Best Public Schools in Ithaca, NY

Summary:

The Ithaca school district in New York consists of 13 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district demonstrates a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with some standout institutions like Ithaca Senior High School and Northeast School leading the way.

At the high school level, Ithaca Senior High School ranks in the top 15% of New York high schools, with excellent test scores and over 90% proficiency in several Regents exams. The district's middle schools, Boynton Middle School and Dewitt Middle School, also perform well, ranking in the top third of New York middle schools with strong ELA and math proficiency rates.

However, the district also faces some challenges, with significant variation in school performance and a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. While the high schools and a few elementary schools, like Northeast School, demonstrate strong results, several lower-performing elementary schools suggest the need for the Ithaca City School District to address equity and access issues to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Common Core Algebra I (2024)	Regents Chemistry (2024)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2024)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2024)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2024)	Regents Earth Science (2024)	Regents Global History and Geography (2024)	Regents Living Environment (2024)	Regents Physics (2024)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2024)	Regents Algebra I (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)						NY State Assessments Math (2024)						NY State Assessments Science (2024)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	116 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	New Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(607) 882-9220	106	16	6.8	58.5%	73 (68.9%)	9 (8.5%)	3 (2.8%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	3 (2.8%)	57	567^th of 1242 public high schools	54.3%		63.7	446^th of 1228 public high schools	63.7%	121	76.5		100.0	81.4			71.4	79.2		76.6	35.3																							$15,317	$1,241	$14,076
Lehman Alternative Community School	Public	6-12	111 Chestnut St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 274-2183	286	31	9.2		215 (75.2%)	7 (2.4%)	19 (6.6%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.2%)								(n/a)				80.7											60.9	64.3	73.9				29.4	48.0	42.9		76.9	90.4	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	$18,931	$523	$18,408
Belle Sherman School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Mitchell St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2206	307	34	9.0	34.5%	156 (50.8%)	25 (8.1%)	40 (13.0%)	51 (16.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.4%)	56.8	980^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.9%		58.4	966^th of 2439 public elementary schools	60.4%	14												51.0	41.7	38.1				52.9	59.5	51.2				57.1		98.3	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	99.4	99.4	$17,581	$366	$17,215
Beverly J Martin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	302 W Buffalo St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2209	274	37	7.4	58.0%	125 (45.6%)	61 (22.3%)	30 (10.9%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (16.1%)	28.1	1803^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	26.3%		12.7	2251^st of 2439 public elementary schools	7.7%	448												45.2	26.5	20.0				46.9	37.5	6.3				26.7		41.8	41.9	42.6	42.6	42.6	41.8	42.3	42.4	$20,985	$1,589	$19,396
Fall Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	202 King St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2214	232	22	10.3	39.7%	158 (68.1%)	9 (3.9%)	20 (8.6%)	12 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.8%)	40.2	1441^st of 2445 public elementary schools	41.1%		42.7	1370^th of 2439 public elementary schools	43.8%	71												46.9	28.1	42.9				42.4	33.3	40.7				46.4		98.5	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.0	100.0	$16,623	$890	$15,734
Ithaca Senior High School	Public	9-12	1401 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 274-2145	1,341	107	12.4	31.3%	813 (60.6%)	106 (7.9%)	109 (8.1%)	141 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	163 (12.2%)	78.2	166^th of 1242 public high schools	86.6%		77.4	177^th of 1228 public high schools	85.6%	11	59.4	94.0	95.5	93.7	80.1	78.6	93.3	88.6	100.0	96.6	59.8															97.7	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	98.5	99.8	$15,842	$400	$15,442
South Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Hudson St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 274-2129	380	35	10.8		282 (74.2%)	8 (2.1%)	31 (8.2%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.8%)	68.7	684^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.0%		59.6	936^th of 2439 public elementary schools	61.6%	252												49.0	48.2	70.6				51.0	52.0	77.1				67.3		97.5	97.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.8	98.3	100.0	$14,559	$236	$14,323
Cayuga Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 E Upland Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 257-8557	303	35	8.7	33.0%	195 (64.4%)	17 (5.6%)	31 (10.2%)	18 (5.9%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.2%)	56.8	982^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.8%		68.2	723^rd of 2439 public elementary schools	70.4%	259												31.0	52.1	50.0				33.3	61.7	62.0				55.1		99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	100.0	$15,737	$336	$15,401
Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES	Public, Alternative	1-12	555 Warren Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES	No	No	No	No	(607) 257-1551	293	77	3.7		217 (74.1%)	19 (6.5%)	15 (5.1%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.6%)								(n/a)																										99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.3	100.0
Northeast School	Public	K-5	425 Winthrop Dr	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 257-2121	385	39	10.0	29.6%	194 (50.4%)	19 (4.9%)	37 (9.6%)	101 (26.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.3%)	84.4	327^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.6%		89.2	229^th of 2439 public elementary schools	90.6%	98												50.0	62.0	79.3				63.6	79.6	86.7				75.8		98.4	99.1	99.8	99.5	100.0	99.5	100.0	99.5	$16,964	$562	$16,401
Dewitt Middle School	Public	6-8	560 Warren Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 257-3222	478	63	7.5	37.7%	302 (63.2%)	37 (7.7%)	30 (6.3%)	53 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.3%)	64.3	472^nd of 1504 public middle schools	68.6%		64.6	470^th of 1500 public middle schools	68.7%	2					100.0	92.2					90.6				51.3	63.2	66.3				54.3	58.9	17.5		37.5	99.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.4	100.0	$18,240	$1,282	$16,958
Boynton Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2241	526	61	8.6	35.6%	351 (66.7%)	35 (6.7%)	49 (9.3%)	22 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.4%)	58.5	563^rd of 1504 public middle schools	62.6%		60.4	529^th of 1500 public middle schools	64.7%	34						91.4					98.7				50.0	58.5	60.1				43.7	65.2	28.0		32.1	98.2	98.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.7	98.9	99.6	$17,002	$800	$16,201
Enfield School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Enfield Main Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2221	164	24	6.7	65.2%	100 (61.0%)	15 (9.1%)	19 (11.6%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (13.4%)	22.3	1994^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.4%		13.6	2221^st of 2439 public elementary schools	8.9%	227												16.0	34.5	17.9				13.6	30.8	33.3				39.3		99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0	$24,745	$1,490	$23,254

Cities Near Ithaca

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lansing	6.99 mi	4	221^st
Slaterville Springs	7.31 mi	1	520^th
Newfield	7.82 mi	3	595^th
Freeville	8.72 mi	2	767^th
Trumansburg	10.15 mi	3	291^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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