School Climate

Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy


Below Average
6.24/ 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.


Below Average
6.24/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (6.24 / 10)
62.40%
District    (6.36 / 10)
63.60%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 64.7% 71.2% 62.4%
District 63.7% 65.5% 63.6%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(24 of 24 participated – 100%)

School    (7 / 10)
70%
District    (6.6 / 10)
66%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 70.9% 81.1% 70%
District 70.9% 72.1% 66%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(24 of 24 participated – 100%)

School    (8.2 / 10)
82%
District    (7.5 / 10)
75%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 86.7% 89.7% 82%
District 79% 78.6% 75%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(24 of 24 participated – 100%)

School    (8.9 / 10)
89%
District    (7.5 / 10)
75%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 79.4% 95% 89%
District 72.2% 80.3% 75%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(268 of 297 participated – 90.24%)

School    (1.8 / 10)
18%
District    (3.9 / 10)
39%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 28.6% 28% 18%
District 38% 36.2% 39%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(272 of 297 participated – 91.58%)

School    (5.4 / 10)
54%
District    (6.4 / 10)
64%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 57.9% 62.1% 54%
District 58.5% 60.3% 64%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 96%    (24 / 25)
96%
District 93.20%    (220 / 236)
93.20%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 100% 96% 96%
District 95.5% 96.6% 93.2%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 91.10%    (297 / 326)
91.10%
District 90.30%    (1440 / 1594)
90.30%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 98.3% 97.7% 91.1%
District 94.9% 95.6% 90.3%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 24 315 42
Percent satisfied with learning environment 100%
86%
92.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
78.8%
95%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 83.3%
88.1%
90.6%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 1.2 Up from 0.8
Percent of students retained 1.2 Up from 0.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 Up from 1
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 22.1 Down from 25.4
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.