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Percentage of public school principals indicating which sources of information on teacher performance the school used in teacher evaluations during the last school year (2016–17), by selected school characteristics: 2017–18
Selected school characteristic | Classroom observation using a teacher professional practice rubric, conducted by the principal or other school administrator | Assessments by the principal or other school administrator that are not based on a teacher professional practice rubric | Videotaped classroom observation | Assessments by a peer or mentor teacher that are not based on a teacher professional practice rubric | Teacher self-assessment | Amount or content of professional development completed by the teacher | Artifacts of teacher professional practice or portfolios | Student surveys or other student feedback | Parent surveys or other parent feedback | Teacher professional credentials including experience, education, and certification | ||||||||||
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All public schools | 98.1 | 32.8 | 10.6 | 24.2 | 72.9 | 60.1 | 65.5 | 32.7 | 27.4 | 48.4 | ||||||||||
School classification | ||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional public | 98.5 | 31.9 | 9.8 | 23.6 | 72.8 | 60.3 | 66.3 | 31.6 | 26.4 | 47.6 | ||||||||||
Charter school | 93.9 | 44.3 | 20.4 | 31.6 | 74.0 | 57.9 | 56.1 | 45.2 | 39.7 | 58.2 | ||||||||||
Community type | ||||||||||||||||||||
City | 98.4 | 33.3 | 14.2 | 27.5 | 73.8 | 60.0 | 65.8 | 37.6 | 32.0 | 46.8 | ||||||||||
Suburban | 98.6 | 30.0 | 8.1 | 21.3 | 71.2 | 61.4 | 68.2 | 27.6 | 23.4 | 43.8 | ||||||||||
Town | 97.4 | 33.1 | 9.7 | 27.4 | 77.2 | 59.6 | 63.3 | 35.2 | 26.8 | 50.5 | ||||||||||
Rural | 97.6 | 35.8 | 10.3 | 22.8 | 71.9 | 59.0 | 63.0 | 32.5 | 27.8 | 54.8 | ||||||||||
School level | ||||||||||||||||||||
Primary | 98.1 | 30.3 | 11.0 | 21.5 | 72.1 | 60.0 | 66.9 | 30.7 | 28.0 | 45.0 | ||||||||||
Middle | 98.8 | 32.5 | 9.8 | 28.1 | 73.9 | 58.0 | 65.8 | 31.0 | 24.1 | 46.4 | ||||||||||
High | 98.8 | 37.9 | 9.2 | 28.2 | 74.1 | 60.8 | 65.1 | 37.7 | 26.4 | 53.4 | ||||||||||
Combined | 96.0 | 37.6 | 12.8 | 25.7 | 73.6 | 62.9 | 58.3 | 35.9 | 31.4 | 60.6 | ||||||||||
Student enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||
Less than 200 | 96.2 | 37.7 | 9.5 | 23.2 | 74.4 | 58.9 | 59.3 | 35.3 | 31.9 | 57.2 | ||||||||||
200–499 | 97.8 | 31.7 | 11.4 | 22.9 | 73.4 | 58.6 | 65.3 | 32.4 | 28.6 | 48.9 | ||||||||||
500–749 | 98.9 | 30.5 | 9.5 | 24.1 | 71.0 | 61.2 | 68.1 | 32.8 | 24.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||
750–999 | 99.6 | 32.1 | 9.8 | 25.0 | 71.4 | 61.5 | 65.6 | 28.9 | 25.4 | 42.8 | ||||||||||
1,000 or more | 99.1 | 36.7 | 12.2 | 30.5 | 74.7 | 63.8 | 68.5 | 33.3 | 24.4 | 48.8 | ||||||||||
Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches |
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0–34 | 97.8 | 33.7 | 9.3 | 22.5 | 75.5 | 58.6 | 68.1 | 30.4 | 25.6 | 45.6 | ||||||||||
35–49 | 97.7 | 31.9 | 7.7 | 21.5 | 70.3 | 59.0 | 63.2 | 30.0 | 22.4 | 46.4 | ||||||||||
50–74 | 98.2 | 31.3 | 9.4 | 23.6 | 72.4 | 59.2 | 66.9 | 29.5 | 26.7 | 48.9 | ||||||||||
75 or more | 98.6 | 33.6 | 13.7 | 27.3 | 72.4 | 62.5 | 63.6 | 37.9 | 31.6 | 51.2 | ||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Principal Data File," 2017–18. |
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