The release of state assessment results for Russell County Schools also included results from a student survey about school climate and safety.
In that survey, Russell County Schools mostly earned high marks, with each school receiving a green rating, the second-best rating a school can receive.
In the high school survey, 92 percent of students said teachers expect them to their best all the time and 89 percent said adults at the school work hard to make students safe.
80 percent agreed that if a student is bullied in school, there is a safe way to report it to an adult.
However, 60 percent of students disagreed or strongly disagreed that students respect each other’s differences and nearly 60 percent indicated that internet bullying is a problem.
At the middle school, 93 percent of students said there is an adult at the school they can talk to if they have a problem, and 88 percent responded positively about having a safe way to report bullying.
51 percent indicated that internet bullying is a problem.
And at the elementary school level, 99 percent of students said adults at the school care about them and 98 percent said adults at the school work hard to make students safe.
60 percent indicated that students being mean or hurtful to students is a problem at their school.
Stay tuned to WJRS News for more results from the latest state assessments.
