School Climate

Chesterfield County School District




Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (6.91 / 10)
69.10%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 71.2% 69% 69.1%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(491 of 503 participated – 97.61%)

District    (6.8 / 10)
68%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 80.2% 69.6% 68%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(489 of 503 participated – 97.22%)

District    (7.6 / 10)
76%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 83% 78.5% 76%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(499 of 503 participated – 99.20%)

District    (8.6 / 10)
86%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 86.7% 88.5% 86%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(3791 of 4071 participated – 93.12%)

District    (4.6 / 10)
46%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 42% 43.8% 46%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(3803 of 4071 participated – 93.42%)

District    (6.9 / 10)
69%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 63.9% 64.6% 69%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 96.50%    (503 / 521)
96.50%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 92% 91.3% 96.5%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

District 95.50%    (4071 / 4264)
95.50%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 89% 89.9% 95.5%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 566 4484 690
Percent satisfied with learning environment 95.1%
85.2%
81.8%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 95.7%
86.3%
85.1%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 85.7%
93.1%
83.3%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 15.9 Up from 12.6
Percent of students retained 1.0 Up from 0.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 3
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 20.6 Down from 24.1
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 60.7 N/A