School Climate

Kenneth Gardner Elementary School


Unsatisfactory
5.63/ 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.


Unsatisfactory
5.63/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (5.63 / 10)
56.30%
District    (5.67 / 10)
56.70%
State    (6.68 / 10)
66.80%

3-Year Trend

2021 2022 2023
School N/A 61.4% 56.3%
District N/A 54.5% 56.7%
State N/A 63.3% 66.8%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

School    (5.33 / 10)
53.30%
District    (6.39 / 10)
63.90%
State    (7.68 / 10)
76.80%

3-Year Trend

2021 2022 2023
School N/A 69% 53.3%
District N/A 73.9% 63.9%
State N/A 75.3% 76.8%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

School    (6.60 / 10)
66%
District    (7.03 / 10)
70.30%
State    (7.18 / 10)
71.80%

3-Year Trend

2021 2022 2023
School N/A 78% 66%
District N/A 71.9% 70.3%
State N/A 69.4% 71.8%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

School    (7.66 / 10)
76.60%
District    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%
State    (8.05 / 10)
80.50%

3-Year Trend

2021 2022 2023
School N/A 72.7% 76.6%
District N/A 66% 71.9%
State N/A 80.3% 80.5%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

School    (2.92 / 10)
29.20%
District    (2.57 / 10)
25.70%
State    (4.03 / 10)
40.30%

3-Year Trend

2021 2022 2023
School N/A 40.1% 29.2%
District N/A 34.8% 25.7%
State N/A 40.5% 40.3%

Student Perceptions of Safety

School    (5.66 / 10)
56.60%
District    (5.18 / 10)
51.80%
State    (6.46 / 10)
64.60%

3-Year Trend

2021 2022 2023
School N/A 47% 56.6%
District N/A 26% 51.8%
State N/A 51% 64.6%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 100%    (19 / 19)
100%
District 97.80%    (179 / 183)
97.80%
State 89.40%    (50447 / 56457)
89.40%

3-Year Trend

2021 2022 2023
School N/A 65% 100%
District N/A 53.4% 97.8%
State N/A 83.6% 89.4%

Student Participation Rate

School 96.20%    (333 / 346)
96.20%
District 93.50%    (1981 / 2118)
93.50%
State 84.50%    (496728 / 587754)
84.50%

3-Year Trend

2021 2022 2023
School N/A 75.5% 96.2%
District N/A 45.4% 93.5%
State N/A 81.3% 84.5%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 24 343 43
Percent satisfied with learning environment 70.8%
86.4%
92.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 83.3%
82.7%
92.5%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 83.3%
87%
94.3%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 0.8 Down from 1.7
Percent of students retained 0.8 Up from 0.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 8 Up from 7
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 42.6 Up from 40.0
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV 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.