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Fall Creek Elementary School in Ithaca, NY
(PK-05 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in New York) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 53
Address
 202 KING ST
Ithaca, NY 14850
Telephone
(607) 274-2214
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Website
http://www.ithacacityschools.org
City-data.com school rating
53
Students
234
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
17.3
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
Yes, participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Free lunch eligible students
84
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
19
School district
ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I schoolwide eligible-Title I targeted assistance program
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
No
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (0.3 miles):

84
NORTHEAST SCHOOL (2.1 miles):

84
BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (0.7 miles):

77
BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOL (1.3 miles):

73
CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1.1 miles):

70
SOUTH HILL SCHOOL (1.2 miles):

62
Fall Creek Elementary School:

53
LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (1.4 miles):

40
BEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (0.7 miles):

11
Fall Creek Elementary School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
New York:

50
Tompkins County:

55
Ithaca:

60
Fall Creek Elementary School:

53

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 234
Enrollment in 2015: 232
Enrollment in 2014: 249
Enrollment in 2013: 250
Enrollment in 2012: 233
Enrollment in 2011: 225
Enrollment in 2010: 230
Enrollment in 2009: 220
Enrollment in 2008: 236
Enrollment in 2007: 215
Enrollment in 2006: 216
Enrollment in 2005: 215
Enrollment in 2004: 203
Enrollment in 2003: 236
Enrollment in 2002: 221
Enrollment in 2001: 252
Enrollment in 2000: 273
Enrollment in 1999: 273

Fall Creek Elementary School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradePKKGG01G02G03G04G05UGTotal
All students163132434422451234
Female students817182521523 - 117
Male students81414182317221117
Asian students6 - - - - - - 17
Hispanic students2321514 - 18
Black students2 - 13122 - 11
White students3262635301834 - 172
Two or More Races students3234815 - 26

Enrollment by grade:
Pre-Kindergarten enrollment: 16
Kindergarten enrollment: 31
1st grade enrollment: 32
2nd grade enrollment: 43
3rd grade enrollment: 44
4th grade enrollment: 22
5th grade enrollment: 45
Ungraded enrollment: 1

Fall Creek Elementary School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
Female enrollment: 117 (50.0%)
Fall Creek Elementary School:

50.0%
State:

51.1%
Male enrollment: 117 (50.0%)
School:

50.0%
New York:

47.5%

Fall Creek Elementary School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
Asian enrollment: 7 (3.0%)
Fall Creek Elementary School:

3.0%
State:

4.6%
Hispanic enrollment: 18 (7.7%)
Here:

7.7%
New York:

9.2%
Black enrollment: 11 (4.7%)
Fall Creek Elementary School:

4.7%
State:

12.0%
White enrollment: 172 (73.5%)
Fall Creek Elementary School:

73.5%
New York:

55.1%
Two or More Races enrollment: 26 (11.1%)
Here:

11.1%
New York:

2.9%

Fall Creek Elementary School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 103 (44.0%)
Here:

44.0%
State:

52.7%
Free lunch eligible students: 84 (35.9%)
Here:

35.9%
New York:

45.4%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 19 (8.1%)
School:

8.1%
State:

4.8%

Fall Creek Elementary School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Average Class Size:
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Average Class Size:
  • Common Branch: 19

Teachers and support:
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Classroom Teachers (FTE): 17.3

Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 4
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 8
Number of FTE nurses: 1
Number of FTE psychologists: 1
Number of FTE social workers: 1

Student/Teacher Ratio
Fall Creek Elementary School:

13.5
State:

14.0
Number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience: 1
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 4

Total number of classes taught: 47


Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 1

Fall Creek Elementary School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $923,361
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 12.9 (Salary Expenditures: $656,003)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 4.5 (Salary Expenditures: $96,840)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.6 (Salary Expenditures: $58,922)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $160,773)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $18,603
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $1,286,310
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $901,884
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 11.5 (Salary Expenditures: $213,907)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 6.5 (Salary Expenditures: $304,804)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $160,773)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $18,603

Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 2 (all male)
  • Asian: 2
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.

Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 17 (male: 13, female: 4)
  • White: 17 (male: 13, female: 4)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all male)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all female)

Retention:
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(State average from 836 schools)
A student is retained if he or she is not promoted to the next grade prior to the beginning of the following school year. Students are not considered retained if they can proceed to the next grade because they successfully completed a summer school program or for a similar reason. At the high school level, a student who has not accumulated enough credits to be classified as being in the next grade is considered retained
Total number of students retained in Kindergarten: 2 (all female)
  • White: 2

Percent of Kindergarten students retained
School:

6.5%
New York:

5.4%

Statewide Student Assessments


Grades 3-8 New York State Testing Program Assessments:
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(State average from 2,439 schools)
The grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics assessments measure the higher learning standards that were adopted by the State Board of Regents in 2010, which more accurately reflect students' progress toward college and career readiness.
3rd Grade:

    ELA Mean Score (3rd Grade)

  • All312
  • Males301
  • Females322
  • White317
ELA students tested with valid scores: 37
Computed mean of student ELA scores: 312

ELA Students scoring proficient and above:

48%
State:

43%

Students scoring at Level 1: 24%
Students scoring at Level 2: 27%
Students scoring at Level 3: 43%
Students scoring at Level 4: 5%

24%
27%
43%
5%

    MATH Mean Score (3rd Grade)

  • All314
  • Males319
  • Females309
  • White316
Math students tested with valid scores: 35
Computed mean of student Math scores: 314

Math Students scoring proficient and above:

51%
New York:

49%

Students scoring at Level 1: 14%
Students scoring at Level 2: 34%
Students scoring at Level 3: 34%
Students scoring at Level 4: 17%

14%
34%
34%
17%
4th Grade:

    ELA Mean Score (4th Grade)

  • All305
  • Males294
  • Females319
  • White313
ELA students tested with valid scores: 31
Computed mean of student ELA scores: 305

ELA Students scoring proficient and above:

35%
New York:

41%

Students scoring at Level 1: 19%
Students scoring at Level 2: 45%
Students scoring at Level 3: 29%
Students scoring at Level 4: 6%

19%
45%
29%
6%

    MATH Mean Score (4th Grade)

  • All303
  • Males298
  • Females307
  • White313
Math students tested with valid scores: 31
Computed mean of student Math scores: 303

Math Students scoring proficient and above:

39%
State:

43%

Students scoring at Level 1: 26%
Students scoring at Level 2: 35%
Students scoring at Level 3: 29%
Students scoring at Level 4: 10%

26%
35%
29%
10%

    SCI Mean Score (4th Grade)

  • All85
  • Males85
  • Females85
  • White89
  • Multirace79
Science students tested with valid scores: 37
Computed mean of student Science scores: 85

Science Students scoring proficient and above:

95%
New York:

87%

Students scoring at Level 1: 0%
Students scoring at Level 2: 5%
Students scoring at Level 3: 30%
Students scoring at Level 4: 65%

5%
30%
65%
5th Grade:
ELA students tested with valid scores: 16
Computed mean of student ELA scores: 293

ELA Students scoring proficient and above:

25%
New York:

35%

Students scoring at Level 1: 38%
Students scoring at Level 2: 38%
Students scoring at Level 3: 25%
Students scoring at Level 4: 0%

38%
38%
25%
Math students tested with valid scores: 17
Computed mean of student Math scores: 313

Math Students scoring proficient and above:

53%
New York:

43%

Students scoring at Level 1: 24%
Students scoring at Level 2: 24%
Students scoring at Level 3: 41%
Students scoring at Level 4: 12%

24%
24%
41%
12%

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 3,754 schools)
Elementary/Middle-Level Science:
Made AYP: Yes
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: Yes

Students enrolled during the test administration period: 40
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 93%

Performance Index (PI):

195
State:

174
Effective Annual Measurable Objective (EAMO): 173
Elementary/Middle-Level Math:

    Elementary/Middle-Level Math - Performance Index (PI)

  • All126
  • Males126
  • Females125
  • White142
Made AYP: No
Met the participation criterion: No
Met the performance criterion: Yes

Students enrolled during the test administration period: 210
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 82%

Performance Index (PI):

126
New York:

114
Effective Annual Measurable Objective (EAMO): 98
Elementary/Middle-Level ELA:

    Elementary/Middle-Level ELA - Performance Index (PI)

  • All113
  • Males92
  • Females144
  • White130
Made AYP: No
Met the participation criterion: No
Met the performance criterion: Yes

Students enrolled during the test administration period: 212
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 82%

Performance Index (PI):

113
New York:

113
Effective Annual Measurable Objective (EAMO): 100

Health & Safety


Offenses:
(State average from 1,445 schools)
An incident refers to a specific criminal act involving one or more victims and offenders. For example, if two students are robbed without a weapon, at the same time and place, this is classified as two robbery victimizations but only one robbery without a weapon incident

A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.

Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.
At least one incident at this school that involved a shooting: No
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No

Incidents of physical attack or fight with a weapon: 1
Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 5


Total incidents per 1,000 students
Fall Creek Elementary School:

25.6
State:

55.5

Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 3,050 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic7
  • Asian4
  • Black7
  • White28
  • Multirace7
  • IDEA10
  • 5042
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 53 (male: 22, female: 31)
  • Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • White: 28 (male: 11, female: 17)
  • Two or More Races: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
  • Section 504: 2 (all male)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Here:

226.5
New York:

179.4

Suspensions:
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(State average from 569 schools)
Out-of-school suspension
  • For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
  • For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
In-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his or her regular classroom(s) for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes, but remains under the direct supervision of school personnel. Direct supervision means school personnel are physically in the same location as students under their supervision.
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension: 9 (all male)
  • White: 9
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 9
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students with disabilities): 4

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students with disabilities)
Here:

17.1
State:

29.4
Students with disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2
Students with disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2

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