Is Belle Sherman School a good school?

Belle Sherman School ranks 980 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Belle Sherman School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 319 students attended Belle Sherman School.

What is the racial makeup of Belle Sherman School?

Students at Belle Sherman School are 47% White, 18% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American.

What schools do graduates of Belle Sherman School attend?

Students who attend Belle Sherman School usually go on to attend: Middle : Boynton Middle School Middle : Dewitt Middle School High : Ithaca Senior High School

Belle Sherman School

Summary:

Belle Sherman School is an elementary school located in Ithaca, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 307 students. It is part of the Ithaca City School District, which is ranked 387 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belle Sherman School consistently performs above the Ithaca City School District and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates for grades 3-5. In the 2023-2024 school year, Belle Sherman's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 51.02%, compared to the district's 44.19% and the state's 42.6%. The school's 4th grade Math proficiency rate was 59.46%, compared to the district's 53.16% and the state's 58.03%. Additionally, Belle Sherman's 5th grade Science proficiency rate was 57.14%, significantly higher than the state average of 35%. The school performs particularly well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 400 and top 300 respectively among New York elementary schools in recent years.

However, Belle Sherman School faces some challenges, as its Asian student population has struggled, ranking in the bottom 600-700 of New York elementary schools. The school's special education and economically disadvantaged student populations also perform below the school's overall averages. While Belle Sherman School is well-resourced, with a relatively high per-student spending of $17,581 and a low student-teacher ratio of around 9-10 students per teacher, it is surrounded by several other Ithaca City School District elementary schools that have higher rankings and academic proficiency rates, such as Northeast School and Cayuga Heights Elementary School.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

501 Mitchell St
Ithaca, NY 14850-6148

(607) 274-2206

District: Ithaca City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
980^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,581

Students who attend Belle Sherman School usually attend:

Middle:	Boynton Middle School
	Dewitt Middle School
High:	Ithaca Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.3

Number of students: 319

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Asian:

18.5%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Belle Sherman School ranks better than 59.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.82. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Belle Sherman School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (47%), Asian (18.5%), Hispanic (12.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Belle Sherman School is 9.3. 4 elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Belle Sherman School is $17,581, which is the 3^rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Belle Sherman School:

SchoolDigger ranks Belle Sherman School 980^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Belle Sherman School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Ithaca City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ithaca City School District 387^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Belle Sherman School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	76.36	466^th	2206	78.9%
2007	74.09	575^th	2219	74.1%
2008	72.42	633^rd	2227	71.6%
2009	69.50	731^st	2257	67.6%
2010	76.25	484^th	2263	78.6%
2011	77.11	467^th	2286	79.6%
2012	75.36	542^nd	2320	76.6%
2013	86.97	215^th	2325	90.8%
2014	82.54	308^th	2345	86.9%
2015	86.48	236^th	2352	90.0%
2016	82.66	326^th	2366	86.2%
2017	67.99	719^th	2386	69.9%
2018	68.44	704^th	2395	70.6%
2019	60.68	882^nd	2413	63.4%
2021	62.66	787^th	2201	64.2%
2022	55.51	1033^rd	2434	57.6%
2023	58.35	966^th	2439	60.4%
2024	56.82	980^th	2445	59.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Belle Sherman School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	41.18	87^th	180	51.7%
2022	53.41	121^st	289	58.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Belle Sherman School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.46	215^th	938	77.1%
2019	69.50	116^th	860	86.5%
2021	74.53	73^rd	454	83.9%
2022	48.70	409^th	1027	60.2%
2023	46.57	438^th	1001	56.2%
2024	93.00	25^th	1066	97.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Belle Sherman School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.00	468^th	1941	75.9%
2019	48.25	743^rd	1859	60.0%
2021	48.92	443^rd	1044	57.6%
2022	43.74	976^th	2031	51.9%
2023	39.60	1102^nd	2016	45.3%
2024	30.53	1518^th	2110	28.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Belle Sherman School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.14	1529^th	2045	25.2%
2019	32.29	1401^st	2032	31.1%
2021	39.44	1042^nd	1678	37.9%
2022	34.43	1408^th	2099	32.9%
2023	35.29	1305^th	2041	36.1%
2024	32.56	1437^th	2078	30.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Belle Sherman School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.76	928^th	2338	60.3%
2019	50.88	1128^th	2357	52.1%
2021	52.46	912^th	1955	53.4%
2022	60.52	877^th	2401	63.5%
2023	58.94	930^th	2403	61.3%
2024	60.26	859^th	2413	64.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Belle Sherman School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.44	559^th	2340	76.1%
2019	69.19	641^st	2358	72.8%
2021	69.36	541^st	1961	72.4%
2022	48.97	1196^th	2400	50.2%
2023	56.97	966^th	2400	59.8%
2024	53.05	1067^th	2411	55.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Belle Sherman School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.44	448^th	601	25.5%
2019	7.58	520^th	548	5.1%
2021	26.78	362^nd	430	15.8%
2022	9.03	632^nd	671	5.8%
2023	13.32	543^rd	605	10.2%
2024	22.48	549^th	662	17.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Belle Sherman School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	54.43	367^th	927	60.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Belle Sherman School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	70.34	311^th	1429	78.2%

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Rank History for White students at Belle Sherman School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.78	425^th	1408	69.8%
2019	60.22	518^th	1338	61.3%
2021	66.43	407^th	1224	66.7%
2022	52.70	662^nd	1399	52.7%
2023	62.10	511^th	1337	61.8%
2024	54.16	631^st	1392	54.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Belle Sherman School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	209	94	30	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	358
1990	238	87	56	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	407
1991	243	87	58	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	407
1992	249	71	64	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	400
1993	253	58	73	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	402
1994	272	78	59	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	434
1995	260	43	59	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
1996	260	43	59	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
1997	233	66	56	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	370
1998	247	68	51	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	383
1999	231	88	52	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	389
2000	249	89	42	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	402
2001	230	91	45	19	5	n/a	n/a	0	390
2002	209	71	55	27	4	n/a	n/a	0	366
2003	209	71	55	27	4	n/a	n/a	0	366
2004	203	75	60	27	4	n/a	n/a	0	369
2005	197	55	69	30	6	n/a	n/a	0	357
2006	175	38	71	29	3	n/a	n/a	0	316
2007	158	41	67	22	2	n/a	n/a	0	290
2008	171	36	77	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	307
2009	186	34	79	17	1	n/a	n/a	4	321
2010	204	31	90	21	1	n/a	n/a	5	352
2011	217	31	94	14	1	0	17	0	374
2012	215	29	77	15	2	0	17	0	355
2013	203	24	88	22	3	0	22	0	362
2014	216	29	96	30	3	0	25	0	399
2015	207	22	90	34	3	0	23	0	379
2016	206	23	79	33	3	0	22	0	366
2017	208	18	79	33	2	0	25	0	365
2018	207	22	72	34	2	0	30	0	367
2019	181	27	71	39	4	0	40	0	362
2020	183	24	75	35	2	0	44	0	363
2021	165	24	56	31	2	0	38	0	316
2022	153	25	51	37	2	0	33	0	301
2023	156	25	51	40	3	0	32	0	307
2024	150	33	59	39	2	0	36	0	319

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Belle Sherman School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	358	33.8	10.5	n/a
1990	407	35.3	11.5	n/a
1991	407	38.5	10.5	n/a
1992	400	33.0	12.1	n/a
1993	402	28.3	14.2	n/a
1994	434	29.5	14.7	30
1995	382	28.9	13.2	26.4
1996	382	28.9	13.2	26.4
1997	370	28.8	12.8	26.2
1998	383	28.1	13.6	24.3
1999	389	27.8	14.0	28.3
2000	402	28.6	14.1	39.3
2001	390	29.3	13.3	33.8
2002	366	30.4	12.0	54.1
2003	366	30.4	12.0	54.1
2004	369	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	357	33.6	10.6	46.5
2006	316	29.0	10.9	44.9
2007	290	29.8	9.7	46.2
2008	307	27.0	11.4	39.4
2009	321	29.0	11.1	32.8
2010	352	29.4	11.9	15.6
2011	374	33.4	11.1	43.3
2012	355	27.8	12.7	43.7
2013	362	29.6	12.2	40.9
2014	399	31.0	12.8	27.8
2015	379	27.0	14.0	42.5
2016	366	29.0	12.6	44
2017	365	24.8	14.6	43
2018	367	28.0	13.1	39.5
2019	362	27.0	13.4	39.2
2020	363	32.0	11.3	n/a
2021	316	34.5	9.1	37.3
2022	301	32.0	9.3	n/a
2023	307	33.7	9.0	34.5
2024	319	34.0	9.3	31.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Belle Sherman School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	358	33.8	10.5	n/a
1990	407	35.3	11.5	n/a
1991	407	38.5	10.5	n/a
1992	400	33.0	12.1	n/a
1993	402	28.3	14.2	n/a
1994	434	29.5	14.7	30
1995	382	28.9	13.2	26.4
1996	382	28.9	13.2	26.4
1997	370	28.8	12.8	26.2
1998	383	28.1	13.6	24.3
1999	389	27.8	14.0	28.3
2000	402	28.6	14.1	39.3
2001	390	29.3	13.3	33.8
2002	366	30.4	12.0	54.1
2003	366	30.4	12.0	54.1
2004	369	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	357	33.6	10.6	46.5
2006	316	29.0	10.9	44.9
2007	290	29.8	9.7	46.2
2008	307	27.0	11.4	39.4
2009	321	29.0	11.1	32.8
2010	352	29.4	11.9	15.6
2011	374	33.4	11.1	43.3
2012	355	27.8	12.7	43.7
2013	362	29.6	12.2	40.9
2014	399	31.0	12.8	27.8
2015	379	27.0	14.0	42.5
2016	366	29.0	12.6	44
2017	365	24.8	14.6	43
2018	367	28.0	13.1	39.5
2019	362	27.0	13.4	39.2
2020	363	32.0	11.3	n/a
2021	316	34.5	9.1	37.3
2022	301	32.0	9.3	n/a
2023	307	33.7	9.0	34.5
2024	319	34.0	9.3	31.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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