Cayuga Heights’s public schools outscore 64% of New York districts
In Cayuga Heights, 54% of tested students are proficient in math, above the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cayuga Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.
From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 79% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Cayuga Heights’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 281 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cayuga Heights’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $29,527 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cayuga Heights’s grade
B: better than 64% of New York school districts, #246 of 755 New York towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New York average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cayuga Heights, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Cayuga Heights · depends on your address
Dewitt Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 559 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
Boynton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 513 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
Lehman Alternative Community School
Grades 6–12 · 265 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
7th grade in Cayuga Heights · depends on your address
Dewitt Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 559 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
Boynton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 513 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
Lehman Alternative Community School
Grades 6–12 · 265 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
8th grade in Cayuga Heights · depends on your address
Dewitt Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 559 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
Boynton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 513 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
Lehman Alternative Community School
Grades 6–12 · 265 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
9th grade in Cayuga Heights · depends on your address
Ithaca Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,411 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
Lehman Alternative Community School
Grades 6–12 · 265 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
10th grade in Cayuga Heights · depends on your address
Ithaca Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,411 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
Lehman Alternative Community School
Grades 6–12 · 265 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
11th grade in Cayuga Heights · depends on your address
Ithaca Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,411 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
Lehman Alternative Community School
Grades 6–12 · 265 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
12th grade in Cayuga Heights · depends on your address
Ithaca Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,411 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
Lehman Alternative Community School
Grades 6–12 · 265 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Ithaca
Cayuga Heights’s public schools are run by Ithaca City School District, which also serves Caroline, Danby, Enfield and Ithaca and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Cayuga Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Cayuga Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cayuga Heights | B | Ithaca City |
| Lansing | A− | Lansing Central |
| Ithaca | B | Ithaca City |
| Lansing (village) | B+ | Ithaca City PK–12 · Lansing Central PK–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Ithaca City with Cayuga Heights, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Cayuga Heights
12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cayuga Heights’s schools
Are Cayuga Heights’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Cayuga Heights children attend outscore 64% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #246 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cayuga Heights in?
Ithaca City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,988 students in 12 schools (2024–25).
Where do Cayuga Heights kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Ithaca Senior High School and Lehman Alternative Community School.
What is Cayuga Heights’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Ithaca City School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.
How much does Cayuga Heights spend per student?
$29,527 in Ithaca City School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Cayuga Heights families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cayuga Heights → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.