Class Environment
Lexington Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 47.0 | Up from 46.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 53.2 | Down from 60.9 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 96.2 | Up from 95.2 |
| Average teacher salary | $53,018 | Down from $53,287 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 74.5 | Down from 80.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 76.2 | Down from 90.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 84.9 | Down from 88.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 90.7 | Up from 90.1 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 22.3 to 1 | Up from 19.7 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 26.1 | Up from 4.2 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 6 | Up from 1 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 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.