School Climate

Merriwether Middle


Good
7.26/ 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
7.26/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (7.26 / 10)
72.60%
District    (7.30 / 10)
73%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 70.7% 73.8% 72.6%
District 70% 70.1% 73%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(25 of 26 participated – 96.15%)

School    (8.2 / 10)
82%
District    (7.3 / 10)
73%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 82.4% 84.7% 82%
District 72.9% 71.9% 73%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(25 of 26 participated – 96.15%)

School    (8.1 / 10)
81%
District    (8.1 / 10)
81%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 84.8% 86.9% 81%
District 82.6% 80.6% 81%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(26 of 26 participated – 100%)

School    (9 / 10)
90%
District    (9.1 / 10)
91%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 90.8% 89.3% 90%
District 89.1% 88.2% 91%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(301 of 329 participated – 91.49%)

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

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 30.4% 37.4% 37%
District 39.1% 40.9% 47%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(315 of 329 participated – 95.74%)

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

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 65.2% 70.6% 73%
District 66.4% 68.8% 73%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 100%    (26 / 26)
100%
District 91.20%    (229 / 251)
91.20%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 96.3% 96.2% 100%
District 88.8% 94.4% 91.2%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 97.10%    (329 / 339)
97.10%
District 94.80%    (1867 / 1969)
94.80%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 95% 93.4% 97.1%
District 95.5% 95.2% 94.8%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 29 335 45
Percent satisfied with learning environment 93.1%
80.3%
97.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 89.7%
85.6%
100%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 93.1%
96.9%
95%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 12.7 Up from 12.5
Percent of students retained 0.3 Down from 1.4
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 6 Up from 5
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 19.6 Down from 24.2
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 92.6 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.