1
Welcome to the BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL community. What's one thing that would make BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL even better?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
513
Middle
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361557001330
BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
1601 N CAYUGA ST, ITHACA, NY 14850 · (607) 274-2241 · Tompkins County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
176 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL→ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
513
-8 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 9.9:1
% White
67%
was 69%
% Hispanic
8%
was 7%
% Black
6%
was 10%
% Asian
4%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, a reasonably sized junior high in ITHACA, New York, operated by ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 513 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 4,988 students; BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.4%, the actual is 63.3%, a residual of +0.9 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tompkins County) records that median household income runs about $74,024, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tompkins County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,392 students), of which BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.1%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 521 students in 2018 compared to 513 in 2025.
On this page, members of the BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Tompkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,537
Census ACS
Median income
$74,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,411 students
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 559 students
- SOUTH HILL SCHOOLElementary · 363 students
- BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- NORTHEAST SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 273 students
Other schools in ITHACA
- ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,411 students
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 559 students
- SOUTH HILL SCHOOLElementary · 363 students
- BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- NORTHEAST SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCESCombined · 309 students
Nearby schools
- ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,411
- CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 270
- FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 217
- BEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 258
- NEW ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL1.4 mi · 98
- NORTHEAST SCHOOL1.8 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 513 students in grades 06-08.
Is BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 67% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.