Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361557001343
SOUTH HILL SCHOOL
520 HUDSON ST, ITHACA, NY 14850 · (607) 274-2129 · Tompkins County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
88 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 | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
50%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
71.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 SOUTH HILL SCHOOL
SOUTH HILL SCHOOL's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH HILL SCHOOL this school | 363 | 24.2% | 64.6% |
| RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LANSING | 392 | 28.6% | 70.3% |
| HILLSIDE SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 383 | 25.3% | 65.6% |
| FOREST BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SMITHTOWN | 342 | 21.6% | 62.9% |
| MYLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW HARTFORD | 357 | 29.7% | 48.4% |
| PS 34 OLIVER H PERRY BROOKLYN | 435 | 23.0% | 83.8% |
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 SOUTH HILL SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #576 of 2,335 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #812 of 2,342 ▲ 123 | #3 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #495 of 2,343 ▲ 157 | #2 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #1,595 of 2,585 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #601 of 2,338 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #1,239 of 2,388 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #2,120 of 2,534 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #990 of 1,757 | #7 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
363
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 363 | 34.7 | 10.4:1 | 24% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 36 | 10.3:1 | 26% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 35 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 38 | 9.8:1 | 24% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 33.8 | 12.3:1 | 29% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 29% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 32 | 9.8:1 | 27% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 19% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 30 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH HILL SCHOOL.
About SOUTH HILL SCHOOL
SOUTH HILL SCHOOL, a small elementary school, is located in ITHACA, New York. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 363 students.
SOUTH HILL SCHOOL is one school in a 12-school district, ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 4,988 students.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at SOUTH HILL SCHOOL. Next come 14% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at SOUTH HILL SCHOOL are from different groups.
Its ratio of 10.4:1 is based on 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 36% for public schools in Tompkins County.
Among New York public elementary schools, SOUTH HILL SCHOOL outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SOUTH HILL SCHOOL is 1.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.6% actual, 66.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
In Tompkins County, the median household earns about $74,024 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Tompkins County, 33 public schools serve about 10,392 students.
NEW ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL sits about 0.5 miles from SOUTH HILL SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 57.6% proficiency; SOUTH HILL SCHOOL posts 64.6%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 10 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
- 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
- BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 513 students
- BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- NORTHEAST SCHOOLElementary · 347 students
- TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCESCombined · 309 students
Nearby schools
- NEW ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 98
- BEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 258
- BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOL0.8 mi · 347
- FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 217
- LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 265
- ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,411
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH HILL SCHOOLHow large is SOUTH HILL SCHOOL?
SOUTH HILL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SOUTH HILL SCHOOL serve?
SOUTH HILL SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SOUTH HILL SCHOOL have?
SOUTH HILL SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH HILL SCHOOL?
At SOUTH HILL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 68% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is SOUTH HILL SCHOOL public or private?
SOUTH HILL 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.