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How has CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,524
High
DISTRICT 774 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360840000628
CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL
201 CANTIGNY ST, CORNING, NY 14830 · (607) 654-2988 · Steuben County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,524 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of New York public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
121 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
572 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 414 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 359 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 348 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 387 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 16 | 1% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
77.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 18 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL
CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,524 | 37.5% | 64.3% |
| FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HAMBURG | 1,293 | 35.3% | 75.2% |
| CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL CICERO | 1,748 | 36.4% | 72.8% |
| BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BALLSTON SPA | 1,300 | 32.8% | 70.0% |
| WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WEST SENECA | 1,069 | 37.1% | 69.5% |
| OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL OSWEGO | 1,079 | 36.1% | 63.5% |
Matched among New York high 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 CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Steuben County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #448 of 1,135 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #740 of 1,109 ▼ 203 | #9 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #471 of 1,135 ▼ 150 | #3 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,524 | #93 of 1,216 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #786 of 1,058 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #798 of 1,070 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #891 of 1,167 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #676 of 743 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,524
+98 (+7%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 811
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 1,524 | 120.9 | 12.6:1 | 38% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 1,475 | 122.2 | 12.1:1 | 36% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 1,463 | 124.7 | 11.7:1 | 35% (519) |
| 2020-21 | 1,426 | 127 | 11.2:1 | 35% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 1,562 | 126 | 12.4:1 | 35% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 1,624 | 125 | 13.0:1 | 36% (592) |
| 2010-11 | 850 | 68 | 12.5:1 | 37% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 827 | 60 | 13.8:1 | 17% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 811 | 57 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL.
About CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL
CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in CORNING, New York. The latest federal count shows 1,524 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 128% higher.
CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 4,354 students.
Most students at CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL are White: 84% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.6:1, with 120.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in New York is 11.0:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 38% of enrollment. Across public schools in Steuben County, the average is 51%.
Measured against New York public high schools, CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.3% is 3.1 points above the 61.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for Steuben County show that median household income is about $65,887, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 34 public schools operate in Steuben County, serving about 13,701 students.
The closest public school to CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL is HUGH W GREGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,524 was 7% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,426. Students per teacher rose from 11.2 in 2020-21 to 12.6 in 2024-25.
Community posts for CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Steuben County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,588
Census ACS
Median income
$65,887
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
13,701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 925 students
- WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 404 students
- FREDERICK CARDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
- ERWIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
- CALVIN U SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 262 students
- WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
Other schools in CORNING
- WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 404 students
- FREDERICK CARDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
- WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
- HUGH W GREGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 214 students
- CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTERHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- HUGH W GREGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 214
- WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 404
- FREDERICK CARDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 399
- WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 224
- CALVIN U SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 262
- CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER2.4 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL?
CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,524 students in grades 09-12.
Is CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 12.6:1 (121 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.