Heck, I just about have the breakdown memorized from counting out flyers for each class so much already this year!! LOL
We have approx. 670 kids at our school. We do have class size reduction for 1-3 grades.
Pre-K -30 (total 15 am & 15 pm)
Kindergarten - 25 each class (we have 2 am and 2 pm classes)(When I taught Kdg I always had 32-36 kids!!)
1st - 14-19 per class
2nd - 14-19 per class
3rd - 18-22 per class
4th - 25 per class
5th - 27-29 per class
4th & 5th grade is departmentalized. The same class rotates teachers for math, reading, science & language arts. Kind of like middle school but the kids stay with the same group they have home room with.
We also have a special ed. Kdg class with a total of 12 kids (both am & pm combined) & a group of autistic students that are split up into primary & intermediate (about 20 kids).
Each grade has approximately 200 students. The class sizes are smallest for the K students and work up to 5th grade.
Our directory isn't out yet, so I don't know exact numbers for every grade. Because of my own kids' ages, I do know that K classes have 18-19 per class and 4th grade classes average 24-25.
Kids who need aides have one assigned to them. Those aides do help the teachers of their classes, but that work is second to their focus on the child they are supposed to be assisting.
Most schools have that info and must have it in writing (especially if a Title I school)
Our school district has racial (ethnic) breakdown , test scores (API, Star), class sizes, and guidelines on each school description page like this
Calahan Elementary
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We are K-5. The school district established a number of 20 per class k-2nd and 25 3rd-5th. The state's limits are higher but the district felt these lower limits were better for the students. I couldn't imagine having bigger classes. My daughter is in middle school this year and I guess I haven't asked about headcounts there. She hasn't commented on any classes being too crowded.
