Class Environment
River Oaks Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 62.0 | Down from 63.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 64.5 | Down from 65.1 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.9 | Up from 93.9 |
| Average teacher salary | $52,801 | Up from $50,676 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 91.9 | Up from 82.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 88.2 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 93.0 | Down from 95.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 89.8 | Up from 87.0 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 22.9 to 1 | Up from 21.6 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 11.4 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 5 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | N/A |
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.