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CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2809 CINCINNATUS RD, CINCINNATUS, NY 13040 · (607) 863-3200 · Cortland County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
Enrollment
190
Elementary
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
89 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
26
Kindergarten
30
Grade 1
34
Grade 2
33
Grade 3
33
Grade 4
34
Student demographics
White
18698%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 16%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
8545%
Female
10555%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOLCINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
190
-32 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 9.7:1
% White
98%
was 99%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the cozy K-5 schools in CINCINNATUS, New York, operated by CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 190 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 57% below typical.

CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 462 students overall.

On demographics, CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 47% of students at CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.8%, the actual is 45.6%, a residual of -12.2 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cortland County put the typical household earns roughly $70,418 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cortland County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,381 students), of which CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.2%.

CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 14%: 222 students in 2018 compared to 190 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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Cortland County at a glance

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Population
46,246
Census ACS
Median income
$70,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,381 students

Quick facts

School name
CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
2809 CINCINNATUS RD, CINCINNATUS, NY 13040
Phone
(607) 863-3200
County
Cortland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
190
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
11.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
89 (47%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
360756000539
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 190 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Cortland County.
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