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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSPORT AREA SD·NCES 422646000571
Cochran Primary School
1500 Cherry St, Williamsport, PA 17701 · (570) 322-9731 · Lycoming County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
399 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 132 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 141 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 59% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +13.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.5% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 31.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 →
Schools most like Cochran Primary School
Cochran Primary School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochran Primary School this school | 538 | 74.2% | 41.7% |
| Jeannette McKee Elementary School Jeannette | 504 | 77.8% | 34.0% |
| Jackson Primary School Williamsport | 555 | 82.7% | 53.3% |
| Baden Academy CS Baden | 593 | 66.6% | 39.2% |
| Ringgold Elementary School South Monongahela | 517 | 70.6% | 44.7% |
| Charleroi Area El Center Charleroi | 621 | 60.5% | 52.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Cochran Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lycoming County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #1,042 of 1,396 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #901 of 1,511 ▲ 198 | #13 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #956 of 1,511 ▲ 15 | #14 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #419 of 1,638 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #866 of 1,528 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #153 of 1,531 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #720 of 1,600 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.7% | #128 of 450 | N/A |
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
538
+139 (+35%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 538 | 40.3 | 13.3:1 | 74% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 38.6 | 13.8:1 | 75% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 80% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 74% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 34.9 | 13.3:1 | 68% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 48% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 46 | 13.1:1 | 60% (359) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cochran Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (465 to 538); teachers up 16% (34.9 to 40.3).
About Cochran Primary School
Cochran Primary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school teaches kindergarten through 3 and enrolls 538 students. The school is 21% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The 7 schools in Williamsport Area SD enroll 4,731 students altogether, Cochran Primary School among them.
About 47% of students at Cochran Primary School are White, the largest single group. It is also 23% multiracial, 21% Black, and 8% Hispanic. Lycoming County's residents are about 89% White, 41 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Cochran Primary School comes to 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3:1. That is in line with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Cochran Primary School counts 74% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Lycoming County averages 60%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Cochran Primary School lands at C, ahead of 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Cochran Primary School is 4.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
The county, Lycoming County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $63,917, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Lycoming County number 30, with about 14,288 students.
Of the public schools around it, Cochran Primary School is closest to Curtin Intrmd School, about 0.4 miles away. Cochran Primary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Cochran Primary School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 41.7% versus a 46.9% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Cochran Primary School is City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cochran Primary School had a net gain of 139 students, or 35%.
The discussion board for Cochran Primary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lycoming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,489
Census ACS
Median income
$63,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,288 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamsport Area SD
- Williamsport Area SHSHigh · 1,462 students
- Williamsport Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 706 students
- Jackson Primary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Lycoming Valley Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Curtin Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Hepburn-Lycoming Primary SchoolElementary · 402 students
Other schools in Williamsport
- Williamsport Area SHSHigh · 1,462 students
- Williamsport Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 706 students
- Jackson Primary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Lycoming Valley Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Curtin Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Loyalsock Twp SHSHigh · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Curtin Intrmd School0.4 mi · 525
- Rommelt Elementary School1.9 mi · 176
- Central Elementary School2.0 mi · 414
- South Williamsport Area JSHS2.1 mi · 478
- Loyalsock Twp Middle School2.3 mi · 353
- Loyalsock Twp SHS2.3 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Cochran Primary SchoolHow large is Cochran Primary School?
Cochran Primary School enrolls approximately 538 students in grades KG-03.
Is Cochran Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cochran Primary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Cochran Primary School have?
Cochran Primary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cochran Primary School?
At Cochran Primary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 8% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 23% Two or more.
Is Cochran Primary School public or private?
Cochran Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Williamsport Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.