Is South Hill School a good school?

South Hill School ranks 684 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Hill School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 370 students attended South Hill School.

What is the racial makeup of South Hill School?

Students at South Hill School are 73% White, 13% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of South Hill School attend?

Students who attend South Hill School usually go on to attend: Middle : Boynton Middle School Middle : Dewitt Middle School High : Ithaca Senior High School

South Hill School

Summary:

South Hill School is an elementary school in Ithaca, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 380 students. It is part of the Ithaca City School District, which is ranked 387 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Hill School consistently outperforms the Ithaca City School District and the state of New York in academic assessments, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math for grades 3-5. For example, in 5th grade ELA, South Hill School had a 70.59% proficiency rate, compared to 53.11% for the district and 43.68% for the state. The school also demonstrates strong performance among certain student subgroups, with female students ranking 569 out of 2,413 New York elementary schools and male students ranking 765 out of 2,411. Over the past 10 school years, South Hill School has consistently ranked in the top half of New York elementary schools, indicating a sustained high level of academic achievement.

While South Hill School outperforms the district and state, there are some nearby schools that also demonstrate strong performance. For instance, Northeast School, located just 3 miles from South Hill, ranked 327 out of 2,445 New York elementary schools in 2023-2024 and had higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math than South Hill. Additionally, South Hill School has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance compared to some nearby schools, such as Enfield School and Beverly J. Martin Elementary. However, the school's performance for students with special needs is an area of concern, as it ranked 1,789 out of 1,941 New York elementary schools for this subgroup in 2017-2018, indicating a need for more support in this area.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

520 Hudson St
Ithaca, NY 14850-5798

(607) 274-2129

District: Ithaca City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
684^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,559

Students who attend South Hill School usually attend:

Middle:	Boynton Middle School
	Dewitt Middle School
High:	Ithaca Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.2

Number of students: 370

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Two or more races:

13.0%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 25.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details South Hill School ranks better than 72% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.67. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.7%), two or more races (13%), Hispanic (7.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 25.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Hill School is 10.2. 6 elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Hill School is $14,559, which is the lowest among 8 elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Hill School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Hill School 684^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See South Hill School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Ithaca City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ithaca City School District 387^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for South Hill School

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Rank History for all students at South Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	61.92	1032^nd	2206	53.2%
2007	65.40	918^th	2219	58.6%
2008	66.04	884^th	2227	60.3%
2009	73.44	576^th	2257	74.5%
2010	73.08	590^th	2263	73.9%
2011	69.03	726^th	2286	68.2%
2012	75.51	541^st	2320	76.7%
2013	81.89	342^nd	2325	85.3%
2014	72.70	571^st	2345	75.7%
2015	67.65	700^th	2352	70.2%
2016	68.11	694^th	2366	70.7%
2017	60.19	910^th	2386	61.9%
2018	64.71	819^th	2395	65.8%
2019	65.02	784^th	2413	67.5%
2021	67.27	668^th	2201	69.7%
2022	63.19	837^th	2434	65.6%
2023	59.61	936^th	2439	61.6%
2024	68.67	684^th	2445	72.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.90	89^th	202	55.9%
2019	37.53	95^th	180	47.2%
2024	40.08	145^th	279	48.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at South Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.93	1789^th	1941	7.8%
2022	54.19	680^th	2031	66.5%
2023	41.12	1043^rd	2016	48.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.79	1189^th	2045	41.9%
2019	51.46	841^st	2032	58.6%
2021	70.18	358^th	1678	78.7%
2022	39.26	1249^th	2099	40.5%
2023	23.54	1690^th	2041	17.2%
2024	45.66	1024^th	2078	50.7%

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Rank History for Female students at South Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.48	683^rd	2338	70.8%
2019	69.36	666^th	2357	71.7%
2021	57.99	787^th	1955	59.7%
2022	53.48	1079^th	2401	55.1%
2023	53.87	1055^th	2403	56.1%
2024	71.80	569^th	2413	76.4%

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Rank History for Male students at South Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.80	954^th	2340	59.2%
2019	57.12	945^th	2358	59.9%
2021	69.08	548^th	1961	72.1%
2022	71.83	582^nd	2400	75.8%
2023	63.47	818^th	2400	65.9%
2024	64.68	765^th	2411	68.3%

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Rank History for African American students at South Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	43.33	509^th	948	46.3%

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Rank History for White students at South Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.34	701^st	1408	50.2%
2019	58.77	536^th	1338	59.9%
2021	54.40	583^rd	1224	52.4%
2022	52.61	664^th	1399	52.5%
2023	45.91	754^th	1337	43.6%
2024	59.42	543^rd	1392	61.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for South Hill School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	308	36	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
1990	329	34	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1991	338	27	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	366
1992	371	45	8	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	434
1993	372	41	8	2	4	n/a	n/a	0	427
1994	375	29	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	413
1995	402	39	16	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	467
1996	402	39	16	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	467
1997	388	36	15	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
1998	376	29	22	12	9	n/a	n/a	0	448
1999	351	22	22	12	4	n/a	n/a	0	411
2000	342	45	20	15	9	n/a	n/a	1	432
2001	306	55	17	15	8	n/a	n/a	0	401
2002	281	53	18	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	371
2003	281	53	18	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	371
2004	269	50	13	6	8	n/a	n/a	0	346
2005	276	63	12	19	5	n/a	n/a	0	375
2006	291	64	10	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	380
2007	271	51	11	13	5	n/a	n/a	0	351
2008	267	41	13	15	3	n/a	n/a	0	339
2009	272	32	16	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	331
2010	271	26	14	9	2	n/a	n/a	3	325
2011	251	21	14	17	2	0	10	0	315
2012	256	25	10	22	0	0	18	0	331
2013	255	17	13	18	0	0	21	0	324
2014	261	18	14	17	0	0	30	0	340
2015	239	10	14	12	0	0	49	0	324
2016	263	12	10	15	0	0	47	0	347
2017	267	14	12	20	0	0	47	0	360
2018	316	14	19	21	0	0	45	0	415
2019	304	22	9	26	0	0	37	0	398
2020	299	15	17	23	0	0	31	0	385
2021	280	11	19	27	0	0	36	0	373
2022	292	11	18	31	0	0	40	0	392
2023	282	8	14	31	0	0	45	0	380
2024	269	8	13	29	2	0	48	1	370

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Hill School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	348	26.3	13.2	n/a
1990	365	26.9	13.5	n/a
1991	366	30.0	12.2	n/a
1992	434	33.9	12.8	n/a
1993	427	30.6	14.0	n/a
1994	413	29.5	14.0	17.4
1995	467	25.3	18.5	20.3
1996	467	25.3	18.5	20.3
1997	452	25.4	17.8	18.4
1998	448	25.9	17.3	15
1999	411	28.9	14.2	18
2000	432	31.8	13.6	19.5
2001	401	32.9	12.2	18.7
2002	371	28.9	12.8	21.3
2003	371	28.9	12.8	21.3
2004	346	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	375	31.9	11.8	20
2006	380	28.0	13.6	43.2
2007	351	27.4	12.8	31.9
2008	339	28.1	12.1	22.4
2009	331	27.6	12.0	29
2010	325	29.3	11.0	27.3
2011	315	32.1	9.7	27.3
2012	331	28.9	11.4	40.5
2013	324	30.0	10.7	25.6
2014	340	30.5	11.1	20
2015	324	27.0	12.0	23.1
2016	347	26.0	13.3	28.5
2017	360	28.0	12.8	26.9
2018	415	33.8	12.2	28.9
2019	398	34.1	11.6	22.1
2020	385	33.0	11.6	21.3
2021	373	38.4	9.7	24.1
2022	392	33.8	11.5	25
2023	380	35.0	10.8	n/a
2024	370	36.0	10.2	25.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Hill School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	348	26.3	13.2	n/a
1990	365	26.9	13.5	n/a
1991	366	30.0	12.2	n/a
1992	434	33.9	12.8	n/a
1993	427	30.6	14.0	n/a
1994	413	29.5	14.0	17.4
1995	467	25.3	18.5	20.3
1996	467	25.3	18.5	20.3
1997	452	25.4	17.8	18.4
1998	448	25.9	17.3	15
1999	411	28.9	14.2	18
2000	432	31.8	13.6	19.5
2001	401	32.9	12.2	18.7
2002	371	28.9	12.8	21.3
2003	371	28.9	12.8	21.3
2004	346	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	375	31.9	11.8	20
2006	380	28.0	13.6	43.2
2007	351	27.4	12.8	31.9
2008	339	28.1	12.1	22.4
2009	331	27.6	12.0	29
2010	325	29.3	11.0	27.3
2011	315	32.1	9.7	27.3
2012	331	28.9	11.4	40.5
2013	324	30.0	10.7	25.6
2014	340	30.5	11.1	20
2015	324	27.0	12.0	23.1
2016	347	26.0	13.3	28.5
2017	360	28.0	12.8	26.9
2018	415	33.8	12.2	28.9
2019	398	34.1	11.6	22.1
2020	385	33.0	11.6	21.3
2021	373	38.4	9.7	24.1
2022	392	33.8	11.5	25
2023	380	35.0	10.8	n/a
2024	370	36.0	10.2	25.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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