Class Environment
Ocean Drive Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 53.0 | Down from 56.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 45.3 | Down from 50.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.5 | Down from 95.0 |
| Average teacher salary | $49,293 | Down from $52,232 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 77.4 | Up from 73.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 76.0 | Down from 90.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 88.7 | Down from 93.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 89.6 | Down from 89.9 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 23.3 to 1 | Down from 23.8 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 20.5 | Down from 26.8 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 8 | Down from 11 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 2.6 | Up from 0 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | Up from 0 |
ESSA regulations require states to post on their report cards information about teachers with emergency or provisional credentials. South Carolina does not award emergency or provisional credentials, thus that metric is not listed.