Is Caroline Elementary School a good school?

Caroline Elementary School ranks 808 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Caroline Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 270 students attended Caroline Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Caroline Elementary School?

Students at Caroline Elementary School are 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Caroline Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Caroline Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Boynton Middle School Middle : Dewitt Middle School High : Ithaca Senior High School

Caroline Elementary School

Summary:

Caroline Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 293 students in grades PK-5 in Slaterville Springs, NY, which is part of the Ithaca City School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science proficiency, with its 5th grade students scoring significantly higher than their peers across New York.

One of Caroline Elementary's key strengths is the strong academic performance of its Hispanic students, who rank in the top 125 out of 1,531 New York elementary schools. However, the school's White, Multi-racial, Special Education, and Economically Disadvantaged student subgroups have lower rankings, indicating potential achievement gaps that need to be addressed. The school's overall statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating have fluctuated over the years, ranging from 764 out of 2,345 schools in 2013-2014 to 1,359 out of 2,439 schools in 2022-2023, and from 2 to 3 stars out of 5.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District, Caroline Elementary generally performs better than some schools, such as Beverly J. Martin Elementary, but lags behind others, like Northeast School, in certain academic areas. The school's relatively high percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients, as well as the lower rankings of its Special Education and Economically Disadvantaged student subgroups, suggest that it may face challenges in addressing the needs of its more vulnerable student populations.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

2439 Slaterville Rd
Slaterville Springs, NY 14881-9402

(607) 539-7155

District: Ithaca City School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,859

Students who attend Caroline Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 8.2

Number of students: 270

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.3%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Caroline Elementary School ranks better than 67% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.73. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (76.3%), Hispanic (9.6%), two or more races (8.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Caroline Elementary School is 8.2, which is the 2^nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District. (See more...)

Compare Caroline Elementary School employs 32.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Caroline Elementary School is $15,859. 5 elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Caroline Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Caroline Elementary School 808^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Caroline Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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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 Caroline Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Caroline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	63.67	979^th	2206	55.6%
2007	71.47	687^th	2219	69.0%
2008	57.14	1181^st	2227	47.0%
2009	57.43	1176^th	2257	47.9%
2010	44.50	1432^nd	2263	36.7%
2011	44.55	1425^th	2286	37.7%
2012	41.05	1526^th	2320	34.2%
2013	63.40	768^th	2325	67.0%
2014	65.18	764^th	2345	67.4%
2015	56.58	987^th	2352	58.0%
2016	57.80	958^th	2366	59.5%
2017	58.87	945^th	2386	60.4%
2018	47.52	1262^nd	2395	47.3%
2019	57.13	980^th	2413	59.4%
2021	49.60	1081^st	2201	50.9%
2022	52.73	1106^th	2434	54.6%
2023	43.21	1359^th	2439	44.3%
2024	63.73	808^th	2445	67.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Caroline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	28.15	204^th	289	29.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Caroline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.17	1436^th	1941	26.0%
2021	37.40	631^st	1044	39.6%
2022	35.44	1296^th	2031	36.2%
2023	22.13	1784^th	2016	11.5%
2024	35.35	1324^th	2110	37.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Caroline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.37	1210^th	2045	40.8%
2019	42.66	1094^th	2032	46.2%
2021	23.32	1429^th	1678	14.8%
2022	29.26	1576^th	2099	24.9%
2023	25.58	1630^th	2041	20.1%
2024	39.19	1219^th	2078	41.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Caroline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.67	1073^rd	2338	54.1%
2019	55.72	1004^th	2357	57.4%
2021	37.41	1268^th	1955	35.1%
2022	58.29	956^th	2401	60.2%
2023	49.31	1178^th	2403	51.0%
2024	63.62	777^th	2413	67.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Caroline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.11	1411^th	2340	39.7%
2019	56.08	977^th	2358	58.6%
2021	56.18	837^th	1961	57.3%
2022	48.30	1207^th	2400	49.7%
2023	36.99	1522^nd	2400	36.6%
2024	62.23	824^th	2411	65.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Caroline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	87.46	125^th	1531	91.8%

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Rank History for White students at Caroline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.30	991^st	1408	29.6%
2019	47.12	715^th	1338	46.6%
2022	41.92	854^th	1399	39.0%
2023	33.58	939^th	1337	29.8%
2024	46.73	752^nd	1392	46.0%

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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 Caroline Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	382	4	9	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	398
1990	411	9	5	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	426
1991	403	6	8	0	1	n/a	n/a	28	446
1992	456	12	9	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
1993	472	10	13	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1994	454	12	7	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	476
1995	446	6	7	3	4	n/a	n/a	0	466
1996	446	6	7	3	4	n/a	n/a	0	466
1997	428	9	7	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	455
1998	397	9	6	3	3	n/a	n/a	0	418
1999	366	2	8	2	4	n/a	n/a	0	382
2000	352	6	8	9	7	n/a	n/a	0	382
2001	343	5	8	10	13	n/a	n/a	0	379
2002	306	5	8	7	9	n/a	n/a	0	335
2003	306	5	8	7	9	n/a	n/a	0	335
2004	299	10	8	9	9	n/a	n/a	0	335
2005	274	8	9	7	6	n/a	n/a	0	304
2006	278	19	9	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	320
2007	259	18	12	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	303
2008	284	17	11	8	5	n/a	n/a	0	325
2009	271	28	9	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	315
2010	285	14	10	3	3	n/a	n/a	1	316
2011	256	16	5	3	1	0	12	0	293
2012	281	17	10	5	0	0	14	0	327
2013	293	17	6	7	0	0	17	0	340
2014	281	12	5	5	0	0	18	0	321
2015	253	12	4	4	2	0	24	0	299
2016	241	9	8	8	2	0	22	0	290
2017	244	11	4	15	2	0	24	0	300
2018	273	16	9	15	2	0	26	0	341
2019	272	14	6	20	4	0	22	0	338
2020	245	9	8	21	2	0	22	0	307
2021	208	9	1	17	1	0	18	0	254
2022	221	7	3	19	0	0	26	0	276
2023	234	7	9	17	0	0	25	1	293
2024	206	8	7	26	0	0	22	1	270

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 Caroline Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	398	25.6	15.5	n/a
1990	426	27.3	15.6	n/a
1991	446	28.0	15.9	n/a
1992	478	29.7	16.0	n/a
1993	496	29.5	16.8	n/a
1994	476	29.4	16.2	19.3
1995	466	29.6	15.7	21.2
1996	466	29.6	15.7	21.2
1997	455	28.8	15.8	19.3
1998	418	28.8	14.5	19.9
1999	382	29.4	13.0	22
2000	382	27.8	13.7	28.5
2001	379	30.0	12.6	26.9
2002	335	28.1	11.9	29.3
2003	335	28.1	11.9	29.3
2004	335	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	304	28.5	10.7	28.9
2006	320	27.0	11.9	35.6
2007	303	28.0	10.8	32
2008	325	29.0	11.2	27.1
2009	315	28.0	11.3	31.7
2010	316	27.0	11.7	42.9
2011	293	29.4	9.9	33.8
2012	327	25.0	13.0	35.2
2013	340	28.6	11.8	38.5
2014	321	31.8	10.0	32.7
2015	299	24.0	12.4	37.8
2016	290	24.0	12.0	43.4
2017	300	24.0	12.4	40.3
2018	341	27.7	12.3	39.3
2019	338	26.0	12.9	37.9
2020	307	31.0	9.9	36.2
2021	254	28.5	8.8	37
2022	276	31.5	8.7	34.1
2023	293	32.2	9.0	32.1
2024	270	32.8	8.2	30.7

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 Caroline Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	398	25.6	15.5	n/a
1990	426	27.3	15.6	n/a
1991	446	28.0	15.9	n/a
1992	478	29.7	16.0	n/a
1993	496	29.5	16.8	n/a
1994	476	29.4	16.2	19.3
1995	466	29.6	15.7	21.2
1996	466	29.6	15.7	21.2
1997	455	28.8	15.8	19.3
1998	418	28.8	14.5	19.9
1999	382	29.4	13.0	22
2000	382	27.8	13.7	28.5
2001	379	30.0	12.6	26.9
2002	335	28.1	11.9	29.3
2003	335	28.1	11.9	29.3
2004	335	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	304	28.5	10.7	28.9
2006	320	27.0	11.9	35.6
2007	303	28.0	10.8	32
2008	325	29.0	11.2	27.1
2009	315	28.0	11.3	31.7
2010	316	27.0	11.7	42.9
2011	293	29.4	9.9	33.8
2012	327	25.0	13.0	35.2
2013	340	28.6	11.8	38.5
2014	321	31.8	10.0	32.7
2015	299	24.0	12.4	37.8
2016	290	24.0	12.0	43.4
2017	300	24.0	12.4	40.3
2018	341	27.7	12.3	39.3
2019	338	26.0	12.9	37.9
2020	307	31.0	9.9	36.2
2021	254	28.5	8.8	37
2022	276	31.5	8.7	34.1
2023	293	32.2	9.0	32.1
2024	270	32.8	8.2	30.7

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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