More than 5,000 3rd-12th grade students responded to an annual survey administered by the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College. The survey measures perceptions of school climate, academic self-efficacy, student engagement, and more.
Among the survey highlights are improved views of school safety. The percentage of students who feel safe at school increased at elementary, middle, and high school levels. This is the second consecutive year of improvement following a significant decline in 2023. A similar encouraging trend is reflected in the parent/guardian survey.
We continue to see a positive trend in the % of students who say, “there is a teacher or some other adult from school who really cares about me”. This tops 90% at the elementary school level and 80% at middle and high school. These rates are among the highest since the question was first asked in 2006.
SDoL saw slight positive improvements in key Social Emotional Learning questions across each level, with the most significant improvements at middle school.
Finally, students increasingly feel that the topics they learn about in school are connected to each other. Responses have improved by at least 3 percentage points at each grade level at elementary, middle, and high school since first asked in 2021.
The Office of Data Analytics & Strategy updated the online survey dashboard, allowing users to view all student and family survey results for as many years as each question has been asked. Click below to access these dashboards through the district’s survey web page.