School Climate Survey Template

School climate survey PDF with 7 anonymous questions covering safety and belonging, teaching and learning, and bullying.

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This anonymous school climate survey PDF gives students a safe way to say how school really feels, with 7 short questions across one printable page. It is written in plain, age-appropriate language so learners from upper elementary through high school can answer on their own in a few minutes.

What this survey measures

The questions cover three areas of school climate. Safety and belonging asks whether students feel safe, feel that they belong, and have caring adults they can turn to. Teaching and learning asks whether teachers believe in them, whether lessons hold their interest, and whether they feel challenged to do their best. A single question captures how often students witness bullying, and a grade question lets you compare results across year groups 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.

Questions in this template

  1. How much do you agree with each statement?
  2. How much do you agree with each statement?
  3. How often do you see bullying at school?
  4. What grade are you in?

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