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The highest-poverty public schools in Tompkins County, New York

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Tompkins County, New York, drawn from 27 qualifying public schools. GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL leads the list at 84.1%, against a median of 36.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
27
Tompkins County, New York
Top % FRL
84.1%
Median % FRL
36.9%
HIGHEST POVERTY · TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOLFREEVILLE, NYGEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh10784.1%
2ENFIELD SCHOOLITHACA, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary16566.7%
3BEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLITHACA, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary25860.5%
4GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGROTON, NYGROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary38853.9%
5NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEWFIELD, NYNEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary31853.1%
6NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLNEWFIELD, NYNEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle14247.2%
7GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLGROTON, NYGROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh39647.0%
8DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLDRYDEN, NYDRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle28344.2%
9DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDRYDEN, NYDRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary50043.8%
10DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOLDRYDEN, NYDRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh35639.9%
11NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLNEWFIELD, NYNEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh17839.9%
12LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLITHACA, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh26537.4%
13FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLITHACA, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary21736.9%
14DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLITHACA, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle55936.9%
15BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOLITHACA, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle51334.3%
16BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOLITHACA, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary34729.1%
17NORTHEAST SCHOOLITHACA, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary34729.1%
18RUSSELL I DOIG MIDDLE SCHOOLTRUMANSBURG, NYTRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle27728.9%
19RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLANSING, NYLANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary39228.6%
20LANSING HIGH SCHOOLLANSING, NYLANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh37128.3%
21CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLITHACA, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary27027.8%
22LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOLLANSING, NYLANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle35527.6%
23CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSLATERVILLE SPRINGS, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary27327.5%
24ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLITHACA, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,41126.7%
25CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOLTRUMANSBURG, NYTRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh27126.2%
26SOUTH HILL SCHOOLITHACA, NYITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary36324.2%
27TRUMANSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTRUMANSBURG, NYTRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary40922.2%
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