School Climate

Highland Springs Middle


Excellent
7.87/ 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.


Excellent
7.87/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (7.87 / 10)
78.70%
District    (7.22 / 10)
72.20%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 69% 74.9% 78.7%
District 70.3% 71.2% 72.2%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(31 of 31 participated – 100%)

School    (8.4 / 10)
84%
District    (7.7 / 10)
77%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 83.1% 79.9% 84%
District 78.9% 77% 77%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(31 of 31 participated – 100%)

School    (8.9 / 10)
89%
District    (8.1 / 10)
81%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 81.6% 89.1% 89%
District 77.8% 80.8% 81%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(31 of 31 participated – 100%)

School    (9.1 / 10)
91%
District    (8.7 / 10)
87%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 90.4% 91.5% 91%
District 84.3% 88.1% 87%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(478 of 494 participated – 96.76%)

School    (5.1 / 10)
51%
District    (4.5 / 10)
45%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 29.2% 41.5% 51%
District 41.5% 42% 45%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(475 of 494 participated – 96.15%)

School    (7.9 / 10)
79%
District    (7.1 / 10)
71%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 60.9% 72.5% 79%
District 68.8% 68.2% 71%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 88.60%    (31 / 35)
88.60%
District 91.60%    (1551 / 1694)
91.60%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 96.6% 93.3% 88.6%
District 91.5% 91.1% 91.6%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 94.60%    (494 / 522)
94.60%
District 94.80%    (13865 / 14631)
94.80%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 93.6% 93.9% 94.6%
District 92.3% 92.2% 94.8%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 34 515 33
Percent satisfied with learning environment 97.1%
90%
71.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
92.7%
77.8%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 94.1%
97%
70.4%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 19.4 Up from 18.5
Percent of students retained 0.5 Up from 0.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 3 Up from 2
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 24.3 Up from 20.3
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 98.5 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.