WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary-level community in WAYLAND, New York, overseen by WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 451 students, covering grades K through 4.

WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 1,294 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Compared to Steuben County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Steuben County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.0%; this one delivers 45.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Steuben County shows median household earnings sit near $65,887, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Steuben County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,701 students), of which WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 55.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 53% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 451). Class-load math has tightened: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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