Northeast School

Northeast School serves 395 elementary students in grades kindergarten through fifth in Ithaca, New York. With 40 full-time equivalent teachers, the school maintains an excellent 9.9:1 student-teacher ratio that allows for more individualized attention in the classroom. The school demonstrates strong academic performance, earning an impressive MySchoolScout rating of 8.4 out of 10 and ranking #260 out of 4,758 schools statewide, placing it in the 95th percentile.

Students show solid proficiency rates with 67% meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts and reading, while math performance is particularly strong at 75% proficient or above across all grade levels. Northeast School draws from a well-educated community where 70% of residents hold bachelor's degrees or higher. The surrounding neighborhood in the 14850 ZIP code has a median household income of $64,911 and median home values of $320,600, though the area also experiences economic diversity with a 20.4% poverty rate among its 65,740 residents.

Located on Winthrop Drive in a small suburban setting, Northeast School benefits from Ithaca's unique character as a college town that values education and community engagement.

With a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1, Northeast School offers a notably low ratio compared to the national average. This typically means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.