WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 193 WINFIELD ST, in CORNING, New York, WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary-level community that enrolls 224 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 49% smaller than typical.

Within CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 9 schools and 4,354 students, WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Steuben County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Steuben County indicate median household income runs about $65,887, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 34 public schools in Steuben County (combined enrollment of about 13,701 students).

Nearest neighbor: HUGH W GREGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 233 students in 2018 compared to 224 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 83% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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