School Success Online

The SSP, ESSP, and Learning Organization are powerful and comprehensive assessment tools for promoting academic performance and closing the achievement gap. Please take a moment to browse our web site and learn how the these products will benefit your school or program.

The ESSP is a rigorously tested, state-of-the-art assessment tool for school-based practitioners who work with children in grades 3 through 5.

The SSP is an assessment
tool for middle and high
school students.

The SSP Learning Organization tool assesses learning organizations, particularly in school settings, to create a climate more conducive to
student learning. The SSP-LO is administered to a school's administrators, specialists, teachers, teacher assistants,
and other employees.

What is the SSP?

The School Success Profile is a self-report survey of middle and high school students. The questions examine students' beliefs about themselves, their neighborhoods, schools, families and peer groups. The survey is based on a contextual perspective that suggests the social environment has a powerful effect on a child's development and success in school. The 195 multiple-choice survey questions take about 30 minutes to complete. The questions are divided into 6 modules: About You, Neighborhood, School, Friends, Family, and Health and Well-Being.

Click here to view the hard-copy of the SSP.

Student participation is voluntary. However, they are encouraged to complete the survey and are assured that their raw answers will be seen only by the SSP Project Team at UNC-CH. Results of the survey are uploaded onto the SSP Web site and are available on a confidential basis to the client.

The School Success Profile is available in both English and Spanish. It has also been translated into Hebrew, Lithuanian, and Romanian. It has been administered to over 40,000 students across the United States and abroad.

What Does the SSP Tell You?

SSP profiles and reports provide insight into how students perceive themselves and their environments, an understanding of the assets and concerns of groups of students, and a comparison of youth to a national sample.

Who Uses the Information?

The results of the SSP can be used by district offices, school personnel, support staff, students, families and interested community members to develop effective strategies for promoting student success.

How Do Clients Access Their Survey Results?

The School Success Online Web site is a multipurpose resource for school personnel and SSP Performance Team members with a client ID and password (with the exception of student members). This site contains all of the Summary Group and Individual Profiles, Detailed Group Reports, and a query tool. The Query tool allows the user to access Summary Group Profiles or Detailed Group Reports by any combination of demographic subgroups that are available in the survey (as self-reported by each student). These demographic groups include gender, grade range, race/ethnicity, and free/reduced-price lunch status.

How was the SSP Developed?

The SSP was developed by Drs. Gary Bowen and Jack Richman, Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in partnership with Communities In Schools.

Who are SSP Clients?

See Who Uses the SSP.

Distribution and Copyright

The School Success Profile was developed by Dr. Gary L. Bowen and Dr. Jack M. Richman at the School of Social Work, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is a copyrighted document, of which no portion may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from Dr. Bowen or Dr. Richman.

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