Northwest Ithaca’s public schools
Ithaca City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Northwest Ithaca. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 79% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Northwest Ithaca’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of Northwest Ithaca’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Ithaca Senior High School places highest (better than 97%); Enfield School lowest (5%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Northwest Ithaca, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Ithaca Senior High School and Lehman Alternative Community School. 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Northwest Ithaca, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Northwest Ithaca · 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 Northwest Ithaca · 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 Northwest Ithaca · 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 Northwest Ithaca · 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 Northwest Ithaca · 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 Northwest Ithaca · 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 Northwest Ithaca · 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
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ithaca City School 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
Northwest Ithaca vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Northwest Ithaca’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Ithaca | — | Ithaca City |
| Ithaca | B | Ithaca City |
Every school in Northwest Ithaca
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 Northwest Ithaca’s schools
Are Northwest Ithaca’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Northwest Ithaca. Ithaca City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Northwest Ithaca. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Northwest Ithaca in?
Ithaca City School District.
Where do Northwest Ithaca kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ithaca Senior High School and Lehman Alternative Community School.
Parents talk
What Northwest Ithaca families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Northwest Ithaca → 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). Stars are from neighbors.