Signal Hill Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 622 elementary school students from grades KG-5
- Ranks 521st out of 2,535 elementary schools in NY.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Deborah Ostrosky
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Half Hollow Hills Central School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $17,469
- Graduation Rate: 98.6%
- Dropout Rate: 0.4%
- Students Per Teacher: 14.3
- Enrolled Students: 10,037
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 622
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 45.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.8
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 301 (48.4%)
- Females: 311 (50.0%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 14 (2.3%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 34 (5.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 48 (7.7%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 52 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 79 | 12.7% |
| Hispanic | 46 | 7.4% |
| White | 435 | 69.9% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 102 | 16.4% |
| 1st Grade | 99 | 15.9% |
| 2nd Grade | 90 | 14.5% |
| 3rd Grade | 95 | 15.3% |
| 4th Grade | 120 | 19.3% |
| 5th Grade | 101 | 16.2% |
| Ungraded | 15 | 2.4% |
Public Assistance (2010)
Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 1-10%
Attendance & Suspensions (2009)
Attendance Rate
School:
96.0%
District:
95.0%
State:
93.0%
Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with Less Than 3 Years of Experience
School:
4.0%
District:
4.0%
Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.
School:
63.0%
District:
59.0%
Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)
Turnover Rate For All Teachers
School:
11.0%
District:
12.0%
Turnover Rate For Teachers with Less Than 5 Years of Experience
School:
43.0%
District:
27.0%
Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Signal Hill Elementary School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on NYSTP state exams in the following subjects:
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
NYSTP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 64.9% | 76.3% | 54.7% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | 90.7% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | 93.1% | 70.1% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 61.0% | 80.8% | 59.1% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 98.3% | 92.9% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 99.0% | 89.9% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 76.3% | 76.0% | 56.7% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | 93.9% | 76.9% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | 90.1% | 71.1% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 80.4% | 84.1% | 63.8% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | 96.2% | 87.2% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | 95.6% | 83.8% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 94.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | 96.0% | 88.0% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 78.6% | 75.1% | 52.5% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | 92.0% | 82.2% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | 92.2% | 77.6% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.4% | 88.4% | 64.6% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | 96.8% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | 96.7% | 83.2% |
| Social Studies Test | |||
| 2010 | 99.0% | 98.0% | 86.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 97.0% | 86.0% |
Source: NY Department of Education 2009-2010
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