CENTER STREET SCHOOL

Located at 812 CENTER ST, in HORSEHEADS, New York, CENTER STREET SCHOOL is a small elementary-level community that caters to 306 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so CENTER STREET SCHOOL sits 31% below that benchmark.

CENTER STREET SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 3,703 students overall.

In terms of who attends, CENTER STREET SCHOOL logs that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CENTER STREET SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Chemung County put median household income runs about $63,716, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chemung County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,788 students), of which CENTER STREET SCHOOL is one.

HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CENTER STREET SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTER STREET SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 58.1%.

CENTER STREET SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 364 students in 2018 compared to 306 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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