Frequently Asked Questions

Curley K-8 School

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

District: Boston

Academic Challenge Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Academic Challenge.

This School 3.8

How often does your teacher ask you to explain your answers?

Total Responses: 240

Most Popular: Almost always

Source: Students

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Almost never: 5
Once in awhile: 30
Sometimes: 51
Often: 69
Almost always: 85

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

How often does your teacher take time to make sure you understand the material?

Total Responses: 240

Most Popular: Almost always

Source: Students

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Almost never: 8
Once in a while: 16
Sometimes: 53
Often: 80
Almost always: 83

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

How well does your school foster academic challenge for all students?

Total Responses: 52

Most Popular: Quite challenging

Source: Teachers

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Not at all challenging: 0
A little bit challenging: 6
Somewhat challenging: 20
Quite challenging: 23
Extremely challenging: 3

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

How effectively does your school challenge students who are struggling academically?

Total Responses: 52

Most Popular: Somewhat hard

Source: Teachers

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Not hard at all: 1
A little bit hard: 9
Somewhat hard: 26
Quite hard: 16
Extremely hard: 0

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

How effectively does your school challenge students who are thriving academically?

Total Responses: 52

Most Popular: Somewhat difficult

Source: Teachers

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Not difficult at all: 0
A little bit difficult: 8
Somewhat difficult: 25
Quite difficult: 17
Extremely difficult: 2

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

When you feel like giving up on a difficult task, how likely is it that your teacher will help you keep trying?

Total Responses: 242

Most Popular: Quite likely

Source: Students

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Not at all likely: 10
Slightly likely: 30
Somewhat likely: 52
Quite likely: 83
Extremely likely: 67

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

How much does your teacher encourage you to do your best?

Total Responses: 243

Most Popular: Encourages me quite a bit

Source: Students

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Does not encourage me at all: 6
Encourages me a little bit: 24
Encourages me some: 33
Encourages me quite a bit: 91
Encourages me a tremendous amount: 89

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