School Climate

Forest Heights Elementary School


Average
7.6/ 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
7.6/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (7.60 / 10)
76%
District    (6.21 / 10)
62.10%
State    (6.90 / 10)
69%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
School 68% 77.4% 76%
District 56.9% 58.2% 62.1%
State 63.3% 66.8% 69%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

School    (7.54 / 10)
75.40%
District    (7.45 / 10)
74.50%
State    (7.77 / 10)
77.70%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
School 78.3% 79% 75.4%
District 72.2% 73% 74.5%
State 75.3% 76.8% 77.7%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

School    (8.72 / 10)
87.20%
District    (7.09 / 10)
70.90%
State    (7.53 / 10)
75.30%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
School 82.9% 90.8% 87.2%
District 66.3% 65.9% 70.9%
State 69.4% 71.8% 75.3%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

School    (9.09 / 10)
90.90%
District    (7.35 / 10)
73.50%
State    (8.31 / 10)
83.10%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
School 67.2% 82.2% 90.9%
District 70.9% 66.1% 73.5%
State 80.3% 80.5% 83.1%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

School    (6.07 / 10)
60.70%
District    (3.27 / 10)
32.70%
State    (4.15 / 10)
41.50%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
School 55.5% 63.7% 60.7%
District 28.1% 29.8% 32.7%
State 40.5% 40.3% 41.5%

Student Perceptions of Safety

School    (6.58 / 10)
65.80%
District    (5.91 / 10)
59.10%
State    (6.76 / 10)
67.60%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
School 55.9% 71.3% 65.8%
District 46.9% 56% 59.1%
State 51% 64.6% 67.6%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 97.30%    (36 / 37)
97.30%
District 89.70%    (1644 / 1832)
89.70%
State 91.40%    (52519 / 57473)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
School 92.3% 90.9% 97.3%
District 88.1% 88.4% 89.7%
State 83.6% 89.4% 91.4%

Student Participation Rate

School 93.40%    (169 / 181)
93.40%
District 90.70%    (12256 / 13514)
90.70%
State 89.50%    (467091 / 521699)
89.50%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
School 93.2% 84.7% 93.4%
District 83.9% 84.6% 90.7%
State 81.3% 84.5% 89.5%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 43 181 Data N/A
Percent satisfied with learning environment 95.3%
89%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
96%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 93%
94.7%
Data N/A

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 2.5 Up from 1.9
Percent of students retained 0.8 Up from 0.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 2
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 28.8 Down from 33.6
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.