Category 2

School Culture

Measures the degree to which the school environment is safe, caring, and academically-oriented. It considers factors like bullying, student-teacher relationships, and student valuing of learning.

Subcategory 2A

Safety

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Seeks to determine the degree to which school climate is a safe place for students to learn. It includes measures of student physical safety and student emotional safety.

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school data sources

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100%

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Measure 2A-i

Student Physical Safety

Insufficient Data

Draws on anonymous student reports about the degree to which they feel physically safe at school. It also measures the use of exclusionary discipline at the school.

  • How often do you worry about violence at your school?
  • How often do students get into physical fights at your school?
  • Overall, how physically safe do you feel at school?
  • How often do you feel like you might be harmed by someone at school?

  • Percent of students suspended  
  • Percent of students suspended for 10+ days  

Measure 2A-ii

Student Emotional Safety

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Draws on anonymous student and teacher reports about the nature of student relationships with each other.

  • Some kids get picked on at my school.
  • At my school, I see kids acting in an unsafe or unkind way.
  • At my school, I see many acts of kindness.
  • No one has hurt my feelings using technology (on an ipad or phone).
  • At my school, it is okay to be different or unique.
  • How often are students unkind to each other at this school?
  • How often are students at this school unkind to each other online?
  • How much bullying occurs at this school?

  • How often are students bullied at school or online?
  • How often are students bullied because of who they are?
  • Overall, how unkind are students to each other?

Subcategory 2B

Relationships

Approval

Seeks to determine the degree to which school climate includes supportive student relationships. It includes measures of student sense of belonging and student-teacher relationships.

N / A

school data sources

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of students responded

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of teachers responded

Measure 2B-i

Student Sense of Belonging

Approval

Draws on anonymous student and teacher reports about the degree to which they feel understood, supported, and accepted by students and adults at the school.

  • I am happy when I am at school.
  • I am happy when I am in class.
  • My teacher gives all students help when they need it.
  • I have friends in my classroom.
  • I have friends at recess.
  • Grownups at this school like me for who I am.
  • Students at this school like me for who I am
  • Grownups treat students with respect.
  • Students treat each other with respect.
  • There are grownups at my school who care about me.
  • My teacher gives me help when I need it.
  • Overall, how much do you feel like you belong at your school?
  • At your school, how accepted do you feel by the other students?
  • How well do people at your school understand you?
  • How much respect do students in your school show you?
  • How connected do you feel to the adults at your school?

  • How much do students at this school care about each other?
  • How often do students at this school help each other learn?
  • How well do students at this school get along with each other?
  • At this school, how respectful are students to each other?

Measure 2B-ii

Student-Teacher Relationships

Insufficient Data

Draws on anonymous student reports about the degree to which they feel respected and cared for by their teachers.

  • I share what I do outside of school with my teacher.
  • My teacher asks what I like to do outside of school.
  • My teacher cares about me when I am sick or upset.
  • My teacher listens to me when I talk to them.
  • My teacher helps me when I have a problem.
  • My teachers help students when English is hard for them to speak or to understand.
  • My school is kind to students who come from another country or speak another language.
  • When your teacher asks how you are doing, how often do you feel that he/she is really interested in your answer?
  • How interested in your teacher in what you do outside of class?
  • If you walked into class upset, how concerned would your teacher be?
  • If you came back to visit class three years from now, how excited would your teacher be to see you?
  • If you had something on your mind, how carefully would your teacher listen to you?

Subcategory 2C

Academic Orientation

Growth

Seeks to determine the degree to which student academic experiences are challenging and meaningful to them. It includes measures of valuing of learning and academic challenge.

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Measure 2C-i

Valuing of Learning

Approval

Draws on anonymous student reports about how important school is to them and how much they view themselves as learners. It also includes attendance rates.

  • School is important to me.
  • School is important to my family.
  • I enjoy learning new things at school.
  • I am a reader.
  • I am a mathematician.
  • I am a scientist.
  • I am a good citizen.
  • I wonder about things, am curious, and want to learn more.
  • Overall, how important is school to you?
  • How curious are you to learn more about things you talked about in school?
  • How much do you enjoy learning in school?
  • How much do you see yourself as a learner?

  • Chronic absence rate
  • Average daily attendance

Measure 2C-ii

Academic Challenge

Growth

Draws on anonymous student reports about the degree to which teachers encourage students to do their best, work hard, and understand new concepts.

  • How much does your teacher encourage you to do your best?
  • My teachers encourage me to do my best.
  • My teachers ask me to explain my thinking.
  • My teachers keep helping me until I understand.
  • I get help whenever I feel like I can't do it.
  • When you feel like giving up on a difficult task, how likely is it that your teacher will help you keep trying?
  • How often does your teacher ask you to explain your answers?
  • How often does your teacher take time to make sure you understand the material?

  • How well does your school foster academic challenge for all students?
  • How effectively does your school challenge students who are struggling academically?
  • How effectively does your school challenge students who are thriving academically?