Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361557004687
CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
110 E UPLAND RD, ITHACA, NY 14850 · (607) 257-8557 · Tompkins County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
75 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 19% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 53.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
Where CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #892 of 2,335 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #977 of 2,342 | #5 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #765 of 2,343 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #2,148 of 2,585 | #10 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #428 of 2,338 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #953 of 2,388 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #573 of 1,757 | #3 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
270
-72 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.9:1
% White
63%
was 65%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
6%
was 10%
% Asian
9%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 270 | 27.1 | 10.0:1 | 28% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 30.8 | 8.8:1 | 30% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 34.7 | 8.7:1 | 33% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 26.5 | 12.9:1 | 35% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in ITHACA, New York. The latest federal count shows 270 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 39% smaller than average.
ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT has 12 schools; together they serve 4,988 students.
At 63%, White students outnumber all other groups at CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. After that, the student body is 12% multiracial, 9% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 6% Black. Among all residents of Tompkins County, the White share is about 75%. By the diversity index, CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 56%.
The school employs the equivalent of 27.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 28%. Public schools in Tompkins County average 36%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 64.8% and the result is 56.9%.
Tompkins County has about 104,537 residents, and median household income is about $74,024, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Tompkins County number 33 and enroll about 10,392.
BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the public school closest to CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2017-18 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 21%, from 342 to 270. By 2024-25, the school had 10.0 students per teacher, compared with 12.9 in 2017-18.
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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
- BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 513 students
- SOUTH HILL SCHOOLElementary · 363 students
- BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- NORTHEAST SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
Other schools in ITHACA
- ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,411 students
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 559 students
- BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 513 students
- SOUTH HILL SCHOOLElementary · 363 students
- BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- NORTHEAST SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
Nearby schools
- BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 513
- ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,411
- FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 217
- NORTHEAST SCHOOL1.2 mi · 347
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 559
- TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCES1.4 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 270 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 63% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 9% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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