School Climate

Polaris Tech Charter School


Good
3.53/ 5
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
3.53/ 5
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (3.53 / 5)
70.60%
District    (6.80 / 10)
68%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 54% 50.8% 70.6%
District 67.2% 64.9% 68%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(22 of 24 participated – 91.67%)

School    (3.1 / 5)
62%
District    (6.1 / 10)
61%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 43.4% 37.6% 62%
District 70.2% 56.9% 61%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(23 of 24 participated – 95.83%)

School    (3.6 / 5)
72%
District    (7.1 / 10)
71%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 50.6% 46.2% 72%
District 69.7% 68.7% 71%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(23 of 24 participated – 95.83%)

School    (3.9 / 5)
78%
District    (8.4 / 10)
84%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 76.8% 72.6% 78%
District 82.4% 84.5% 84%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(105 of 114 participated – 92.11%)

School    (3.1 / 5)
62%
District    (4.9 / 10)
49%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 39.8% 38% 62%
District 42.6% 43.8% 49%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(109 of 114 participated – 95.61%)

School    (4 / 5)
80%
District    (7.5 / 10)
75%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 59.2% 59.8% 80%
District 71.3% 70.6% 75%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 85.70%    (24 / 28)
85.70%
District 89%    (1295 / 1455)
89%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 90.6% 96.7% 85.7%
District 87.8% 95.2% 89%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 100%    (114 / 114)
100%
District 90.50%    (12831 / 14171)
90.50%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 87.4% 95.9% 100%
District 88.1% 90% 90.5%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 29 144 14
Percent satisfied with learning environment 81.5%
84.4%
92.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 86.2%
89.1%
91.7%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 88.9%
95.7%
91.7%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 0.0 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district N/AV N/A
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning N/AV N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 9.0 Down from 19.7
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 92.7 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.