Cochran Primary Sch

Cochran Primary Sch is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, overseen by Williamsport Area SD, with 538 students on its rolls from grades K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Within Williamsport Area SD, which oversees 7 schools and 4,731 students, Cochran Primary Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Cochran Primary Sch logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 23% multiracial, 21% Black, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Lycoming County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Cochran Primary Sch records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Lycoming County's rate of about 60%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cochran Primary Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.8%, the actual is 41.7%, a residual of -4.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lycoming County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,917, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lycoming County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,288 students), Cochran Primary Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Curtin Intrmd Sch, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cochran Primary Sch at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.9%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 16%: 465 students in 2018 compared to 538 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 53% to 47% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the Cochran Primary Sch community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.