Cayuga Heights Elementary

110 East Upland Road

School District

Ithaca City
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on November 08, 2018

I went 60 years ago, so I'm responding to the other person from that era. It was a harder school when we went there, but it's still a good school. It was the best of the 3 schools for me--Dewitt was a pit when I went there. Ithaca High School was also a better school then.
Submitted by parent on August 21, 2013

The school is not as diverse as Northeast elementary (also in Ithaca) but it is quite diverse for what it is, which is an elementary school in a fairly affluent area. Cayuga Heights districts its students from several places in Ithaca, not just the surrounding community which is primarily white and asian. Since so many faculty spouses do not work full-time, the level of parental involvement is very high, and the school offers a number of PTA sponsored enrichments, including afterschool courses and a math olympiad. Effort is made to ensure that every child, irrespective of background, stays on course academically.
Submitted by other on December 26, 2011

I went to Cayuga Heights 40 years ago. Loved it. Still remember it fondly. Anyone else around from that era?
Submitted by parent on March 03, 2010

If the statement below on diversity counts grad students, postdoc families, and international students at Cornell, I feel then it is missing the point. These people s income situation is short-lived; after graduation, they soon join the rank of middle-class. Regardless of their income level, the culture of the school is elitist and middle-class. There are many affluent children who receive expensive electronic gadgets or game systems for Christmas, travel abroad during breaks, and bring $20 bills (or more) to weekly banking. It is also interesting to note how satisfied some of the reviewers are about the diversity of the school as far as they would like it to get, I think. At the moment, the only full-time adult African American presence is custodian. The school adorns itself with a marvelous display of poems and artworks about MLK Jr. in February, but the attempt strikes me as superficial. Don't feel welcome.
Submitted by other on October 25, 2009

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