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Belle Sherman School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
501 Mitchell St
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone
(607) 274-2206
District
ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
TOMPKINS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
307
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.8% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Belle Sherman School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
49%
42%
45%
63%
54%
53%
49%
42%
45%
63%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
51%
49%
49%
40%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
63%
47%
61%
45%
64%
50%
63%
47%
61%
45%
64%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 14 4.6%
Kindergarten 53 17.3%
Grade 1 50 16.3%
Grade 2 46 15.0%
Grade 3 46 15.0%
Grade 4 47 15.3%
Grade 5 51 16.6%
Total 307 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.7% 71.6% 42.2%
Black 9.1% 8.0% 16.4%
Hispanic 14.5% 9.9% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 18.5% 10.1% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.5% 36.2% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 29.3% 32.4% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.2% 3.8% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 67,612 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 434.8 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.0% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 44.0% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 17.1% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 14.1% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 27,897 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 4.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.3% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 69.0% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.7% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.2% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.3% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.1% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.6% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.0% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 15.0% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,648 $79,650,000 55.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,096 $5,577,000 3.9%
Staff $697 $3,548,000 2.5%
General Administration $697 $3,546,000 2.5%
School Administration $1,318 $6,708,000 4.6%
Operation $1,802 $9,174,000 6.3%
Transportation $1,464 $7,452,000 5.2%
Other $1,374 $6,994,000 4.8%
Total Support $8,448 $42,999,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,308 $21,930,000 15.2%
Total Expenditures $28,405 $144,579,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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