Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360840000640
WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
36 MCMAHON AVE, CORNING, NY 14830 · (607) 962-6844 · Steuben County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
216 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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
404
-26 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.3:1
% White
84%
was 92%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in CORNING, New York, overseen by CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 404 students in grades pre-K through 5.
CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,354 students; WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Steuben County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.3%, the actual is 49.5%, a residual of -5.8 points.
In the area at large, Steuben County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,887, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Steuben County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,701 students), WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.0%.
WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 430 students in 2018 compared to 404 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 84% across the same window.
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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 HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,524 students
- CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 925 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
- CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,524 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
- CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,524
- FREDERICK CARDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 399
- HUGH W GREGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 214
- CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER2.0 mi · 24
- WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 224
- CALVIN U SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 404 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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