COBBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-tier K-5 school in PENFIELD, New York, COBBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 542 students from grades K through 5, run under PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

COBBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 4,651 students overall.

Looking at the student body, COBBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian. By comparison, Monroe County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Monroe County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, COBBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Monroe County) records that median household earnings sit near $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monroe County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), COBBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COBBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 66.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 522 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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