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Cayuga Heights Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

110 E Upland Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850 · (607) 257-8557 · Part of Ithaca City School District

Ithaca’s School Grade B better than 64% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
270
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cayuga Heights Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of New York’s public schools
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ithaca kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Ithaca kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Cayuga Heights Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

110 E Upland Rd, Ithaca

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K12
Kindergarten41
Grade 134
Grade 239
Grade 348
Grade 446
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
329’20
324’21
303’22
270’23
270’24

Down 17.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Two or more races 12%Asian 9%Hispanic 9%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cayuga Heights Elementary School from Ithaca families.

Other schools in Ithaca City School District

The district →
South Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ithaca
B
363 students10:1
Belle Sherman School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ithaca
B−
347 students10:1
Caroline Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Slaterville Springs
C+
273 students9:1
Beverly J Martin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ithaca
D
258 students8:1
Fall Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ithaca
C+
217 students10:1
Enfield School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ithaca
D
165 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Ithaca’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.