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Lehman Alternative Community School

PublicHighGrades 6–12

111 Chestnut St, Ithaca, NY 14850 · (607) 274-2183 · Part of Ithaca City School District

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

Students
265
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Lehman Alternative Community School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

On the path

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

PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–12Lehman Alternative Community SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts82%
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).

111 Chestnut St, Ithaca

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 643
Grade 743
Grade 843
Grade 930
Grade 1037
Grade 1135
Grade 1232
Ungraded2
Enrollment over time
278’20
280’21
286’22
271’23
265’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 7%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lehman Alternative Community School from Ithaca families.

Other schools in Ithaca City School District

The district →

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.