School Climate

Dewey L. Carter Elementary School


Excellent
9.73/ 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.


Excellent
9.73/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (9.73 / 10)
97.30%
District    (7.46 / 10)
74.60%
State    (6.93 / 10)
69.30%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 96.5% 96% 97.3%
District 70.7% 72.3% 74.6%
State 66.8% 69% 69.3%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

School    (9.53 / 10)
95.30%
District    (7.91 / 10)
79.10%
State    (7.29 / 10)
72.90%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 96.7% 95.3% 95.3%
District 82.6% 85.3% 79.1%
State 76.8% 77.7% 72.9%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

School    (9.54 / 10)
95.40%
District    (8.30 / 10)
83%
State    (7.60 / 10)
76%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 95.8% 95.3% 95.4%
District 78.2% 82.5% 83%
State 71.8% 75.3% 76%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

School    (9.86 / 10)
98.60%
District    (8.91 / 10)
89.10%
State    (8.55 / 10)
85.50%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 94.3% 92.2% 98.6%
District 83.3% 85.7% 89.1%
State 80.5% 83.1% 85.5%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

School    (9.81 / 10)
98.10%
District    (4.85 / 10)
48.50%
State    (4.32 / 10)
43.20%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 97.5% 98.7% 98.1%
District 43.2% 41.5% 48.5%
State 40.3% 41.5% 43.2%

Student Perceptions of Safety

School    (9.93 / 10)
99.30%
District    (7.31 / 10)
73.10%
State    (6.88 / 10)
68.80%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 98% 98.7% 99.3%
District 66.4% 66.4% 73.1%
State 64.6% 67.6% 68.8%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 100%    (46 / 46)
100%
District 94.90%    (1144 / 1206)
94.90%
State 92.40%    (54143 / 58570)
92.40%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 95.5% 100% 100%
District 90% 93.6% 94.9%
State 89.4% 91.4% 92.4%

Student Participation Rate

School 96.60%    (258 / 267)
96.60%
District 92.70%    (9458 / 10206)
92.70%
State 89.70%    (472872 / 527017)
89.70%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 97.2% 91.2% 96.6%
District 93.1% 93.2% 92.7%
State 84.5% 89.5% 89.7%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 49 267 Data N/A
Percent satisfied with learning environment 98%
100%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 98%
99.6%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 98%
100%
Data N/A

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 5.7 Down from 7.6
Percent of students retained 3.7 Up from 1.7
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 10 Up from 9
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning N/AV N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 28.4 Up from 27.0
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.