Frequently Asked Questions

Boston Latin Academy

Data from:     2016-2017     2017-2018     2018-2019

District: Boston

Sense of Belonging Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Sense of Belonging.

This School 3.6

Overall, how much do you feel like you belong at your school?

Total Responses: 407

Most Popular: Belong quite a bit

Source: Students

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Do not belong: 13
Belong a little bit: 19
Belong somewhat : 94
Belong quite a bit: 188
Almost totally belong: 93

3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 1, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 2, 5, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 4, 5, 5, 1, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 1, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 5, 4, 1, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 2, 4, 3, 1, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 2, 1, 3, 2, 5, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5, 2, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 3, 3, 4, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 4, 3, 2, 5, 3, 2, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 1, 4, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 1, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 1, 5, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4

At your school, how accepted do you feel by the other students?

Total Responses: 407

Most Popular: Quite accepted

Source: Students

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Not at all accepted: 8
A little accepted: 22
Somewhat accepted: 84
Quite accepted: 192
Extremely accepted: 101

4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 2, 5, 4, 3, 5, 1, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 2, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 2, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 1, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 5, 3, 1, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 2, 3, 3, 1, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 2, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 1, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 1, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 1, 3, 5, 4, 2, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4

How well do people at your school understand you?

Total Responses: 406

Most Popular: Understand me quite a bit

Source: Students

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Don't understand me: 24
Understand me a little: 49
Understand me somewhat: 131
Understand me quite a bit: 157
Understand me extremely well: 45

3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 3, 5, 5, 2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 1, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 1, 3, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2, 2, 3, 5, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 1, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 1, 3, 5, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 1, 4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 1, 5, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 1, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 1, 4, 4, 2, 4, 1, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 1, 3, 3, 1, 3, 1, 4, 4, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3, 5, 2, 5, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 5, 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 5, 1, 2, 2, 2, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 1, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 1, 1, 5, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 1, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 1, 2, 5, 4, 5, 2, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3

How much support do the adults at your school give you?

Total Responses: 405

Most Popular: Quite a bit of support

Source: Students

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No support at all: 15
A little bit of support: 38
Some support: 123
Quite a bit of support: 159
A great deal of support: 70

3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 5, 2, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 1, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 5, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 4, 1, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 2, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 2, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2, 4, 5, 3, 1, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 2, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 2, 4, 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 1, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 5, 5, 2, 5, 4, 2, 3, 2, 1, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 2, 2, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 1, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 1, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 1, 4, 3, 1, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 1, 1, 4, 5, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 1, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 5, 4, 4, 1, 4, 3, 5, 2, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 2

How much respect do students in your school show you?

Total Responses: 408

Most Popular: Quite a bit of respect

Source: Students

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No respect at all: 12
A little bit of respect: 26
Some respect: 91
Quite a bit of respect: 195
A great deal of respect: 84

5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 2, 4, 3, 5, 1, 5, 4, 5, 2, 5, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 1, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 1, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 2, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 1, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 5, 2, 2, 3, 1, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 1, 5, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 1, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 2, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 1, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 5, 4, 4, 4, 2, 5, 3, 1, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3

How connected do you feel to the adults at your school?

Total Responses: 408

Most Popular: Somewhat connected

Source: Students

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Not at all connected: 45
Slightly connected: 102
Somewhat connected: 151
Quite connected: 85
Extremely well connected: 25

2, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 2, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 1, 1, 3, 2, 4, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 1, 3, 5, 4, 3, 2, 3, 2, 1, 5, 2, 4, 3, 2, 4, 4, 1, 3, 3, 1, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 5, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 1, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 2, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 4, 1, 3, 2, 5, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 4, 4, 1, 4, 3, 1, 4, 2, 4, 5, 1, 3, 4, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 1, 1, 3, 2, 4, 2, 5, 2, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 3, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 1, 3, 4, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 1, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 4, 1, 3, 4, 3, 1, 3, 4, 2, 4, 1, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 2

How much do students at this school care about each other?

Total Responses: 48

Most Popular: A good amount

Source: Teachers

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Not at all: 0
A little bit: 2
Somewhat: 16
A good amount: 23
A lot: 7

3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3

How often do students at this school help each other learn?

Total Responses: 49

Most Popular: Often

Source: Teachers

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Almost never: 0
Once in a while: 1
Sometimes: 8
Often: 34
Almost all the time: 6

4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

How well do students at this school get along with each other?

Total Responses: 49

Most Popular: Quite a bit

Source: Teachers

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Not at all: 0
A little bit: 0
Somewhat: 14
Quite a bit: 31
A great deal: 4

4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4

At this school, how respectful are students to each other?

Total Responses: 49

Most Popular: Quite respectful

Source: Teachers

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Not respectful at all: 0
A little bit respectful: 1
Somewhat respectful: 20
Quite respectful: 24
Tremendously respectful: 4

4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3