Ithaca City School District

Summary:

The Ithaca City School District consists of 12 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving students in the Ithaca, New York area. The district demonstrates a range of academic performance, with several standout schools as well as areas for potential improvement.

Ithaca Senior High School is the district's top-performing high school, with strong Regents exam results, high graduation rates, and a 4-star rating. The two middle schools, Boynton Middle School and Dewitt Middle School, also excel, with high proficiency rates on state assessments. At the elementary level, Northeast School stands out as a top-performing school, consistently ranking among the best in the district and state.

However, the data also reveals significant variation in academic performance across the district's schools, with some struggling to meet state standards, particularly in mathematics. There appears to be a correlation between a school's socioeconomic status, as measured by free and reduced-price lunch rates, and its academic outcomes. The district may need to examine ways to better support its most disadvantaged schools and ensure more equitable opportunities for all students.

District Detail

400 Lake St
Ithaca, NY 14850-2132

(607) 274-2101

SchoolDigger Rank:
377^th of 874 New York districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,988

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry 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
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	265	29	9.1	37.4%	196 (74.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.2%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.5%)								(n/a)			87.9													50.0	56.5	67.9				13.8	52.2	61.5		73.9	90.4	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	$34,225	$576	$33,649
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	347	35	9.9	29.1%	168 (48.4%)	33 (9.5%)	41 (11.8%)	68 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.1%)	43	1386^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.3%		56.8	980^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.9%	406													58.8	52.1	50.0				51.9	52.1	44.2				43.9		98.3	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	99.4	99.4	$27,738	$1,034	$26,704
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	513	55	9.3	34.3%	346 (67.4%)	33 (6.4%)	39 (7.6%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.3%)	65.5	461^st of 1500 public middle schools	69.3%		58.5	563^rd of 1504 public middle schools	62.6%	102					95.7					100.0						56.5	61.4	69.2				48.6	65.3	40.6		53.6	98.2	98.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.7	98.9	99.6	$28,712	$887	$27,825
Caroline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2439 Slaterville Rd	Slaterville Springs	14881	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 539-7155	273	29	9.4	27.5%	201 (73.6%)	10 (3.7%)	24 (8.8%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.8%)	71	662^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.9%		63.7	808^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.0%	146													76.2	74.2	70.0				53.7	71.9	65.0				57.5		97.9	98.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	99.6	99.6	$27,531	$1,351	$26,180
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	258	31	8.3	60.5%	107 (41.5%)	57 (22.1%)	41 (15.9%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.6%)	20.8	2052^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.1%		28.1	1803^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	26.3%	249													24.0	51.9	38.9				20.0	42.9	26.5				35.3		41.8	41.9	42.6	42.6	42.6	41.8	42.3	42.4	$30,027	$2,740	$27,287
Dewitt Middle School	Public	6-8	560 Warren Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 257-3222	559	59	9.4	36.9%	330 (59.0%)	43 (7.7%)	47 (8.4%)	78 (14.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	60.8	543^rd of 1500 public middle schools	63.8%		64.3	472^nd of 1504 public middle schools	68.6%	71					100.0					98.9						58.4	59.6	66.0				43.8	60.1	27.5		54.7	99.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.4	100.0	$27,405	$1,763	$25,642
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	165	23	7.1	66.7%	107 (64.8%)	15 (9.1%)	18 (10.9%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.7%)	33	1683^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	31.2%		22.3	1994^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.4%	311													50.0	17.9	51.9				56.7	3.7	48.2				48.2		99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0	$37,293	$3,371	$33,922
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	217	21	10.2	36.9%	136 (62.7%)	16 (7.4%)	29 (13.4%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.4%)	45.6	1312^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.3%		40.2	1441^st of 2445 public elementary schools	41.1%	129													56.3	56.3	65.6				51.5	38.7	43.8				46.9		98.5	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.0	100.0	$29,080	$1,105	$27,974
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	1,411	102	13.7	26.7%	868 (61.5%)	97 (6.9%)	136 (9.6%)	142 (10.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	155 (11.0%)	77.8	186^th of 1234 public high schools	84.9%		78.2	166^th of 1242 public high schools	86.6%	20	96.8	93.6	92.6	41.7	72.7	93.0	51.6	80.0	90.9	60.7	85.3	78.4															97.7	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	98.5	99.8	$25,914	$644	$25,270
Northeast School	Public	K-5	425 Winthrop Dr	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 257-2121	347	37	9.4	29.1%	161 (46.4%)	14 (4.0%)	37 (10.7%)	101 (29.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	75.4	537^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.0%		84.4	327^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.6%	210													59.4	66.1	63.8				81.4	68.3	79.2				81.6		98.4	99.1	99.8	99.5	100.0	99.5	100.0	99.5	$29,444	$859	$28,585
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	363	35	10.4	24.2%	248 (68.3%)	10 (2.8%)	25 (6.9%)	25 (6.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (14.0%)	74.4	571^st of 2445 public elementary schools	76.6%		68.7	684^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.0%	113													81.8	61.2	69.8				81.8	59.7	63.3				70.7		97.5	97.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.8	98.3	100.0	$27,017	$515	$26,502
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	270	27	9.9	27.8%	171 (63.3%)	16 (5.9%)	23 (8.5%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.2%)	66.1	793^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	67.6%		56.8	982^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.8%	189													61.9	55.3	75.6				47.6	64.6	75.6				66.7		99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	100.0	$26,855	$338	$26,517

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Roots Charter School	0.97 mi	1	479^th
Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES	3.69 mi	1
Newfield Central School District	6.81 mi	3	739^th
Lansing Central School District	7.24 mi	3	185^th
New York State Office Of Children And Family Services (Ocfs)	7.48 mi	11

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.