Class Environment

Cherryvale Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 17 Up from 15
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 35.3 Down from 80.0
Teacher attendance rate 96.4 Up from 89.8
Average teacher salary $56,319 Down from $62,825
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 82.4 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 71.4 Up from 70.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 65.0 Down from 67.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 58.8 Up from 20.0
Prime instructional time 87.2 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 31.8 to 1 Up from 21.7 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 45.7 Up from 8.8
Number of inexperienced teachers 16 Up from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers 42.9 Down from 55.9
Number of out-of-field teachers 15 Down from 19

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.