School Climate

Waccamaw Elementary School


Below Average
6.56/ 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
6.56/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (6.56 / 10)
65.60%
District    (7.30 / 10)
73%
State    (6.93 / 10)
69.30%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 73.7% 73.5% 65.6%
District 72.9% 73.5% 73%
State 66.8% 69% 69.3%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

School    (7.35 / 10)
73.50%
District    (7.86 / 10)
78.60%
State    (7.29 / 10)
72.90%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 85.2% 84.1% 73.5%
District 85% 85.2% 78.6%
State 76.8% 77.7% 72.9%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

School    (6.87 / 10)
68.70%
District    (7.65 / 10)
76.50%
State    (7.60 / 10)
76%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 80.9% 79.7% 68.7%
District 76.3% 79% 76.5%
State 71.8% 75.3% 76%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

School    (7.51 / 10)
75.10%
District    (8.99 / 10)
89.90%
State    (8.55 / 10)
85.50%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 83.2% 78.1% 75.1%
District 87.5% 87.3% 89.9%
State 80.5% 83.1% 85.5%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

School    (4.20 / 10)
42%
District    (4.79 / 10)
47.90%
State    (4.32 / 10)
43.20%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 49.1% 50.2% 42%
District 47.3% 46.1% 47.9%
State 40.3% 41.5% 43.2%

Student Perceptions of Safety

School    (6.88 / 10)
68.80%
District    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%
State    (6.88 / 10)
68.80%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 70% 75.5% 68.8%
District 68.2% 70% 71.9%
State 64.6% 67.6% 68.8%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 100%    (71 / 71)
100%
District 95.60%    (3320 / 3473)
95.60%
State 92.40%    (54143 / 58570)
92.40%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 98.5% 98.6% 100%
District 92.9% 95.6% 95.6%
State 89.4% 91.4% 92.4%

Student Participation Rate

School 92.40%    (438 / 474)
92.40%
District 93.40%    (30056 / 32184)
93.40%
State 89.70%    (472872 / 527017)
89.70%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 97.7% 95.5% 92.4%
District 92.8% 93.7% 93.4%
State 84.5% 89.5% 89.7%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 74 449 23
Percent satisfied with learning environment 94.6%
90%
90.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 89%
86.6%
100%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 89%
93.1%
100%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 13.3 Down from 16.6
Percent of students retained 0.0 No change
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) 19.2 Up from 18.0
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.