Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361056000825
THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL
310 SULLIVAN ST, ELMIRA, NY 14901 · (607) 735-3500 · Chemung County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of New York public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
11.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
291 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 22% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 CITY 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
17.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL
THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL's state test result (13.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL this school | 338 | 86.1% | 13.3% |
| GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUBURN | 369 | 85.1% | 25.2% |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY ELMIRA | 375 | 84.8% | N/A |
| PARLEY COBURN SCHOOL ELMIRA | 391 | 85.4% | 19.5% |
| CASEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUBURN | 381 | 81.6% | 25.5% |
| ABRAM LANSING SCHOOL COHOES | 305 | 83.9% | 38.7% |
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 THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chemung County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #2,309 of 2,335 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #2,300 of 2,342 ▲ 16 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #2,303 of 2,343 ▲ 13 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #1,744 of 2,585 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #1,160 of 2,338 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #640 of 2,388 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #562 of 2,534 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #954 of 1,757 | #9 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
338
-30 (-8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 338 | 28.8 | 11.8:1 | 86% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 25.1 | 13.7:1 | 82% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 27.2 | 13.5:1 | 84% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 82% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 80% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 78% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 77% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 71% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 26 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL.
About THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL
At 310 SULLIVAN ST in ELMIRA, New York, THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL operates as a small elementary school. The school offers grades 3 through 6 and enrolls 338 students. The school is 24% below the average for elementary schools in New York.
ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT serves 5,322 students across 11 schools.
White students are 56% of those enrolled at THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL. The rest of enrollment is 20% multiracial, 16% Black, and 8% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Chemung County's population at about 85%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Elementary schools in New York have an average ratio of 12.8:1. At THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL, 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 56% average among public schools in Chemung County.
THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of New York public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 43.3% for THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 13.3%. The 30.0-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of New York schools.
In Chemung County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $63,716 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Chemung County number 24, with about 10,788 students.
THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from ELMIRA PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 13.3% is below the 35.0% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell 8% over 4 years, reaching 338 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.1:1 in 2020-21 and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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 CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,273 students
- ERNIE DAVIS ACADEMYMiddle · 844 students
- HENDY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 391 students
- PARLEY COBURN SCHOOLElementary · 391 students
- BROADWAY ACADEMYHigh · 379 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 375 students
Other schools in ELMIRA
- ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,273 students
- ERNIE DAVIS ACADEMYMiddle · 844 students
- FINN ACADEMY: AN ELMIRA CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 411 students
- HENDY AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 391 students
- PARLEY COBURN SCHOOLElementary · 391 students
- BROADWAY ACADEMYHigh · 379 students
Nearby schools
- ELMIRA PSYCHIATRIC CENTER0.3 mi · 4
- FINN ACADEMY: AN ELMIRA CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 411
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 375
- DIVEN SCHOOL1.1 mi · 325
- PARLEY COBURN SCHOOL1.2 mi · 391
- ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,273
Frequently asked questions
About THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL?
THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL serve?
THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL is approximately 11.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL?
At THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 56% White, 8% Hispanic, 16% Black, 20% Two or more.
Who oversees THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL?
THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL is overseen by ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Chemung County.
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