School Climate

Bluffton Middle


Good
7.38/ 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.


Good
7.38/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (7.38 / 10)
73.80%
District    (6.90 / 10)
69%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 73.7% 70.2% 73.8%
District 64.7% 65.5% 69%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(67 of 67 participated – 100%)

School    (7.7 / 10)
77%
District    (7.2 / 10)
72%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 79.5% 73.5% 77%
District 74% 68.4% 72%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(66 of 67 participated – 98.51%)

School    (8.7 / 10)
87%
District    (7.3 / 10)
73%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 81.2% 81.5% 87%
District 68.5% 70% 73%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(67 of 67 participated – 100%)

School    (9.5 / 10)
95%
District    (8.4 / 10)
84%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 82.4% 92% 95%
District 76.7% 83.1% 84%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(808 of 859 participated – 94.06%)

School    (3.6 / 10)
36%
District    (4.4 / 10)
44%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 49.1% 34.5% 36%
District 38% 38% 44%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(823 of 859 participated – 95.81%)

School    (7.5 / 10)
75%
District    (7.3 / 10)
73%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 76.1% 69.4% 75%
District 66.4% 68.2% 73%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 100%    (67 / 67)
100%
District 93%    (1616 / 1738)
93%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 88.7% 98.4% 100%
District 90.3% 90.5% 93%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 98.20%    (859 / 875)
98.20%
District 96.20%    (12945 / 13452)
96.20%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 93.8% 99.2% 98.2%
District 93.7% 94.4% 96.2%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 69 886 44
Percent satisfied with learning environment 98.5%
89%
97.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
87%
97.7%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 97%
96%
97.6%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 30.7 Up from 22.5
Percent of students retained 0.0 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 Up from 1
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 17.3 Down from 18.2
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 96.2 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.