School Climate

Lake Murray Elementary


Excellent
9.01/ 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.


Excellent
9.01/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (9.01 / 10)
90.10%
District    (7.37 / 10)
73.70%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 88.6% 89.5% 90.1%
District 71.7% 71.4% 73.7%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(64 of 64 participated – 100%)

School    (9.3 / 10)
93%
District    (7.5 / 10)
75%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 91.9% 91% 93%
District 76.4% 72.4% 75%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(64 of 64 participated – 100%)

School    (9.6 / 10)
96%
District    (7.6 / 10)
76%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 94.4% 94.4% 96%
District 74.8% 75% 76%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(64 of 64 participated – 100%)

School    (10 / 10)
100%
District    (8.9 / 10)
89%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 97.1% 99.4% 100%
District 85.9% 87.8% 89%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(366 of 372 participated – 98.39%)

School    (7.2 / 10)
72%
District    (5.2 / 10)
52%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 70.7% 73% 72%
District 47.9% 47.9% 52%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(361 of 372 participated – 97.04%)

School    (9 / 10)
90%
District    (7.7 / 10)
77%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 88.9% 89.5% 90%
District 73.7% 73.7% 77%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 98.50%    (64 / 65)
98.50%
District 92.40%    (2001 / 2166)
92.40%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 100% 96.8% 98.5%
District 90.9% 92.6% 92.4%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 87.90%    (372 / 423)
87.90%
District 90.30%    (16343 / 18101)
90.30%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 98% 95.3% 87.9%
District 88.9% 88.8% 90.3%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 67 379 39
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100%
96%
97.4%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
96.2%
100%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 100%
98.7%
100%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 35.3 Up from 30.9
Percent of students retained 0.6 Down from 0.9
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 Up from 1
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning N/AV N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 5.5 Down from 7.0
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.