School Climate

Castle Heights Middle School


Good
7.13/ 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.


Good
7.13/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (7.13 / 10)
71.30%
District    (6.72 / 10)
67.20%
State    (6.93 / 10)
69.30%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 61.2% 57.6% 71.3%
District 59.2% 61.4% 67.2%
State 66.8% 69% 69.3%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

School    (8.15 / 10)
81.50%
District    (7.26 / 10)
72.60%
State    (7.29 / 10)
72.90%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 66% 67.6% 81.5%
District 69.4% 68.4% 72.6%
State 76.8% 77.7% 72.9%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

School    (8.77 / 10)
87.70%
District    (7.56 / 10)
75.60%
State    (7.60 / 10)
76%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 69.1% 67% 87.7%
District 62% 67.8% 75.6%
State 71.8% 75.3% 76%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

School    (8.81 / 10)
88.10%
District    (8.57 / 10)
85.70%
State    (8.55 / 10)
85.50%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 86.7% 75.3% 88.1%
District 74.7% 79.7% 85.7%
State 80.5% 83.1% 85.5%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

School    (3.85 / 10)
38.50%
District    (3.68 / 10)
36.80%
State    (4.32 / 10)
43.20%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 26.9% 21.6% 38.5%
District 31% 29.8% 36.8%
State 40.3% 41.5% 43.2%

Student Perceptions of Safety

School    (6.09 / 10)
60.90%
District    (6.52 / 10)
65.20%
State    (6.88 / 10)
68.80%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 57.2% 56.6% 60.9%
District 59.1% 61.5% 65.2%
State 64.6% 67.6% 68.8%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 98%    (50 / 51)
98%
District 91%    (1132 / 1244)
91%
State 92.40%    (54143 / 58570)
92.40%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 96.2% 98% 98%
District 88.8% 89.2% 91%
State 89.4% 91.4% 92.4%

Student Participation Rate

School 84.80%    (529 / 624)
84.80%
District 90.30%    (9689 / 10726)
90.30%
State 89.70%    (472872 / 527017)
89.70%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
School 89.8% 89.2% 84.8%
District 86.8% 89% 90.3%
State 84.5% 89.5% 89.7%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 51 547 6
Percent satisfied with learning environment 98%
88%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
85.6%
Data N/A
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 96%
92.3%
Data N/A

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 16.2 Up from 10.5
Percent of students retained 1.2 Up from 1.1
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 7 Up from 6
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 24.2 Up from 23.1
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.