School Climate

Lancaster County School District




Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (6.52 / 10)
65.20%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 65.3% 63.7% 65.2%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(1008 of 1023 participated – 98.53%)

District    (6.9 / 10)
69%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 75.9% 67.8% 69%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(1002 of 1023 participated – 97.95%)

District    (7.2 / 10)
72%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 72.1% 70.6% 72%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(1017 of 1023 participated – 99.41%)

District    (8.2 / 10)
82%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 81.7% 81.7% 82%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(8505 of 9066 participated – 93.81%)

District    (3.7 / 10)
37%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 33.9% 35.6% 37%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(8490 of 9066 participated – 93.65%)

District    (6.5 / 10)
65%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 62.7% 62.7% 65%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 95.30%    (1023 / 1074)
95.30%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 92.2% 90.8% 95.3%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

District 89.40%    (9066 / 10146)
89.40%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 88.2% 92% 89.4%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 1118 9908 790
Percent satisfied with learning environment 93.1%
84%
89.6%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 92.8%
83.9%
91.3%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 88.1%
93.1%
89.7%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 23.7 Up from 21.1
Percent of students retained 0.7 Down from 0.8
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 2
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 20.0 Down from 21.5
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 96.9 N/A