Class Environment
James Island Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 36 | Down from 38 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 75.0 | Up from 73.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 96.4 | Up from 94.6 |
| Average teacher salary | $59,670 | Up from $56,861 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 78.9 | Down from 80 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 79.0 | Down from 82.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | Down from 2.6 |
| Prime instructional time | 90.2 | Up from 87.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 22.4 to 1 | Up from 20.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 16.1 | Up from 13.9 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 5 | No change |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 32.3 | Down from 38.9 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 10 | Down from 14 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 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.