Class Environment
James Island Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 37 | No change |
| Teacher attendance rate | 95.9 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $55,375 | Down from $58,817 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 78.1 | Down from 88.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 83.2 | Down from 89.4 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 91.3 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.0 to 1 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 25.0 | Up from 8.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 5 | Up from 2 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 5.0 | Up from 4.3 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | 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.