School Climate

Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy


Excellent
8.03/ 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
8.03/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (8.03 / 10)
80.30%
District    (6.69 / 10)
66.90%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 70.8% 61.8% 80.3%
District 64.9% 63.2% 66.9%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(36 of 36 participated – 100%)

School    (8.7 / 10)
87%
District    (7.1 / 10)
71%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 81.5% 60.1% 87%
District 73.1% 66.4% 71%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(36 of 36 participated – 100%)

School    (9.4 / 10)
94%
District    (7.3 / 10)
73%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 78.6% 61.1% 94%
District 70.3% 69.3% 73%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(36 of 36 participated – 100%)

School    (9.4 / 10)
94%
District    (8.6 / 10)
86%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 88.3% 80% 94%
District 83.4% 84.4% 86%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(389 of 405 participated – 96.05%)

School    (5 / 10)
50%
District    (3.7 / 10)
37%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 39.7% 40.3% 50%
District 34.5% 33.3% 37%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(385 of 405 participated – 95.06%)

School    (7.6 / 10)
76%
District    (6.7 / 10)
67%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 65.8% 67.6% 76%
District 63.3% 62.7% 67%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 100%    (36 / 36)
100%
District 97.40%    (684 / 702)
97.40%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 97.1% 100% 100%
District 96.5% 96.5% 97.4%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 94.80%    (405 / 427)
94.80%
District 91%    (4699 / 5165)
91%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 96.7% 85.4% 94.8%
District 92.2% 90.1% 91%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 38 423 124
Percent satisfied with learning environment 97.4%
91.5%
96.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 100%
90.3%
95.7%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 97.4%
95.4%
96.3%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 51.9 Up from 41.7
Percent of students retained 0.4 Down from 0.9
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 2
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 20.8 Down from 25.9
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 91.4 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.