School Climate

Northwest Elementary


Good
7.98/ 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
7.98/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (7.98 / 10)
79.80%
District    (7.51 / 10)
75.10%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 88.5% 88.3% 79.8%
District 72.5% 74.3% 75.1%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(30 of 30 participated – 100%)

School    (8.4 / 10)
84%
District    (7.8 / 10)
78%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 93.5% 93% 84%
District 83.4% 79% 78%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(30 of 30 participated – 100%)

School    (7.2 / 10)
72%
District    (8 / 10)
80%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 92.9% 95.5% 72%
District 79.9% 82.8% 80%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(30 of 30 participated – 100%)

School    (9.3 / 10)
93%
District    (9 / 10)
90%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 99.9% 97.1% 93%
District 86.3% 89.5% 90%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(187 of 192 participated – 97.40%)

School    (6.6 / 10)
66%
District    (5.4 / 10)
54%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 67.7% 69.5% 66%
District 46.1% 50.2% 54%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(187 of 192 participated – 97.40%)

School    (8.4 / 10)
84%
District    (7.3 / 10)
73%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 88.3% 86.5% 84%
District 67% 70% 73%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 96.80%    (30 / 31)
96.80%
District 90.30%    (522 / 578)
90.30%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 100% 100% 96.8%
District 97.3% 94.6% 90.3%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 100%    (192 / 192)
100%
District 93.60%    (4367 / 4666)
93.60%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 97.1% 95.3% 100%
District 95.8% 91.4% 93.6%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 32 199 135
Percent satisfied with learning environment 96.9%
95.9%
94.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
94.9%
96.9%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 100%
96.9%
94.2%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 12.2 Down from 15.8
Percent of students retained 0.3 Down from 1.8
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 3
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 18.2 Up from 16.2
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.