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Percentage of private school teachers who were evaluated during the last school year, and among those teachers, percentage that agreed with different statements, by affiliation: 2017–18

                             
      Percent of evaluated teachers who agreed with different statements
Affiliation Percent of teachers
who were evaluated
last school year
  Overall, the evaluation
process was fair
  The evaluation process
was based on what is
known about good
teaching practice
  I had a strong
understanding of how
I would be evaluated
at this school
  The evaluation process
helped me to determine
whether I had been
successful with my
students
  The evaluation process
had a positive effect on
my teaching
  Overall, the evaluation
process led to
improved student
learning
  The results of my
evaluation were
accurate
 
All private schools 68.6   91.1   89.9   86.5   82.7   84.2   81.0   89.8  
                                 
Catholic, Parochial 74.5   87.1   88.5   84.5   81.9   80.8   79.8   86.6  
Catholic, Diocesan 77.7   90.7   89.6   87.3   80.9   84.0   80.5   89.3  
Catholic, Private 72.4   91.3   91.1   87.7   81.5   84.2   80.6   90.7  
Baptist 63.1   83.8   83.3   79.9   82.1   83.0   81.7   84.3  
Jewish                
Lutheran 60.1   92.8   94.8   91.7   85.1   86.9   87.1   95.8  
Seventh-Day Adventist 64.5   94.7   94.7   81.9   86.8   90.6   82.0   86.8  
All Other Religious                
Non-sectarian, Regular                
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis 60.0   91.3   90.9   87.9   85.0   87.4   85.5   89.1  
Non-sectarian, Special Education 74.0   94.7   89.4   86.7   84.8   86.7   81.9   94.1  
‡ Reporting standards not met. The response rate is below 50 percent.
NOTE: Response options included "strongly disagree," "somewhat disagree," "somewhat agree," and "strongly agree." Teachers who reported "somewhat agree," or "strongly agree" were considered to have reported that they "agreed" with different statements.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Private School Teacher Data File," 2017–18.