COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized primary school in ELMIRA HEIGHTS, New York, part of ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 443 students in grades pre-K through 5.

ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,015 students; COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder comes out to 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Chemung County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Chemung County shows median household earnings sit near $63,716, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Chemung County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,788 students), COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 532 students in 2018 compared to 443 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.