This anonymous school climate survey PDF gives students a safe way to say how school really feels, with 34 questions across five printable pages. It is written in plain, age-appropriate language so students from middle school through high school can answer on their own in about fifteen minutes.
What this survey measures
The questions cover the main areas of school climate. Feeling safe asks how safe students feel in each part of the school and on the way there, and whether rules are clear and fair. Friends, belonging, and respect ask whether students have friends and trusted adults, feel that they belong, and are treated with respect. Teaching and learning asks whether teachers believe in them and whether lessons hold their interest, and a short grid rates the school building. The bullying section asks how often students see or experience bullying, where it happens, what kinds they see, and how adults respond when it is reported. Getting help and wellbeing questions show how easy it is to find support and how students have felt in the past month. Three open boxes let students speak in their own words, and a short About you section at the end lets you compare results by grade and group without identifying anyone.
How to use it on paper
Hand the survey out in homeroom or during an advisory period and read the anonymity note aloud so students feel comfortable being honest. Students fill the boxes with a blue or black pen and drop finished forms in a collection box rather than passing them back to a teacher. Scan the completed forms in batches, and PaperSurvey reads every checkbox with optical mark recognition, so class and grade-level results appear in your dashboard with no manual tallying.
Customize this template
Add your school logo, reword statements to match your community, or add and remove questions to fit your district survey. Swap the grade options for your own year levels, and the paper layout reflows automatically so every copy you print stays scannable.
Preview the PDF above, or use this template to start listening to your students today.