P1229 Class Size, Numerical Standards - Elementary

Standards for determining the size of classes in elementary schools are desirable if efficient administrative procedures are to be maintained. The principal is responsible for keeping class size at a level that facilitates instruction and utilizes staff allocation in an equitable manner.

Administrative Implemental Procedures 

1. Numerical standards for determining class size in elementary schools are as follows:

   Grade Level	Minimum Number of Students	Maximum Number of Students	Grade Level	Minimum Number of Students	Maximum Number of Students
   Kindergarten	15	30
   First Grade	16	31
   Second Grade	16	31	Combination 1-2	13	25
   Third Grade	16	31	Combination 2-3	13	25
   Fourth Grade	17	33	Combination 3-4	13	25
   Fifth Grade	17	33	Combination 4-5	14	27

2. Numbers listed as minimum and maximum shall serve as guidelines and not as absolute standards in allocating teaching positions and in organizing classes for instruction.
3. The minimal number of students from one grade level in a combination class should be eight where possible.
4. Classes organized at the beginning of the school year will remain unless pronounced changes occur as a result of student mobility.

Administrative Responsibility: Learning Services

Latest Revision Date: March 2006

Previous Revision Date: March 1999 P1229

Updated administratively for alignment purposes: January 2021

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