School Climate

Lexington County School District 1




Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (7.37 / 10)
73.70%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 71.7% 71.4% 73.7%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(1976 of 2001 participated – 98.75%)

District    (7.5 / 10)
75%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 76.4% 72.4% 75%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(1965 of 2001 participated – 98.20%)

District    (7.6 / 10)
76%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 74.8% 75% 76%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(1991 of 2001 participated – 99.50%)

District    (8.9 / 10)
89%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 85.9% 87.8% 89%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(15498 of 16343 participated – 94.83%)

District    (5.2 / 10)
52%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 47.9% 47.9% 52%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(15438 of 16343 participated – 94.46%)

District    (7.7 / 10)
77%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 73.7% 73.7% 77%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 92.40%    (2001 / 2166)
92.40%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 90.9% 92.6% 92.4%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

District 90.30%    (16343 / 18101)
90.30%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 88.9% 88.8% 90.3%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 2113 18131 835
Percent satisfied with learning environment 95%
89.9%
89%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 96.2%
90.5%
91.5%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 94.5%
95.9%
90.1%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 22.9 Up from 21.0
Percent of students retained 0.3 Up from 0.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 3
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 11.9 Down from 22.7
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 95.9 N/A