Table 220.65c.

Percentage of fall 2010 first-time kindergartners who reported consistent positive feelings about school in fifth grade and percentage whose parents reported frequent avoidance of school by their child, by frequency or extent of selected school or neighborhood problems reported by school administrator: Spring 2016

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Frequency or extent of selected problem reported by school administrator	Percent of children who reported "always" having the positive feeling about school															Percent of children whose parents reported that child engaged in the school-avoidance behavior "a lot" or "almost always"1
	Feeling like they fit in at school			Feeling close to classmates at school			Feeling close to teachers in the school			Enjoying being at school			Feeling safe at school			Making up reasons to stay home from school			Seeming to dread going to school			Becoming upset when it is time to go to school in the morning			Asking to stay home from school			Complaining about going to school
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11
Total	54.3		(0.69)	46.0		(0.75)	37.9		(0.77)	51.0		(0.88)	67.1		(0.74)	1.7		(0.21)	2.6		(0.26)	2.1		(0.21)	1.7		(0.20)	3.0		(0.27)
Frequency of occurrence at child's school2
Theft
At least once a month	52.3		(2.79)	43.6		(2.90)	38.4		(3.60)	53.8		(4.17)	68.0		(2.77)	3.7	!	(1.26)	4.1	!	(1.36)	3.6		(1.07)	2.9	!	(0.91)	4.5		(1.15)
On occasion	54.3		(0.80)	45.5		(0.85)	37.8		(0.97)	50.8		(0.98)	67.5		(0.84)	1.7		(0.25)	2.6		(0.30)	2.1		(0.26)	1.7		(0.24)	3.1		(0.31)
Never	55.3		(2.61)	49.9		(2.01)	40.1		(2.02)	51.6		(2.21)	68.2		(1.83)	1.3		(0.36)	2.0		(0.48)	1.6		(0.37)	1.3	!	(0.43)	2.2		(0.51)
Physical conflicts among students
At least once a month	56.0		(1.45)	45.9		(1.70)	41.5		(1.71)	50.0		(1.82)	65.0		(1.42)	2.4		(0.45)	3.4		(0.59)	2.6		(0.46)	2.8		(0.53)	4.2		(0.68)
On occasion	53.8		(0.82)	45.8		(0.87)	36.9		(1.05)	51.5		(1.20)	67.9		(1.01)	1.5		(0.24)	2.4		(0.29)	2.0		(0.23)	1.4		(0.23)	2.8		(0.29)
Never	54.2		(2.77)	48.9		(3.22)	37.7		(2.78)	51.7		(2.14)	75.2		(2.54)	1.4	!	(0.42)	1.5	!	(0.50)	1.4	!	(0.58)	0.8	!	(0.39)	1.7	!	(0.51)
Vandalism of school property
At least once a month	54.7		(3.73)	39.3		(3.72)	39.6		(3.96)	44.5		(5.13)	60.1		(5.18)	‡		(†)	4.1	!	(1.78)	4.1	!	(1.77)	3.7	!	(1.49)	7.2	!	(2.33)
On occasion	53.6		(0.70)	45.5		(0.93)	37.8		(1.03)	50.9		(1.01)	67.4		(0.75)	1.8		(0.28)	2.6		(0.27)	2.2		(0.24)	1.7		(0.25)	2.9		(0.29)
Never	56.1		(1.59)	48.2		(1.39)	38.4		(1.68)	52.5		(1.59)	69.1		(1.91)	1.5		(0.29)	2.5		(0.52)	1.5		(0.33)	1.5		(0.36)	3.0		(0.51)
Student bullying
At least once a month	54.4		(1.51)	45.7		(1.67)	39.3		(1.67)	48.9		(2.02)	67.2		(1.29)	1.9		(0.42)	2.7		(0.53)	2.2		(0.44)	1.9		(0.38)	3.4		(0.62)
On occasion	54.1		(0.86)	45.8		(0.92)	37.5		(0.99)	51.5		(1.15)	67.4		(0.87)	1.7		(0.24)	2.7		(0.31)	2.1		(0.26)	1.7		(0.25)	3.0		(0.29)
Never	59.8		(2.80)	51.8		(2.87)	43.1		(4.19)	58.8		(4.03)	74.3		(6.95)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.0	!	(0.85)
Widespread disorder in classrooms
At least once a month	56.3		(4.29)	37.2		(4.25)	42.2		(4.45)	50.4		(4.76)	63.5		(4.05)	2.7	!	(1.22)	4.2	!	(1.58)	1.5	!	(0.62)	3.2	!	(1.24)	5.0	!	(1.94)
On occasion	53.6		(1.37)	44.6		(1.22)	37.6		(1.79)	49.9		(1.80)	64.5		(1.48)	2.5		(0.56)	3.5		(0.45)	2.8		(0.43)	2.6		(0.54)	4.2		(0.52)
Never	54.4		(0.94)	47.0		(0.88)	38.0		(0.95)	51.7		(1.04)	69.1		(1.01)	1.4		(0.20)	2.2		(0.29)	1.9		(0.25)	1.3		(0.18)	2.5		(0.26)
Extent of problem in the neighborhood where      child's school is located
Tensions based on racial, ethnic, or      religious differences
Big problem or somewhat of a problem	51.5		(2.57)	43.4		(1.95)	39.7		(1.47)	49.5		(2.21)	62.7		(1.65)	2.2		(0.56)	2.8		(0.62)	2.1		(0.51)	2.6		(0.64)	3.1		(0.56)
Big problem	51.9		(12.01)	29.2		(6.39)	21.9	!	(9.79)	54.1	!	(17.06)	69.5		(12.68)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Somewhat of a problem	51.5		(2.64)	44.0		(2.09)	40.3		(1.57)	49.3		(2.24)	62.4		(1.58)	2.2		(0.59)	2.8		(0.64)	2.1		(0.52)	2.7		(0.67)	3.2		(0.56)
No problem	54.9		(0.93)	46.3		(0.90)	38.0		(1.05)	51.3		(0.99)	69.2		(0.98)	1.8		(0.23)	2.6		(0.27)	2.1		(0.26)	1.6		(0.22)	3.2		(0.30)
Don't know	55.5		(2.63)	47.0		(2.89)	36.1		(3.04)	53.0		(2.89)	64.1		(2.59)	0.8	!	(0.29)	2.6		(0.70)	2.2		(0.49)	1.3	!	(0.50)	2.3		(0.58)
Selling or using drugs or excessive      drinking in public
Big problem or somewhat of a problem	54.7		(1.44)	44.4		(1.31)	37.4		(1.37)	51.1		(1.46)	63.6		(1.47)	2.5		(0.44)	3.4		(0.54)	2.7		(0.50)	2.5		(0.48)	3.6		(0.56)
Big problem	55.6		(3.31)	46.1		(3.24)	38.0		(3.30)	49.5		(3.92)	59.3		(3.51)	‡		(†)	3.7	!	(1.27)	1.7	!	(0.62)	1.7	!	(0.63)	3.4		(0.86)
Somewhat of a problem	54.6		(1.65)	44.1		(1.31)	37.3		(1.64)	51.4		(1.52)	64.4		(1.45)	2.8		(0.51)	3.3		(0.56)	2.9		(0.56)	2.7		(0.55)	3.6		(0.61)
No problem	53.8		(1.02)	46.7		(1.00)	39.1		(1.03)	51.1		(1.18)	70.4		(1.06)	1.3		(0.22)	2.1		(0.24)	1.6		(0.18)	1.1		(0.14)	2.7		(0.30)
Don't know	56.0		(2.76)	46.7		(2.45)	35.7		(2.51)	51.4		(2.91)	65.2		(2.25)	1.8	!	(0.60)	3.2		(0.76)	3.1		(0.67)	2.5		(0.64)	3.5		(0.78)
Gangs
Big problem or somewhat of a problem	54.5		(2.08)	44.5		(2.01)	38.2		(1.75)	55.0		(1.95)	61.6		(1.85)	2.5		(0.56)	3.0		(0.63)	2.3		(0.45)	2.2		(0.51)	3.2		(0.62)
Big problem	60.3		(6.31)	41.6		(4.91)	38.0		(6.98)	65.3		(4.30)	66.7		(6.30)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Somewhat of a problem	53.8		(2.03)	44.8		(2.18)	38.3		(1.66)	53.9		(1.96)	61.0		(1.64)	2.7		(0.63)	3.0		(0.67)	2.5		(0.48)	2.5		(0.56)	3.3		(0.64)
No problem	54.4		(0.77)	45.8		(0.85)	38.2		(0.95)	50.1		(0.94)	69.8		(0.86)	1.5		(0.21)	2.4		(0.26)	2.0		(0.26)	1.4		(0.17)	2.9		(0.29)
Don't know	53.8		(2.63)	48.3		(2.79)	37.1		(2.73)	52.5		(2.74)	62.4		(2.72)	2.4	!	(0.78)	3.4		(0.80)	2.7		(0.60)	3.0		(0.77)	3.6		(0.82)
Crime in the neighborhood
Big problem or somewhat of a problem	54.1		(1.35)	43.8		(1.23)	38.0		(1.23)	50.1		(1.63)	64.0		(1.25)	2.3		(0.41)	3.5		(0.55)	2.6		(0.41)	2.6		(0.45)	4.0		(0.52)
Big problem	53.8		(4.53)	47.1		(3.97)	42.8		(4.04)	55.4		(5.07)	59.3		(4.76)	2.0	!	(0.71)	2.7	!	(0.96)	2.7	!	(0.84)	1.6	!	(0.67)	4.6		(1.38)
Somewhat of a problem	54.1		(1.44)	43.2		(1.26)	37.3		(1.27)	49.3		(1.69)	64.8		(1.26)	2.3		(0.46)	3.7		(0.58)	2.6		(0.46)	2.7		(0.51)	3.9		(0.58)
No problem	54.8		(0.90)	46.8		(1.08)	38.6		(1.23)	51.8		(1.19)	69.9		(1.22)	1.5		(0.24)	2.2		(0.26)	1.6		(0.18)	1.2		(0.17)	2.7		(0.34)
Don't know	54.0		(2.46)	48.0		(2.36)	36.4		(3.24)	51.7		(2.12)	68.2		(2.25)	1.2	!	(0.57)	2.1		(0.58)	3.0		(0.90)	1.5	!	(0.47)	2.2		(0.55)
Violence in the neighborhood
Big problem or somewhat of a problem	54.3		(1.56)	44.8		(1.42)	39.7		(1.47)	51.2		(1.95)	62.9		(1.59)	2.5		(0.54)	3.3		(0.68)	2.3		(0.40)	2.5		(0.53)	3.8		(0.56)
Big problem	56.9		(4.69)	46.9		(5.12)	42.7		(5.43)	58.6		(5.92)	59.9		(6.76)	1.9	!	(0.82)	2.8	!	(1.11)	2.3	!	(0.90)	1.8	!	(0.83)	3.0	!	(1.13)
Somewhat of a problem	53.8		(1.67)	44.4		(1.55)	39.2		(1.38)	50.0		(1.84)	63.4		(1.29)	2.7		(0.62)	3.4		(0.74)	2.3		(0.42)	2.6		(0.61)	3.9		(0.58)
No problem	54.3		(0.84)	46.3		(1.08)	37.9		(1.27)	51.1		(1.07)	69.4		(1.09)	1.6		(0.22)	2.3		(0.26)	2.0		(0.26)	1.4		(0.18)	2.8		(0.31)
Don't know	55.3		(3.02)	45.9		(2.46)	35.6		(2.87)	51.7		(3.02)	68.5		(2.16)	‡		(†)	2.8		(0.75)	2.6		(0.68)	1.8		(0.54)	2.7	!	(0.82)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 For each school-avoidance behavior, parents could choose one of the following response options: "almost never," "rarely," "sometimes," "a lot," or "almost always." This table combines the percentages for "a lot" and "almost always."

2 For each problem, the school administrator could select only one response indicating how often the problem occurred at school. The percentages for three responses--"happens daily," "happens at least once a week," and "happens at least once a month"--are combined in the row labeled "at least once a month." In contrast, the "on occasion" and "never" rows represent discrete response options.

NOTE: Estimates weighted by W9C29P_9T90. Estimates pertain to a sample of children who were enrolled in kindergarten for the first time in the 2010-11 school year. In 2015-16, most of the children were in fifth grade, but 7.6 percent were in fourth grade or other grades (e.g., sixth grade, ungraded classrooms).

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010–11 (ECLS-K:2011), Kindergarten–Fifth Grade Restricted-Use Data File. (This table was prepared September 2019.)