Northwest Ithaca’s public schools beat 62% of New York districts
The public schools Northwest Ithaca’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
What Northwest Ithaca’s schools are like
Better than its incomes would predict
Compared with the 734 New York towns that have similar household incomes, Northwest Ithaca’s schools beat 92%, higher than their 62% statewide. These results aren’t just a reflection of local wealth. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With eight elementary, three middle and two high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
Math sits right at the state average
Reading proficiency is 71%, 9 points above the state. Math is 57%, 1 point above the state. Reading is the stronger subject here. Test scores ↓
Average results for less money
Northwest Ithaca spends 15% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Northwest Ithaca compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Northwest Ithaca.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Every school in Northwest Ithaca
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Northwest Ithaca families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Northwest Ithaca
There’s no college in Northwest Ithaca, but 6 are within 30 miles. The closest is Cornell University in Ithaca, 2.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Northwest Ithaca. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.