Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361557001336
ENFIELD SCHOOL
20 ENFIELD MAIN RD, ITHACA, NY 14850 · (607) 274-2221 · Tompkins County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
110 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 | 15 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
55%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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Schools most like ENFIELD SCHOOL
ENFIELD SCHOOL's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENFIELD SCHOOL this school | 165 | 66.7% | 33.4% |
| STARBUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WATERTOWN | 153 | 71.9% | 29.6% |
| OAK STREET SCHOOL PLATTSBURGH | 218 | 72.0% | 33.8% |
| RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL RIPLEY | 147 | 60.5% | 46.3% |
| PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL PHILADELPHIA | 122 | 61.5% | 51.3% |
| BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL GLENS FALLS | 211 | 60.2% | 36.2% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ENFIELD SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #1,905 of 2,335 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,942 of 2,342 ▲ 175 | #11 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,797 of 2,343 ▲ 272 | #11 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #2,471 of 2,585 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #1,040 of 2,534 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #717 of 1,757 | #5 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
165
+15 (+10%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 7.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 165 | 23 | 7.2:1 | 67% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 25.4 | 7.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 24.2 | 6.8:1 | 65% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 21 | 7.1:1 | 67% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 20 | 10.1:1 | 70% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 22 | 10.4:1 | 73% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 29 | 8.8:1 | 64% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 23 | 11.2:1 | 47% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 248 | 26 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ENFIELD SCHOOL.
About ENFIELD SCHOOL
ENFIELD SCHOOL is a small elementary school in ITHACA, New York, administered by ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 165 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 63% lower.
ENFIELD SCHOOL is part of ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 12 schools serve 4,988 students.
Roughly 65% of students at ENFIELD SCHOOL are White. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, and 5% Asian. Among people living in Tompkins County, the White share is about 75%. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.2:1. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 7.2:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at ENFIELD SCHOOL is 67%. The 36% average for public schools in Tompkins County is 31 points lower.
ENFIELD SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, ENFIELD SCHOOL is 17.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.4% actual, 50.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Among Tompkins County residents, the median household income is $74,024, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides ENFIELD SCHOOL, Tompkins County has 32 other public schools.
The closest public school to ENFIELD SCHOOL is LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, about 5.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, ENFIELD SCHOOL ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, ENFIELD SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has grown by 15 students since 2020-21, to 165.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL5.8 mi · 265
- CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOL6.1 mi · 271
- TRUMANSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.2 mi · 409
- RUSSELL I DOIG MIDDLE SCHOOL6.2 mi · 277
- NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.5 mi · 318
- NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL6.5 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About ENFIELD SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ENFIELD SCHOOL?
ENFIELD SCHOOL enrolls approximately 165 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ENFIELD SCHOOL serve?
ENFIELD SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ENFIELD SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ENFIELD SCHOOL is approximately 7.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ENFIELD SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ENFIELD SCHOOL are roughly 65% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is ENFIELD SCHOOL public or private?
ENFIELD SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.