Class Environment

Theodore Lester Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 29 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 62.1 Up from 58.6
Teacher attendance rate 94.2 Up from 92.6
Average teacher salary $60,746 Up from $56,829
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 96.6 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 89.7 Up from 23.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 57.1 Up from 51.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 6.9 Up from 3.4
Prime instructional time 87.1 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 20.1 to 1 Down from 20.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 6.9 Up from 3.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 2 Up from 1
Percent of out-of-field teachers 13.8 Up from 7.1
Number of out-of-field teachers 4 Up from 2

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.

Note: The method for calculating prime instructional time was adjusted for 2025 school report cards. Comparing 2025 prime instructional time to prior years is not appropriate.