Class Environment
Hillcrest Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 53.0 | Down from 57.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 75.5 | Up from 70.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 90.5 | Down from 92.1 |
| Average teacher salary | $54,203 | Down from $55,011 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 73.6 | Down from 77.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 85.1 | Down from 87.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 87.4 | Down from 89.8 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 3.8 | Up from 1.8 |
| Prime instructional time | 85.1 | Down from 86.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 26.0 to 1 | Down from 27.6 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 71.4 | Up from 25.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 5 | Down from 9 |
| 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.