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Cayuga Heights Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 110 e Upland Rd, Ithaca, Tompkins County, 14850

303
Pupils
8.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Cayuga Heights Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ithaca, Tompkins County. The school has 303 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ithaca City School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Ithaca City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Cayuga Heights Elementary School enrolls 303 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.

Male students
167 (55%)
Female students
136 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.7
Student-teacher ratio
8.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 12% Two or more races and 10% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White19564%
Two or more races3712%
Hispanic or Latino3110%
Asian185.9%
Black or African American175.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native51.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

100 of the school's 303 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 98 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, SmallGrades Kโ€“5

Cayuga Heights Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 58, state house district 125.

School district: ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Cayuga Heights Elementary School is one of 12 schools in ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in ITHACA, New York. The district serves 5,133 students district-wide and employs 519 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 303 students, Cayuga Heights Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 428 students per school.

5,133
District students
12
Schools
519
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

67%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Small

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