Five Bulloch County schools were rated “above average” when the Georgia Department of Education released its first School Climate Star ratings for schools across the state earlier this week. Brooklet, Julia P. Bryant and Sallie Zetterower elementary schools, Portal Middle and Portal High schools all received four stars out of a possible five in the School Climate ratings, designed to measure the perceived atmosphere of a school in regards to safety, relationships, institutional environment and teaching and learning. “We have a real community school here in Portal that we take a lot of pride in,” said Dr. Karen Doty, who is in her first year as principal at Portal Middle High School.