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Percentage of public K–12 school teachers that are considered early career teachers, percentage of early career public K–12 school teachers that began teaching before March 2020 that were assigned a master or mentor teacher in their first year of teaching, and among those teachers, the percentage of frequency of working with the assigned master or mentor teacher, percentage of the extent to which the assigned master or mentor teacher improved the first year of teaching, and the percentage that received various types of support, by selected school and teacher characteristics: 2020–21
| Percent of early career teachers that began teaching before March 2020 who were assigned a master or mentor teacher in first year of teaching | Among early career teachers starting before March 2020 that had a master or mentor teacher assigned | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Frequency of working with assigned master or mentor teacher during first year of teaching | Extent to which master or mentor teacher improved first year of teaching | Had assigned master or mentor teacher that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected school and teacher characteristic | Percent of teachers that are considered early career teachers1 | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | A few times a year | Never | To a great extent | To a moderate extent | To a small extent | Not at all | Instructed students in same subject area | Helped with paperwork or record keeping | Demonstrated lessons | Helped prepare lessons that address learning standards | Helped develop student assessment tools | ||||||||||||||||
| All public school teachers | 17.9 | 81.6 | 50.2 | 29.6 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 34.1 | 30.6 | 25.3 | 10.0 | 74.0 | 57.5 | 51.6 | 62.1 | 62.5 | |||||||||||||||
| School classification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional public school | 17.0 | 84.1 | 50.1 | 29.6 | 16.6 | 3.7 | 34.3 | 30.4 | 25.4 | 9.8 | 73.9 | 58.0 | 51.3 | 62.0 | 62.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Charter school | 30.1 | 61.2 | 51.1 | 29.0 | 17.0 | 2.9 | 32.2 | 32.1 | 23.8 | 11.8 | 74.1 | 52.3 | 55.0 | 63.4 | 62.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Community type | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 20.0 | 78.5 | 50.1 | 30.2 | 16.4 | 3.4 | 33.5 | 30.1 | 26.3 | 10.1 | 74.2 | 53.3 | 52.3 | 64.3 | 61.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 15.6 | 82.9 | 50.5 | 29.4 | 16.1 | 4.0 | 35.7 | 31.0 | 23.9 | 9.5 | 77.4 | 59.3 | 53.3 | 63.9 | 64.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Town | 18.2 | 84.8 | 54.2 | 27.2 | 16.1 | 2.5 | 34.6 | 32.5 | 23.5 | 9.4 | 76.0 | 61.0 | 53.4 | 62.9 | 65.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Rural | 18.9 | 82.1 | 47.6 | 30.4 | 18.1 | 3.9 | 32.4 | 29.5 | 27.2 | 10.9 | 67.0 | 58.6 | 47.1 | 55.8 | 59.3 | |||||||||||||||
| School level, based on CCD definition2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 18.2 | 81.7 | 52.6 | 29.2 | 15.5 | 2.6 | 35.8 | 31.6 | 23.8 | 8.8 | 79.9 | 59.8 | 54.6 | 65.5 | 63.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Middle | 17.9 | 84.3 | 50.5 | 29.4 | 16.2 | 3.9 | 31.7 | 33.3 | 24.6 | 10.4 | 71.4 | 57.2 | 50.2 | 61.1 | 62.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary/high | 16.5 | 80.0 | 45.6 | 29.3 | 20.0 | 5.1 | 34.0 | 26.9 | 27.5 | 11.6 | 65.8 | 55.2 | 47.3 | 57.7 | 61.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Combined/other | 20.8 | 79.7 | 50.1 | 32.8 | 13.4 | 3.7 | 30.5 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 11.2 | 71.8 | 52.4 | 52.2 | 58.6 | 59.7 | |||||||||||||||
| School level, based on low and high grades3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | 18.0 | 81.8 | 53.0 | 28.9 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 35.5 | 31.9 | 23.9 | 8.7 | 79.6 | 59.6 | 54.7 | 65.4 | 63.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Middle | 18.0 | 84.6 | 50.8 | 29.4 | 16.0 | 3.8 | 32.2 | 32.8 | 24.5 | 10.6 | 71.8 | 57.2 | 50.4 | 61.6 | 62.7 | |||||||||||||||
| High | 16.3 | 80.4 | 45.3 | 30.3 | 19.4 | 5.0 | 34.3 | 26.6 | 27.7 | 11.4 | 66.0 | 54.7 | 47.6 | 58.1 | 61.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Combined | 22.7 | 77.3 | 47.2 | 31.5 | 16.4 | 4.9 | 29.8 | 29.4 | 28.4 | 12.3 | 69.6 | 54.6 | 48.7 | 55.4 | 59.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Student enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 100 students | 17.6 | 75.6 | 56.0 | 29.8 | 14.2 | ! | ‡ | 24.7 | 34.9 | 35.7 | ‡ | 62.4 | 57.9 | 43.9 | 60.0 | 57.8 | ||||||||||||||
| 100–199 | 20.4 | 70.5 | 45.0 | 34.2 | 17.6 | 3.2 | ! | 34.9 | 27.6 | 27.4 | 10.2 | 70.2 | 62.0 | 54.3 | 51.6 | 58.1 | ||||||||||||||
| 200–499 | 18.6 | 81.8 | 52.0 | 28.6 | 16.5 | 2.9 | 35.4 | 29.8 | 25.9 | 8.8 | 74.5 | 60.3 | 52.6 | 64.0 | 63.3 | |||||||||||||||
| 500–749 | 18.2 | 81.7 | 51.0 | 30.0 | 15.3 | 3.7 | 35.5 | 28.9 | 24.8 | 10.8 | 76.3 | 58.2 | 52.1 | 62.8 | 61.8 | |||||||||||||||
| 750–999 | 17.1 | 83.4 | 49.1 | 30.1 | 16.5 | 4.3 | 33.9 | 33.4 | 22.8 | 9.9 | 75.6 | 58.0 | 53.4 | 64.4 | 65.5 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,000 or more students | 16.6 | 82.4 | 47.6 | 29.5 | 18.5 | 4.4 | 31.5 | 31.9 | 25.2 | 11.4 | 71.8 | 52.1 | 49.0 | 58.9 | 61.5 | |||||||||||||||
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Percent of K–12 students who were approved for reduced–price lunches4 |
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| 0–34 | 14.8 | 82.8 | 47.7 | 30.0 | 19.2 | 3.1 | 33.8 | 30.5 | 26.5 | 9.2 | 73.2 | 56.8 | 48.0 | 59.9 | 60.9 | |||||||||||||||
| 35–49 | 16.0 | 82.1 | 49.7 | 29.5 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 34.0 | 28.7 | 24.8 | 12.4 | 72.4 | 57.7 | 48.1 | 58.3 | 59.6 | |||||||||||||||
| 50–74 | 18.6 | 82.5 | 51.7 | 29.0 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 36.6 | 29.2 | 23.4 | 10.8 | 76.2 | 55.6 | 53.5 | 66.0 | 67.7 | |||||||||||||||
| 75 or more | 21.1 | 80.0 | 51.1 | 29.7 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 33.0 | 32.1 | 25.8 | 9.2 | 73.7 | 59.1 | 54.3 | 62.6 | 61.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Teacher age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 30 years | 75.6 | 83.3 | 49.6 | 30.0 | 16.8 | 3.6 | 33.7 | 31.3 | 25.0 | 9.9 | 75.8 | 54.4 | 50.6 | 63.1 | 62.8 | |||||||||||||||
| 30–49 | 10.9 | 79.8 | 50.2 | 29.4 | 16.7 | 3.7 | 34.2 | 29.3 | 26.1 | 10.4 | 71.5 | 60.9 | 53.0 | 60.9 | 62.9 | |||||||||||||||
| 50–54 | 4.2 | 76.8 | 52.7 | 25.9 | 18.9 | ‡ | 31.8 | 32.1 | 25.7 | 10.4 | ! | 66.3 | 69.6 | 48.3 | 54.4 | 55.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 55 or more years | 3.1 | 74.4 | 59.5 | 26.9 | 11.3 | 2.2 | ! | 44.8 | 28.0 | 20.6 | 6.6 | ! | 72.6 | 71.0 | 60.5 | 63.3 | 59.8 | |||||||||||||
| Teacher sex5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Female | 17.8 | 82.2 | 50.5 | 29.0 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 33.2 | 30.7 | 25.5 | 10.6 | 75.4 | 56.7 | 50.7 | 61.5 | 61.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 18.0 | 79.3 | 49.1 | 31.6 | 16.1 | 3.2 | 37.5 | 30.0 | 24.5 | 8.0 | 68.9 | 60.5 | 54.9 | 64.1 | 66.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Teacher race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic | 18.1 | 57.0 | 65.1 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 37.4 | ! | 35.3 | ! | ‡ | 20.0 | ! | 62.8 | 71.2 | 53.9 | 63.4 | 54.0 | ||||||||||||
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 26.3 | 80.2 | 62.7 | 27.6 | 8.7 | ‡ | 39.8 | 33.9 | 22.9 | 3.5 | ! | 78.9 | 60.8 | 68.2 | 71.4 | 68.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 20.4 | 73.3 | 56.4 | 28.9 | 11.2 | 3.4 | ! | 38.7 | 30.5 | 23.3 | 7.5 | 76.8 | 66.3 | 65.7 | 71.0 | 69.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Hispanic, regardless of race | 22.7 | 80.6 | 53.1 | 26.2 | 17.4 | 3.2 | 39.7 | 30.1 | 20.8 | 9.4 | 74.9 | 59.0 | 58.7 | 68.1 | 65.2 | |||||||||||||||
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Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic |
16.6 | 79.4 | 71.9 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 38.4 | ! | 39.8 | ! | ‡ | ‡ | 80.9 | 37.7 | ! | 72.0 | 100.0 | 95.4 | ||||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 16.7 | 82.7 | 48.6 | 30.4 | 17.3 | 3.8 | 32.8 | 30.4 | 26.2 | 10.7 | 73.5 | 56.6 | 48.8 | 60.0 | 61.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Two or more races, non-Hispanic | 24.5 | 79.7 | 49.2 | 28.3 | 19.3 | ‡ | 29.8 | 31.9 | 31.6 | 6.6 | ! | 71.0 | 53.4 | 43.5 | 59.9 | 55.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Teacher highest degree earned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree or less | 28.6 | 80.6 | 50.7 | 29.3 | 16.5 | 3.5 | 35.7 | 29.8 | 25.1 | 9.5 | 73.2 | 57.4 | 51.7 | 61.9 | 63.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Master's degree | 11.8 | 83.1 | 48.6 | 30.7 | 16.8 | 3.9 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 25.7 | 10.8 | 75.4 | 57.4 | 51.0 | 62.5 | 61.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Higher than a master's degree6 | 6.5 | 81.6 | 56.8 | 22.6 | 17.9 | 2.7 | ! | 32.4 | 31.0 | 25.7 | 10.9 | 71.9 | 61.2 | 56.2 | 61.0 | 66.3 | ||||||||||||||
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate, or the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).
1Early career teachers are defined as those starting teaching no earlier than the 2016–17 school year.
2School level based on the definitions set by Common Core of Data (CCD). Elementary schools offer at least one grade of K through 4, and the number of elementary grades is at least as high as the number of middle grades. Middle schools offer at least one of grades 5 through 8, and the number of middle grades is greater than the number of elementary or secondary grades. Secondary/high schools are defined as schools that offer at least as many of grades 9 through 12 as in lower grades. Combined/other schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools. School level categories in the 2020–21 NTPS differ from those in previous survey administrations; caution should be exercised when comparing estimates by level over time.
3School level based on low and high grades offered by the school. Primary schools offer at least one grade lower than 5 and no grade higher than 8. Middle schools offer no grade lower than 5 and no grade higher than 8. High schools offer no grade lower than 7 and at least one grade higher than 8. Combined schools offer at least one grade lower than 7 and at least one grade higher than 8. Schools with only ungraded classes were included with combined schools. These categories are provided because they are comparable to those used in previous NTPS publications.
4Schools that don’t participate in the free or reduced-price lunch program are included with the "0–34" percent category.
5Teachers were asked whether they were male or female. Although this variable is labeled “sex,” the questionnaire did not use the terms either “gender” or “sex.”
6Higher than a master’s degree is defined as a teacher who completed any of the following: an educational specialist or professional diploma, a certificate of advanced graduate studies, or a doctorate or first professional degree.
NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Hispanic includes Latino. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2020–21.
