| Questionnaire Results | |||||||||||||||||||||
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School Environment |
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(1) |
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(2) |
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(3) |
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(4) |
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(5) |
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Average |
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(1 + 2) |
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(4 + 5) | |||||
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Strongly Disagree |
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Disagree |
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Neutral |
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Agree |
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Strongly Agree |
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Strongly Dis. + Disagree |
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Strongly Agr. + Agree | |||||||
| When I am at school, I feel I belong | 5 | 1% | 13 | 3% | 85 | 18% | 196 | 42% | 163 | 35% | 4.1 | 4% | 78% | ||||||||
| I feel I am safe | 2 | 0% | 7 | 2% | 48 | 10% | 159 | 34% | 247 | 53% | 4.4 | 2% | 88% | ||||||||
| I have fun learning | 16 | 3% | 30 | 7% | 141 | 31% | 165 | 36% | 107 | 23% | 3.7 | 10% | 59% | ||||||||
| I like this school | 8 | 2% | 12 | 3% | 65 | 14% | 170 | 37% | 204 | 44% | 4.2 | 4% | 81% | ||||||||
| I feel this school is good | 1 | 0% | 13 | 3% | 61 | 13% | 170 | 37% | 213 | 47% | 4.3 | 3% | 84% | ||||||||
| I have freedom at school | 25 | 5% | 58 | 13% | 131 | 28% | 152 | 33% | 96 | 21% | 3.5 | 18% | 54% | ||||||||
| I have choices in what I learn | 43 | 9% | 78 | 17% | 158 | 34% | 111 | 24% | 71 | 15% | 3.2 | 26% | 39% | ||||||||
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Teachers |
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(1) |
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(2) |
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(3) |
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(4) |
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(5) |
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Average |
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(1 + 2) |
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(4 + 5) | |||||
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Strongly Disagree |
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Disagree |
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Neutral |
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Agree |
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Strongly Agree |
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Strongly Dis. + Disagree |
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Strongly Agr. + Agree | |||||||
| My teachers treats me with respect | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1% | 30 | 7% | 97 | 21% | 327 | 71% | 4.6 | 1% | 92% | ||||||||
| My teachers cares about me | 3 | 1% | 4 | 1% | 27 | 6% | 109 | 24% | 317 | 69% | 4.6 | 2% | 93% | ||||||||
| My teachers thinks I will be successful | 4 | 1% | 4 | 1% | 63 | 14% | 144 | 31% | 244 | 53% | 4.4 | 2% | 85% | ||||||||
| My teacher listens to my ideas | 5 | 1% | 19 | 4% | 79 | 17% | 168 | 36% | 190 | 41% | 4.1 | 5% | 78% | ||||||||
| My principal cares about me | 4 | 1% | 9 | 2% | 46 | 10% | 128 | 28% | 272 | 59% | 4.4 | 3% | 87% | ||||||||
| My teacher is a good teacher | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1% | 19 | 4% | 79 | 17% | 357 | 78% | 4.7 | 1% | 95% | ||||||||
| My teacher believes I can learn | 2 | 0% | 5 | 1% | 21 | 5% | 108 | 24% | 323 | 70% | 4.6 | 2% | 94% | ||||||||
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Classroom Time |
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(1) |
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(2) |
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(3) |
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(4) |
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(5) |
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Average |
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(1 + 2) |
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(4 + 5) | |||||
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Strongly Disagree |
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Disagree |
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Neutral |
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Agree |
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Strongly Agree |
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Strongly Dis. + Disagree |
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Strongly Agr. + Agree | |||||||
| I am recognized for good work | 17 | 4% | 17 | 4% | 104 | 23% | 204 | 44% | 118 | 26% | 3.8 | 7% | 70% | ||||||||
| I am challenged by the work my teacher asks me to do | 28 | 6% | 45 | 10% | 157 | 34% | 123 | 27% | 108 | 23% | 3.5 | 16% | 50% | ||||||||
| The work I do in class makes me think | 9 | 2% | 9 | 2% | 93 | 20% | 187 | 41% | 162 | 35% | 4.1 | 4% | 76% | ||||||||
| I know what I am supposed to be learning in my class | 3 | 1% | 5 | 1% | 49 | 11% | 165 | 36% | 237 | 52% | 4.4 | 2% | 88% | ||||||||
| I am a good student | 7 | 2% | 11 | 2% | 59 | 13% | 169 | 37% | 216 | 47% | 4.2 | 4% | 83% | ||||||||
| I can be a better student | 12 | 3% | 28 | 6% | 96 | 21% | 137 | 30% | 188 | 41% | 4.0 | 9% | 70% | ||||||||
| Very good work is expected at my school | 6 | 1% | 15 | 3% | 85 | 19% | 134 | 29% | 219 | 48% | 4.2 | 5% | 77% | ||||||||
| I behave well at school | 2 | 0% | 10 | 2% | 65 | 14% | 189 | 41% | 194 | 42% | 4.2 | 3% | 83% | ||||||||
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Students |
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(1) |
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(2) |
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(3) |
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(4) |
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(5) |
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Average |
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(1 + 2) |
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(4 + 5) | |||||
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Strongly Disagree |
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Disagree |
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Neutral |
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Agree |
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Strongly Agree |
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Strongly Dis. + Disagree |
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Strongly Agr. + Agree | |||||||
| Students are treated fairly by teachers | 8 | 12% | 12 | 3% | 60 | 13% | 140 | 31% | 238 | 52% | 4.3 | 4% | 83% | ||||||||
| Students are treated fairly by the principal | 5 | 14% | 14 | 3% | 42 | 9% | 143 | 31% | 254 | 55% | 4.4 | 4% | 87% | ||||||||
| Students are treated fairly by the people on recess duty | 18 | 41% | 41 | 9% | 100 | 22% | 143 | 31% | 160 | 35% | 3.8 | 13% | 66% | ||||||||
| Students at my school treat me with respect | 18 | 29% | 29 | 6% | 106 | 23% | 168 | 37% | 133 | 29% | 3.8 | 10% | 66% | ||||||||
| Students at my school are friendly | 6 | 18% | 18 | 4% | 159 | 35% | 164 | 36% | 110 | 24% | 3.8 | 5% | 60% | ||||||||
| I have lots of friends | 16 | 26% | 26 | 6% | 53 | 11% | 118 | 26% | 249 | 54% | 4.2 | 9% | 79% | ||||||||
| I have support for learning at home | 11 | 15% | 15 | 3% | 54 | 12% | 119 | 26% | 258 | 56% | 4.3 | 6% | 82% | ||||||||
| My family believe I can do well in school | 1 | 3% | 3 | 1% | 13 | 3% | 70 | 15% | 373 | 81% | 4.8 | 1% | 96% | ||||||||
| My family wants me to do well in school | 1 | 4% | 4 | 1% | 13 | 3% | 35 | 8% | 410 | 89% | 4.8 | 1% | 96% | ||||||||
| Comments |
A majority of the respondents to this survey answered
the following questions. This information was analyzed in the following
manner:
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| Question 1 - What do you like about this school? | ||
| Topic 1 - Academics/Curriculum | ||
| Books (1) | I like having a lot of books in my class | |
| Challenge (7) | I like how I get a lot of challenge in my class | |
| Curriculum (62) | I like doing math; I like learning; I like challenging spelling words; I like that we're learning things that will help us in the real world | |
| Homework (2) | I like that the 5th graders can do their homework in the cafe | |
| Other (14) | I get a good education | |
| Related (83) | I like Miles in May; I like gym | |
| Topic 2 - Administration | ||
| Principal (6) | I really like my principal | |
| Topic 3 - School | ||
| Activities (8) | I like that we always have activities going on | |
| I like the activities like reading carnival and the volcanoes | ||
| Everything (18) | I like everything at this school | |
| Facility (39) | I like that I know my way around the school | |
| I like the playground | ||
| Field Day (3) | ||
| Field Trips (10) | ||
| Lunch (19) | I like that we can sit with our friends at lunch | |
| Good lunch | ||
| Playground Aides (3) | The recess aides are nice | |
| PTO (5) | I like that the PTO provides us with busses for our field trips | |
| I like what the PTO and the student council organizes for us such as the 5K Road Race and Pennies for Patients. | ||
| Recess (43) | ||
| Safety (5) | I like that school is safe for everyone | |
| Schedule (3) | I like how classes are only 45 minutes | |
| Size (3) | I like that our school is big | |
| Snack (10) | I like the snack bar | |
| Social (77) | All my friends go here | |
| I get to see and play with my friends | ||
| Suggestion Box (1) | I like that there is a student suggestion box but I do not think the principal pays much attention to it at all. | |
| Supplies (2) | We have very nice school supplies | |
| Transportation (2) | I like the bus | |
| Topic 4 - Teachers | ||
| Caring/Friendly/Fun (16) | Friendly, caring teachers | |
| Good/Great (22) | Great teachers | |
| Helpful (5) | The teachers are helpful | |
| Kind/Nice (86) | The teachers are nice | |
| Like (71) | I like my teacher | |
| Respect (7) | I like that I am treated with respect by the teachers | |
| Question 2 - What do you wish was different at this school? | ||
| Topic 1 - Academics/Curriculum | ||
| Books (1) | I want to read more books in library | |
| Challenge (1) | It was more challenging | |
| Choice (1) | We could choose what we did for work | |
| Curriculum (53) | I wish we wouldn't use everyday math | |
| More free reading time | ||
| Longer writing time | ||
| Extra Help (1) | I wish I could get special help in this school because most of the work is too hard for me. | |
| Homework (20) | Less homework | |
| Level (2) | I wish that all classes were leveled | |
| Related (47) | I wish gym was longer | |
| I wish gym was everyday | ||
| I wish the specials were longer | ||
| Study Hall (2) | I wish everybody could have study hall not just people who don't participate in things | |
| Tests (2) | I wish we could have less testing | |
| Topic 2 - Administration | ||
| Principal (2) | I wish our principal wouldn't give detentions to people who didn't do anything and to people who don't deserve them. | |
| Topic 3 - School | ||
| Activities (2) | More fun activities | |
| Facility (61) | Lockers, air conditioning, bigger desks, cleaner bathrooms | |
| Field Trips (7) | More field trips | |
| Lunch (73) | Better food, longer lunch | |
| Nothing (69) | I like the school the way that it is | |
| Other (6) | I wish we could bring video games, cd players, toys to school | |
| Playground Aides (10) | The recess aides are mean | |
| Recess (117) | Longer/More recess | |
| Schedule (18) | I wish school could start later, more free time to read, get out of school earlier | |
| Social (7) | More friends | |
| Transportation (4) | I wish the bus would come earlier in the afternoon | |
| Uniforms (1) | I wish we had school uniforms | |
| Vacation (2) | Longer vacations | |
| Less vacations so we can get out earlier in the summer. | ||
| Topic 4 - Students | ||
| Behavior (18) | I wish everyone was kind to everyone. I wish kids were nicer | |
| Choices (6) | I wish we had a little more freedom and choices | |
| Discipline (3) | I wish we didn't have in school suspension and suspension | |
| No detention | ||
| Freedom (3) | I wish we had more freedom | |
| Topic 5 - Teachers | ||
| Aide (1) | I wish there was an assistant teacher in every classroom to help out if the students need help. | |
| Behavior (5) | I wish that the teachers could be kinder and not play favorites to some students. | |
| Teachers were nicer | ||