Enrollment
265
High
DISTRICT 838 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361557001328
LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
111 CHESTNUT ST, ITHACA, NY 14850 · (607) 274-2183 · Tompkins County
GRADES 06–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of New York public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
99 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 12% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
41%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
66.4%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NY avg 57.4%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.4% | N/A |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL this school | 265 | 37.4% | 59.8% |
| WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WILLIAMSON | 277 | 39.4% | 71.0% |
| CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL CHATHAM | 316 | 37.3% | 76.8% |
| NORTH COLLINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NORTH COLLINS | 234 | 35.5% | 65.3% |
| MARION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MARION | 268 | 39.6% | 69.6% |
| LA FAYETTE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LAFAYETTE | 298 | 40.3% | 51.3% |
Matched among New York high 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 LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #550 of 1,135 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #725 of 1,109 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #652 of 1,135 ▼ 16 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #984 of 1,216 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #159 of 1,058 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #673 of 1,070 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #894 of 1,167 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #352 of 743 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
265
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 265 | 29.1 | 9.1:1 | 37% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 30.6 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 30.8 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 27 | 10.3:1 | 39% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 25.1 | 12.1:1 | 38% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 36% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 16 | 18.4:1 | 26% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 24 | 11.0:1 | 28% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 232 | 23 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
About LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a small high school in New York, located in ITHACA. It educates 265 students in grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in New York is about 668 students.
ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT has 12 schools and 4,988 students, and LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL's enrollment is 74% White. Enrollment also includes 12% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. The county population is about 75% White, within a few points of the school. LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL operates with 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.1:1. That ratio is under the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL reports 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 36% average for public schools in Tompkins County.
allk12 grades LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.3%.
LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is located in Tompkins County, where median household income is about $74,024, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one of 33 public schools in Tompkins County, which together enroll about 10,392 students.
Nearest public school: BEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL as City: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 265 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 278. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.1:1.
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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
- BEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 258
- NEW ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL1.0 mi · 98
- SOUTH HILL SCHOOL1.4 mi · 363
- FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 217
- ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,411
- BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLHow large is LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 265 students in grades 06-12.
Is LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL have?
LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL are roughly 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is overseen by ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Tompkins County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.