School Climate

High Hills Elementary School


Below Average
6.39/ 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.


Below Average
6.39/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (6.39 / 10)
63.90%
District    (6.33 / 10)
63.30%
State    (6.93 / 10)
69.30%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 63.4% 67.6% 63.9%
District 57.6% 61% 63.3%
State 66.8% 69% 69.3%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

School    (6.46 / 10)
64.60%
District    (7.09 / 10)
70.90%
State    (7.29 / 10)
72.90%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 69.2% 79% 64.6%
District 70.4% 73.6% 70.9%
State 76.8% 77.7% 72.9%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

School    (6.47 / 10)
64.70%
District    (7.69 / 10)
76.90%
State    (7.60 / 10)
76%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 64.5% 77.1% 64.7%
District 67.1% 71.6% 76.9%
State 71.8% 75.3% 76%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

School    (8.52 / 10)
85.20%
District    (7.77 / 10)
77.70%
State    (8.55 / 10)
85.50%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 84.5% 85.9% 85.2%
District 65.9% 69.9% 77.7%
State 80.5% 83.1% 85.5%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

School    (3.97 / 10)
39.70%
District    (3.33 / 10)
33.30%
State    (4.32 / 10)
43.20%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 35% 37.4% 39.7%
District 29.5% 31.5% 33.3%
State 40.3% 41.5% 43.2%

Student Perceptions of Safety

School    (6.52 / 10)
65.20%
District    (5.79 / 10)
57.90%
State    (6.88 / 10)
68.80%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 63.9% 58.5% 65.2%
District 54.9% 58.5% 57.9%
State 64.6% 67.6% 68.8%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 88%    (22 / 25)
88%
District 94.70%    (911 / 962)
94.70%
State 92.40%    (54143 / 58570)
92.40%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 91.3% 95% 88%
District 93.1% 97.2% 94.7%
State 89.4% 91.4% 92.4%

Student Participation Rate

School 98.50%    (591 / 600)
98.50%
District 90.30%    (8172 / 9045)
90.30%
State 89.70%    (472872 / 527017)
89.70%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 89.3% 100% 98.5%
District 78.6% 90% 90.3%
State 84.5% 89.5% 89.7%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 24 623 142
Percent satisfied with learning environment 87.5%
83.6%
90.6%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 91.7%
87.4%
94.3%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 78.3%
91.9%
92.6%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 11.9 Up from 11.1
Percent of students retained 0.0 Down from 0.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 8
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 28.1 Up from 23.1
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.