South Hill School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 363 students
Belle Sherman School
501 Mitchell St, Ithaca, NY 14850
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
347
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Ithaca City School District
Tompkins County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New York elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Belle Sherman School
Belle Sherman School is a public elementary school in Ithaca, New York, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Ithaca City School District. The school is located in a small city in Tompkins County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 347 students were enrolled, with about 10 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical New York elementary school (11.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 347 students
- Students per teacher
- 10 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Ithaca City School District
- County
- Tompkins County
- NCES school ID
- 361557001329
Schools near Belle Sherman School
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Beverly J Martin Elementary School
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Cayuga Heights Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 270 students
Eac Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 191 students
Northeast School
Public · Grades K–5 · 347 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.