West Jasper Survey Results:
Poverty & Achievement Gap
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1.
Please rate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements
regarding WJ
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Strongly
Disagree
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Disagree
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Agree
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Strongly
Agree
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Not
Sure
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Rating
Average |
Rating
Count |
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Our school has a high rate of
children who live in poverty.
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12.0% (3)
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4.0% (1)
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16.0% (4)
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56.0% (14)
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12.0% (3)
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3.52
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25
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The poorest students tend to
underperform in the classroom.
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4.2% (1)
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41.7% (10)
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33.3% (8)
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12.5% (3)
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8.3% (2)
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2.79
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24
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Many of our children will drop out
of high school.
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16.7% (4)
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29.2% (7)
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41.7% (10)
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4.2% (1)
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8.3% (2)
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2.58
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2
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2.
Please rank the issues in order of their affect on students and their
performance
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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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6
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7
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Rating
Average |
Rating
Count |
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Home life (ie disruptions,
divorce, single parent, etc)
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56.0% (14)
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24.0% (6)
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12.0% (3)
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0.0% (0)
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0.0% (0)
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4.0% (1)
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4.0% (1)
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1.92
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25
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Teacher influence (relationship,
effectiveness)
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28.0% (7)
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12.0% (3)
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20.0% (5)
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12.0% (3)
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24.0% (6)
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4.0% (1)
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0.0% (0)
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3.04
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25
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Academic Ability
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8.0% (2)
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8.0% (2)
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20.0% (5)
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28.0% (7)
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12.0% (3)
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24.0% (6)
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0.0% (0)
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4.00
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25
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Motivation
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4.0% (1)
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20.0% (5)
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20.0% (5)
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28.0% (7)
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4.0% (1)
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12.0% (3)
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12.0% (3)
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3.92
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25
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Socioeconomic status
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0.0% (0)
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4.0% (1)
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4.0% (1)
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0.0% (0)
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32.0% (8)
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24.0% (6)
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36.0% (9)
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5.76
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25
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Attendance
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0.0% (0)
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20.0% (5)
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16.0% (4)
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8.0% (2)
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12.0% (3)
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24.0% (6)
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20.0% (5)
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4.64
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25
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Behavior
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4.0% (1)
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12.0% (3)
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8.0% (2)
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24.0% (6)
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16.0% (4)
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8.0% (2)
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28.0% (7)
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4.72
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25
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3.
At our school, how many teachers/faculty actively attempt to build
significant relationships with students?
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Response
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Response
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more than 80% teachers/faculty
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66.7%
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16
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<80% but more than half of
teachers/faculty
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33.3%
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8
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<50% teachers/faculty
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0.0%
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0
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4.
Please indicate your level of agreement to the following questions.
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Disagree
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Agree
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Don't
know
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Rating
Average |
Rating
Count |
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College is not a priority for most
of our students or their families.
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16.0% (4)
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80.0% (20)
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4.0% (1)
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1.88
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25
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It is our responsibility as
teachers to help give students a sense of destiny.
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0.0% (0)
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100.0% (25)
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0.0% (0)
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2.00
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25
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Our school is a safe haven for
most of the students.
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0.0% (0)
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100.0% (25)
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0.0% (0)
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2.00
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25
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Boys tend to struggle more in the
classroom setting, than girls.
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28.0% (7)
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48.0% (12)
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24.0% (6)
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1.96
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25
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5.
As an educator at WJ, most of the time I feel as if there is nothing I can
do to change a student's future outcome.
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Response
Percent |
Response
Count |
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True
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20.0%
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5
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False
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80.0%
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20
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