Class Environment
Westcliffe Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 22 | Down from 27 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 40.9 | Up from 36.4 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.3 | Up from 91.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $55,150 | Up from $53,171 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 72.7 | Down from 76.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 72.5 | Down from 75.8 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 86.9 | Up from 85.3 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 16.2 to 1 | Down from 17.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 26.2 | Down from 26.6 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 16 | Down from 17 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 3.3 | Down from 7.8 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 2 | Down from 5 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 50.0 | Up from 0 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 1 | Up from 0 |
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.