Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362871003897
TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
41 5TH AVE, TIOGA CENTER, NY 13845 · (607) 687-8002 · Tioga County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
152 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 TIOGA 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
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
323
-62 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.5:1
% White
96%
was 99%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 41 5TH AVE, in TIOGA CENTER, New York, TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an intimate K-5 school that caters to 323 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 27% below typical.
TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 875 students overall.
In terms of who attends, TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Tioga County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, On paper, TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.7%, the actual is 64.1%, a residual of +6.4 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Tioga County indicate median household income runs about $72,739, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Tioga County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,112 students), TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 71.8%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 385 (now 323). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Tioga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,864
Census ACS
Median income
$72,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,112 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 279 students
- TIOGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 273 students
Other schools in TIOGA CENTER
- TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 279 students
- TIOGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 273 students
Nearby schools
- TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 279
- TIOGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 273
- OWEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.5 mi · 497
- OWEGO FREE ACADEMY5.7 mi · 621
- OWEGO-APALACHIN MIDDLE SCHOOL5.7 mi · 457
- TIOGA COUNTY JAIL7.3 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-04.
Is TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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