Class Environment
James Simons Montessori
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 24 | Down from 29 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 83.3 | Up from 78.9 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.6 | Up from 92.6 |
| Average teacher salary | $63,785 | Up from $58,562 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 73.9 | Down from 87.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 83.0 | Down from 87.3 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 87.8 | Up from 86.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.0 to 1 | Down from 26.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 20.0 | Up from 17.9 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 5 | No change |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 32.0 | Down from 35.7 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 8 | Down from 10 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | Down from 50 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 0 | Down from 1 |
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.