Class Environment
Richmond Drive Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 31 | Down from 38 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 48.4 | Down from 55.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | N/AV | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $54,768 | Up from $54,595 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 96.8 | Down from 97.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 69.7 | Down from 77.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 73.5 | Down from 76.7 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 3.2 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | N/AV | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.7 to 1 | Up from 17.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 20.7 | Down from 37 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 6 | Down from 10 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 20.7 | Up from 18.5 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 6 | Up from 5 |
| 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.