Belle Sherman School

501 Mitchell St, Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 274-2206

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 352

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 352 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 556th out of 2,535 elementary schools in NY.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Sloan Sheridan-Thomas

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Ithaca City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $16,512
Graduation Rate: 80.4%
Dropout Rate: 3.6%
Students Per Teacher: 11.8
Enrolled Students: 5,374

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 352
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 29.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 158 (44.9%)
Females: 189 (53.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 10 (2.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 44 (12.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 54 (15.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Belle Sherman School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.3%
Black	31	8.8%
Asian	90	25.6%
Hispanic	21	6.0%
White	204	58.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	20	5.7%
Kindergarten	61	17.3%
1st Grade	57	16.2%
2nd Grade	62	17.6%
3rd Grade	51	14.5%
4th Grade	58	16.5%
5th Grade	43	12.2%

Public Assistance (2010)

Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 31-40%

Attendance & Suspensions (2009)

Attendance Rate

School:

94.0%

District:

95.0%

State:

93.0%

Percent of Students Suspended

School:

3.0%

District:

3.0%

State:

5.0%

Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with Less Than 3 Years of Experience

School:

3.0%

District:

8.0%

Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.

School:

16.0%

District:

21.0%

Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)

Turnover Rate For All Teachers

School:

6.0%

District:

17.0%

Turnover Rate For Teachers with Less Than 5 Years of Experience

School:

67.0%

District:

24.0%

Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on February 01, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this was one of the greatest schools i've ever been to

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