School Climate

Deerfield Elementary School


Average
7.54/ 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
7.54/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (7.54 / 10)
75.40%
District    (7.14 / 10)
71.40%
State    (6.93 / 10)
69.30%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 72.6% 71.6% 75.4%
District 66.5% 71.7% 71.4%
State 66.8% 69% 69.3%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

School    (7.37 / 10)
73.70%
District    (7.24 / 10)
72.40%
State    (7.29 / 10)
72.90%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 74.4% 69.3% 73.7%
District 74.2% 76.4% 72.4%
State 76.8% 77.7% 72.9%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

School    (8.32 / 10)
83.20%
District    (7.50 / 10)
75%
State    (7.60 / 10)
76%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 82.7% 77.5% 83.2%
District 66.5% 74.8% 75%
State 71.8% 75.3% 76%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

School    (9.11 / 10)
91.10%
District    (8.78 / 10)
87.80%
State    (8.55 / 10)
85.50%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 82.4% 88.9% 91.1%
District 78.1% 85.9% 87.8%
State 80.5% 83.1% 85.5%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

School    (5.08 / 10)
50.80%
District    (4.79 / 10)
47.90%
State    (4.32 / 10)
43.20%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 50.2% 49.6% 50.8%
District 46.1% 47.9% 47.9%
State 40.3% 41.5% 43.2%

Student Perceptions of Safety

School    (7.80 / 10)
78%
District    (7.37 / 10)
73.70%
State    (6.88 / 10)
68.80%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 73.1% 72.5% 78%
District 67.6% 73.7% 73.7%
State 64.6% 67.6% 68.8%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 98.40%    (60 / 61)
98.40%
District 92.60%    (1995 / 2154)
92.60%
State 92.40%    (54143 / 58570)
92.40%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 90.8% 93.7% 98.4%
District 86.9% 90.9% 92.6%
State 89.4% 91.4% 92.4%

Student Participation Rate

School 91.30%    (327 / 358)
91.30%
District 88.80%    (16067 / 18084)
88.80%
State 89.70%    (472872 / 527017)
89.70%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 95.2% 91.9% 91.3%
District 85.9% 88.9% 88.8%
State 84.5% 89.5% 89.7%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 61 341 24
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100%
95%
95.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
93%
95.5%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 98.4%
92.7%
94.7%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 13.1 Up from 10.9
Percent of students retained 0.0 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 3 Up from 2
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning N/AV N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 14.9 Down from 15.2
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.