Table 2.

Cronbach’s alpha and factor loadings for survey items rated by students in Grades 3–5, staff, and parents in the 2007–2008 to 2010–2011 academic years.

Climate dimension, α	Students in Grades 3–5				Staff				Parents
Items, λ	’08	’09	’10	’11	’08	’09	’10	’11	’08	’09	’10	’11
School connectedness	0.63	0.63	0.63	0.62	0.84	0.84	0.86	0.84	0.89	0.91	0.90	0.90
I enjoy working at this school	0.84	0.80	0.80	0.84	0.98	0.96	0.99	0.99	0.98	0.97	0.96	0.95
This school does a good job educating students	0.78	0.67	0.69	0.68	0.88	0.92	0.96	0.96	0.88	0.97	0.95	0.95
I would choose to continue to work at this school even if given the opportunity to transfer	0.70	0.68	0.70	0.64	0.95	0.89	0.94	0.94	0.95	0.93	0.93	0.92
School facilities	0.20	0.22	0.31	0.24	0.47	0.42	0.45	0.39	0.49	0.41	0.39	0.42
The school building is clean and well maintained	0.65	0.81	0.84	0.72	0.79	0.76	0.75	0.75	0.82	0.87	0.87	0.90
There are a lot of broken windows, doors, or desks at my school	0.30	0.24	0.29	0.28	0.51	0.47	0.61	0.61	0.56	0.43	0.45	0.43
Knowledge and fairness of disciplinary policies	0.47	0.45	0.49	0.42	0.61	0.69	0.74	0.74	0.53	0.61	0.63	0.62
My school has clearly defined rules and expectations for students’ behavior	0.68	0.64	0.68	0.69	0.85	0.84	0.91	0.91	0.74	0.81	0.82	0.79
Students are rewarded for positive behavior	0.58	0.65	0.70	0.65	0.72	0.83	0.90	0.90	0.74	0.76	0.79	0.81
Safety	0.54	0.56	0.57	0.56	0.71	0.83	0.82	0.72	0.71	0.76	0.79	0.77
Students feel safe at this school	0.84	0.83	0.84	0.85	0.90	0.97	0.96	0.96	0.91	0.92	0.93	0.94
Students feel safe going to and from school	0.54	0.58	0.58	0.59	0.79	0.87	0.88	0.88	0.76	0.80	0.85	0.81
Teacher–student relationships	0.27	0.29	0.33	0.26	0.25	0.25	0.57	0.52	0.73	0.79	0.79	0.78
I know most students at this school by name	0.38	0.43	0.47	0.69	0.30	0.32	0.91	0.91	0.78	0.87	0.87	0.84
Teachers care about their students	0.67	0.58	0.64	0.65	0.77	0.84	0.90	0.87	0.94	0.95	0.92	0.93
Academic emphasis	0.75	0.72	0.69	0.72	0.72	0.63	0.70	0.69	0.87	0.89	0.89	0.89
It is important for students to attend school every day	0.82	0.80	0.81	0.79	0.92	0.95	0.92	0.92	0.94	0.94	0.95	0.93
Teachers at this school set high standards for teaching	0.87	0.86	0.86	0.88	0.95	0.87	0.93	0.93	0.97	0.97	0.98	0.96
It is important to finish high school	0.80	0.76	0.73	0.78	0.86	0.95	0.94	0.94	0.91	0.91	0.92	0.93
Parental involvement	0.57	0.53	0.55	0.54	0.76	0.78	0.77	0.76	0.69	0.75	0.75	0.73
I have enough opportunity to talk with parents about students’ progress or problems	0.65	0.65	0.65	0.62	0.75	0.77	0.83	0.83	0.84	0.87	0.86	0.85
When a student does something good at school, parents are informed	0.65	0.67	0.71	0.73	0.86	0.88	0.91	0.91	0.82	0.82	0.85	0.83
When a student does something bad at school, parents are informed	0.65	0.63	0.65	0.61	0.86	0.85	0.85	0.85	0.67	0.76	0.79	0.74