School Climate

Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science


Average
6.24/ 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
6.24/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (6.24 / 10)
62.40%
District    (7.50 / 10)
75%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 55.7% 63% 62.4%
District 68.8% 70.8% 75%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(33 of 35 participated – 94.29%)

School    (7.1 / 10)
71%
District    (7.7 / 10)
77%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 62.4% 63.1% 71%
District 74.1% 73.1% 77%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(35 of 35 participated – 100%)

School    (6.5 / 10)
65%
District    (8 / 10)
80%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 62.7% 74.8% 65%
District 73.3% 75.3% 80%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(35 of 35 participated – 100%)

School    (8.1 / 10)
81%
District    (9 / 10)
90%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 62.9% 81.9% 81%
District 83.3% 86.3% 90%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(361 of 406 participated – 88.92%)

School    (3.3 / 10)
33%
District    (5.3 / 10)
53%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 30.4% 32.7% 33%
District 43.2% 46.7% 53%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(358 of 406 participated – 88.18%)

School    (6.2 / 10)
62%
District    (7.6 / 10)
76%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 60.3% 62.7% 62%
District 70% 72.5% 76%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 94.60%    (35 / 37)
94.60%
District 92.10%    (3778 / 4101)
92.10%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 92.9% 92.3% 94.6%
District 95.3% 94% 92.1%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 91.40%    (406 / 444)
91.40%
District 91.30%    (28739 / 31467)
91.30%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 88.5% 87.6% 91.4%
District 90.6% 90.9% 91.3%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 39 427 35
Percent satisfied with learning environment 89.7%
82.9%
90.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 89.7%
85.3%
96.8%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 80.6%
89.1%
92.6%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 8.7 Up from 6.1
Percent of students retained 0.0 Down from 0.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 5 Up from 4
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 30.3 Up from 28.4
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 94.7 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.