Class Environment
River Oaks Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 51 | Down from 61 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 37.3 | Down from 41.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.6 | Up from 90.4 |
| Average teacher salary | $50,618 | Up from $49,885 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 98.0 | Down from 98.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 74.5 | Down from 80.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 79.6 | Down from 80.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 2.0 | Up from 1.6 |
| Prime instructional time | 85.8 | Up from 82.5 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 25.0 to 1 | Up from 23.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 35.1 | Down from 48 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 20 | Down from 36 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 10.5 | Down from 28 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 6 | Down from 21 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 25.0 | Up from 0 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 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.