VITAL STATISTICS

Good Shepherd Lutheran School

1300 Belt Line Road

Collinsville, Illinois 62234

Phone: 618/344-3153

FAX: 618/344-3156

E-mail: gsls1@hotmail.com

Good Shepherd is conveniently located on one of the main thoroughfares of Collinsville, between Highways #157 and #159 and near the cross-roads of interstates 55, 70 and 270. This location makes Good Shepherd easily accessible from many communities and places the school within easy access of the main commuter entry points to metropolitan St. Louis. We are located about 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis.

• Morning and afternoon preschool classes for children ages 3 (2 half-days) and 4 (3 half-days).

• Morning and afternoon half-day kindergarten sessions (5 half-days).

• Grades one through eight.

• Member of the Metro-East Lutheran High School Association:

6305 Center Grove Road

Edwardsville, Illinois 62025

Phone: 618/656-0043 Fax: 618/656-3315

• Child Care: Full-day center for children ages 3 and 4 and those in kindergarten, Before and After School Care for students in kindergarten and grades 1 through 8, Summer Camp for students completing grades 1 through 7.

Enrollment:

• 511 students (76 in early childhood and 437 in Kindergarten through grade 8) in the 1999-00 school year.

Tuition & Fees:

• Commensurate with a quality Christian education. Please contact the school office for this information.

Hours of Operation:

• Preschool: Morning sessions 8:30 to 11:00am, Afternoon sessions Noon to 2:30pm

• Kindergarten: Morning session 8:30 to 11:15am, Afternoon session 12:15 to 3:00p.m.

• Grades 1 through 3: 8:30am to 3:00p.m. (classrooms open at 7:45am)

• Grades 4 through 8: 8:30am to 3:10p.m. (classrooms open at 7:45am)

• Child Care: 6:00am to 6:00p.m.

• Before School Care: 6:30 to 7:45am

• After School Care: 3:00 to 6:00p.m.

Achievement:

Achievement tests are administered annually in the spring of the year to children in kindergarten through grade 8. The following results are from the Stanford Achievement Test, Eighth Edition, 1991 national norms, which was administered in the spring of 2000.

• Average Grade Equivalency: 1 year 8 months above grade level

(This means the average student scored almost 2 years above his grade level. Please note that this average is less in the lower grades. It increases as the students advance through the grades resulting in an average in the upper grades which is greater than 2 years above grade level.)

• Average Percentile: 78.1%

(This means the average student did as well as or better than about 79 out of 100 students in a nation-wide sample.)

School Staff

Adult (teacher & aide) to Student Ratios:

• Preschool 3's = 8 students per adult
• Preschool 4's = 10 students per adult
• Kindergarten = 12.5 students per adult
• Grades 1 through 8 = Average of 23 students per homeroom teacher

Full-Time Teachers:

• 18 Preschool through Grade 8 Homeroom Teachers
• 1 Resource Room (Special Education) Teacher

K-8 homeroom teachers are certified or have made application for certification through the State of Illinois and are certified by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.

Other Teachers and Staff Members :

• School Counselor
• Foreign Language Teachers (Spanish and German)
• Art Teacher
• Band Director
• Preschool Assistant Teacher
• Teacher aides in Kindergarten and Grade One

Administration:

• Full-time Principal
• Part-time Assistant Principal

• Office Staff: Administrative Assistant, Secretary