Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORNELL SD·NCES 420681006944
Cornell Elementary School
1099 Maple Street Ext, Coraopolis, PA 15108 · (412) 264-5010 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- B+Beats 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
9.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
294 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cornell Elementary School→Cornell High School
Based on grade levels within Cornell SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -15.5pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 34.4% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Cornell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,037 of 1,396 | #92 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #1,091 of 1,511 ▼ 39 | #96 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #1,044 of 1,511 ▼ 243 | #97 of 141 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #1,287 of 1,638 | #116 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #56 of 1,528 | #7 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #143 of 1,531 | #12 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #229 of 1,600 | #20 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #562 of 1,045 | #37 of 73 |
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
289
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 289 | 29.9 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 27.9 | 10.5:1 | 100% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 29.9 | 9.4:1 | 100% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 27 | 10.8:1 | 99% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 28.1 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 26 | 13.4:1 | 100% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 63% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cornell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (328 to 289); teachers up 6% (28.1 to 29.9).
About Cornell Elementary School
Students in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, attend Cornell Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The latest federal count shows 289 students in kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 35% smaller than average.
Cornell Elementary School is run by Cornell SD, whose 2 schools enroll 541 students.
White students are the largest group at Cornell Elementary School, with 49% of enrollment. Next come 19% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, and 13% Black. The county population is about 76% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Cornell Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Teacher staffing is 29.9 full-time equivalents, or about 9.7 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Cornell Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cornell Elementary School is +8.0 points: 42.0% actual, 34.0% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Allegheny County, median household income is about $78,548, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 277 public schools operate in Allegheny County, serving about 141,392 students.
Cornell High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Cornell Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Cornell Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 289, starting from 291. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.8:1 to 9.7:1.
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Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coraopolis
- David E Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Cornell High SchoolHigh · 252 students
Other Cornell Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Cornell Elementary. Cornell Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Cornell ElementaryAlbany, CA · 560 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IA · 555 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolOKEMOS, MI · 439 students
- Cornell ElementaryCornell, WI · 209 students
- Cornell Elementary SchoolCornell, IL · 114 students
Nearby schools
- Cornell High School0.0 mi · 252
- J H Brooks Elementary School0.9 mi · 382
- Osborne Elementary School1.6 mi · 397
- Richard J. Hyde Elementary School2.1 mi · 237
- McCormick Elementary School2.1 mi · 229
- Quaker Valley Middle School2.1 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Cornell Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cornell Elementary School?
Cornell Elementary School enrolls approximately 289 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Cornell Elementary School serve?
Cornell Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Cornell Elementary School have?
Cornell Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cornell Elementary School?
At Cornell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Cornell Elementary School public or private?
Cornell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cornell SD.
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