Enrollment
258
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Ithaca, NY
Federal NCES profile for Beverly J Martin Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.
The verdict
Beverly J Martin Elementary School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of New York schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.
Beverly J Martin Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 94% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Beverly J Martin Elementary School ranks #5 of 7 schools in Ithaca, NY.
NCES ID 361557001333 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
258
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.2:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-39% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
56.6%
vs 56.2% New York avg
+1% vs state
How Beverly J Martin Elementary School compares with New York and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
7.2:1 - 4.6 below the New York state median of 11.8:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Beverly J Martin Elementary School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Ithaca, New York, enrolling 258 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.2:1, Beverly J Martin Elementary School is leaner than roughly 94% of New York schools and 39% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 56.6% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 258 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 444 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #306.
Its student body is led by White (42%) and African American (22%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 73/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 48.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Ithaca City School District also operates Ithaca Senior High School (1,411 students) and Dewitt Middle School (559 students) alongside Beverly J Martin Elementary School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
Beverly J Martin Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New York | New York avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 7.2:1 | ▼ 39% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 56.6% | ▲ 1% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 258 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: White at 42.0% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 72.6, Beverly J Martin Elementary School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ithaca City School District, which includes Beverly J Martin Elementary School.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca Senior High School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Dewitt Middle School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Boynton Middle School | Larger | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| South Hill School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Belle Sherman School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Beverly J Martin Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Beverly J Martin Elementary School's federal record.
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Beverly J Martin Elementary School has 258 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ithaca, NY.
The student-teacher ratio at Beverly J Martin Elementary School is 7.2:1, which is 39% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 54% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
56.6% of students at Beverly J Martin Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
The largest demographic group at Beverly J Martin Elementary School is White at 42.0% of enrollment, in Ithaca, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.6/100.
Beverly J Martin Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Beverly J Martin Elementary School ranks #5 of 7 schools in Ithaca, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Ithaca on the city page.
Beverly J Martin Elementary School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of New York schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides Beverly J Martin Elementary School, Ithaca City School District also operates Ithaca Senior High School (1,411 students), Dewitt Middle School (559 students), and Boynton Middle School (513 students). See the Ithaca City School District district page for the complete list.
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