School Climate

Dent Middle School


Below Average
4.74/ 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
4.74/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (4.74 / 10)
47.40%
District    (5.58 / 10)
55.80%
State    (6.33 / 10)
63.30%

3-Year Trend

2020 2021 2022
School N/A N/A 47.4%
District N/A N/A 55.8%
State N/A N/A 63.3%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

School    (7.16 / 10)
71.60%
District    (7.31 / 10)
73.10%
State    (7.53 / 10)
75.30%

3-Year Trend

2020 2021 2022
School N/A N/A 71.6%
District N/A N/A 73.1%
State N/A N/A 75.3%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

School    (6.32 / 10)
63.20%
District    (6.68 / 10)
66.80%
State    (6.94 / 10)
69.40%

3-Year Trend

2020 2021 2022
School N/A N/A 63.2%
District N/A N/A 66.8%
State N/A N/A 69.4%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

School    (5.91 / 10)
59.10%
District    (7.07 / 10)
70.70%
State    (8.03 / 10)
80.30%

3-Year Trend

2020 2021 2022
School N/A N/A 59.1%
District N/A N/A 70.7%
State N/A N/A 80.3%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

School    (0.42 / 10)
4.20%
District    (2.29 / 10)
22.90%
State    (4.05 / 10)
40.50%

3-Year Trend

2020 2021 2022
School N/A N/A 4.2%
District N/A N/A 22.9%
State N/A N/A 40.5%

Student Perceptions of Safety

School    (3.87 / 10)
38.70%
District    (4.55 / 10)
45.50%
State    (5.10 / 10)
51%

3-Year Trend

2020 2021 2022
School N/A N/A 38.7%
District N/A N/A 45.5%
State N/A N/A 51%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 89.70%    (78 / 87)
89.70%
District 89.30%    (1791 / 2006)
89.30%
State 83.60%    (47059 / 56260)
83.60%

3-Year Trend

2020 2021 2022
School N/A N/A 89.7%
District N/A N/A 89.3%
State N/A N/A 83.6%

Student Participation Rate

School 84.20%    (856 / 1017)
84.20%
District 84.80%    (17335 / 20437)
84.80%
State 81.30%    (449229 / 552278)
81.30%

3-Year Trend

2020 2021 2022
School N/A N/A 84.2%
District N/A N/A 84.8%
State N/A N/A 81.3%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 80 893 44
Percent satisfied with learning environment 82.5%
70.9%
82.1%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 82.5%
64.3%
79.4%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
86.9%
69%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 15.5 Up from 13.6
Percent of students retained 1.3 Up from 0.7
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 7 Up from 5
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 15.7 Up from 8.9
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 99.7 Down from 100.0

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.