64.6% 67.6% 68.8%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 97.60%    (40 / 41)
97.60%
District 93%    (1898 / 2040)
93%
State 92.40%    (54143 / 58570)
92.40%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 80% 92.7% 97.6%
District 89.9% 88.8% 93%
State 89.4% 91.4% 92.4%

Student Participation Rate

School 92.80%    (181 / 195)
92.80%
District 91.70%    (17126 / 18675)
91.70%
State 89.70%    (472872 / 527017)
89.70%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 87.7% 89.7% 92.8%
District 88.4% 91.3% 91.7%
State 84.5% 89.5% 89.7%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 43 193 5
Percent satisfied with learning environment 88.1%
87.4%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 90.5%
84.8%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 87.8%
88%
Data N/A

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 3.3 Up from 2.3
Percent of students retained 0.5 Up from 0.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 14 Up from 13
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning N/AV N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 35.0 Up from 29.3
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.