School Climate

Whale Branch Middle School


School Climate

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (4.35 / 10)
43.50%
District    (6.12 / 10)
61.20%
State    (6.33 / 10)
63.30%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

School    (4.63 / 10)
46.30%
District    (7.46 / 10)
74.60%
State    (7.53 / 10)
75.30%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

School    (3.69 / 10)
36.90%
District    (6.19 / 10)
61.90%
State    (6.94 / 10)
69.40%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

School    (4.96 / 10)
49.60%
District    (7.66 / 10)
76.60%
State    (8.03 / 10)
80.30%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

School    (2.71 / 10)
27.10%
District    (3.67 / 10)
36.70%
State    (4.05 / 10)
40.50%

Student Perceptions of Safety

School    (5.76 / 10)
57.60%
District    (5.62 / 10)
56.20%
State    (5.10 / 10)
51%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 89.30%    (25 / 28)
89.30%
District 92.30%    (1589 / 1721)
92.30%
State 83.60%    (47059 / 56260)
83.60%

Student Participation Rate

School 93.60%    (279 / 298)
93.60%
District 91.50%    (13930 / 15230)
91.50%
State 81.30%    (449229 / 552278)
81.30%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 32 292 8
Percent satisfied with learning environment 46.9%
79.6%
20.0%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 60.0%
81.2%
40.0%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
90.9%
60.0%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 3.3 Down from 6.1
Percent of students retained 3.3 Up from 0.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 4
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 21.7 Up from 8.3