School Climate

Forest Heights Elementary


Unsatisfactory
4.43/ 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.


Unsatisfactory
4.43/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (4.43 / 10)
44.30%
District    (6.73 / 10)
67.30%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 76% 45.6% 44.3%
District 62.1% 62.3% 67.3%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(30 of 32 participated – 93.75%)

School    (3.6 / 10)
36%
District    (7.1 / 10)
71%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 75.4% 39.3% 36%
District 74.5% 67.9% 71%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(32 of 32 participated – 100%)

School    (4.1 / 10)
41%
District    (7.3 / 10)
73%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 87.2% 29.7% 41%
District 70.9% 69.6% 73%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(32 of 32 participated – 100%)

School    (3.3 / 10)
33%
District    (7.9 / 10)
79%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 90.9% 19.1% 33%
District 73.5% 75.6% 79%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(154 of 164 participated – 93.90%)

School    (4.1 / 10)
41%
District    (4.3 / 10)
43%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 60.7% 61.3% 41%
District 32.7% 35% 43%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(156 of 164 participated – 95.12%)

School    (7.1 / 10)
71%
District    (7.1 / 10)
71%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 65.8% 78.6% 71%
District 59.1% 63.3% 71%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 94.10%    (32 / 34)
94.10%
District 90.60%    (1702 / 1878)
90.60%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 97.3% 88.6% 94.1%
District 89.7% 87.9% 90.6%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 83.70%    (164 / 196)
83.70%
District 89.50%    (11633 / 12991)
89.50%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 93.4% 84.3% 83.7%
District 90.7% 87.3% 89.5%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 34 170 23
Percent satisfied with learning environment 64.7%
91%
90.5%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 70.6%
90.4%
90.5%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 71.9%
95.7%
93.3%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 4.8 Up from 4.2
Percent of students retained 0.2 Up from 0.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 Up from 1
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning N/AV N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 29.8 Up from 26.4
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV 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.