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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361059000828
COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
100 ROBINWOOD AVE, ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NY 14903 · (607) 734-7132 · Chemung County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
220 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 46.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Schools most like COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 443 | 49.7% | 41.3% |
| J E LANIGAN SCHOOL FULTON | 436 | 49.8% | 28.8% |
| BENTON HALL ACADEMY LITTLE FALLS | 441 | 49.0% | 44.5% |
| CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE | 435 | 51.3% | 42.3% |
| SINCLAIRVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SINCLAIRVILLE | 413 | 48.2% | 44.8% |
| PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PERRY | 411 | 47.0% | 43.2% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chemung County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #1,557 of 2,335 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,329 of 2,342 ▲ 117 | #5 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,838 of 2,343 ▼ 164 | #6 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #1,108 of 2,585 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #382 of 2,338 | #1 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #2,061 of 2,388 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #1,417 of 2,534 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #776 of 1,757 | #6 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
443
-54 (-11%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 443 | 45.1 | 9.8:1 | 50% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 44.8 | 10.9:1 | 46% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 44.6 | 11.1:1 | 59% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 41 | 12.1:1 | 54% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 41 | 13.0:1 | 53% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 54% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 40 | 12.1:1 | 45% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 31% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 37 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in ELMIRA HEIGHTS, New York, and it is part of ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 443 students.
The 3 schools of ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, including COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, enroll 1,015 students.
Roughly 88% of students at COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Chemung County residents are about 85% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
There are about 9.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 45.1. Elementary schools in New York have an average ratio of 12.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 50%.
Among New York public elementary schools, COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.3%, compared with a predicted 56.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Chemung County, the median household earns about $63,716 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Chemung County, 24 public schools serve about 10,788 students.
COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 45.6%, higher than COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 41.3%.
NCES describes the area around COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
From 497 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 443 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.1 to 9.8 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Chemung County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,147
Census ACS
Median income
$63,716
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,788 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 321 students
- COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 251 students
Other schools in ELMIRA HEIGHTS
- THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 321 students
- COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 251 students
Nearby schools
- COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 251
- THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 321
- FASSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 295
- DIVEN SCHOOL1.6 mi · 325
- ERNIE DAVIS ACADEMY1.7 mi · 844
- FINN ACADEMY: AN ELMIRA CHARTER SCHOOL2.2 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 443 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 9.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Chemung County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.