Class Environment
Lexington Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 61.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 63.9 | Up from 60.7 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 90.4 | Down from 91.4 |
| Average teacher salary | $54,455 | Up from $52,991 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 83.6 | Down from 85.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 90.7 | Up from 88.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 90.0 | Down from 90.3 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 83.7 | Up from 83.3 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 29.6 to 1 | Up from 29.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 14.8 | Up from 11.4 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 4 | No change |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 2.9 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | Down from 1 |
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.