Class Environment
Orchard Park Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 53.0 | Down from 54.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 60.4 | Down from 61.1 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 90.8 | Up from 90.2 |
| Average teacher salary | $50,908 | Up from $50,039 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 73.6 | Down from 74.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 79.6 | Up from 77.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 78.6 | Down from 81.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 1.9 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 87.2 | Up from 86.2 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.3 to 1 | Up from 15.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 22.2 | Up from 12.8 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 8 | Up from 5 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | No change |
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.