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William E Severn Elementary School

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William E Severn Elementary School ranks 1298 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of New York elementary schools

Summary

William E Severn Elementary School is a public elementary school in Corning, New York, serving 392 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Corning City School District. The school has shown mixed academic performance in recent years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math varying across grade levels and student subgroups.

While the school's 3rd grade proficiency rates in ELA and Math exceeded the district and state averages, its upper elementary grades performed lower. Notably, the school's performance differs significantly across student subgroups, with White students, special education students, and students from low-income backgrounds struggling the most. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, its academic outcomes have not kept pace with the resources invested.

Compared to nearby schools, Erwin Valley Elementary School and Frederick Carder Elementary School have consistently outperformed William E Severn Elementary on state assessments, while Winfield Street Elementary School and Hendy Avenue School have significantly lower academic performance. The school's overall ranking among New York elementary schools has remained in the middle to lower range, indicating a need for further analysis and potential adjustments to instructional strategies and resource allocation.

404

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,487

Per pupil spending ?

53.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36 McMahon Ave
Corning, NY 14830-3399

(607) 962-6844

District: Corning City School District

Students who attend William E Severn Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Corning-Painted Post High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg57%

New York avg55%

1,298^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Corning City School District

501^st of 874Corning City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	1298 of 2445	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	1122 of 2445	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	1386 of 2439	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	1097 of 2434	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	1502 of 2201	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1408 of 2413	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1424 of 2395	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	1218 of 2386	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	1354 of 2366	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.6	1251 of 2352	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.2	1412 of 2345	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.7	1320 of 2325	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	1386 of 2320	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.0	1409 of 2286	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.5	1497 of 2263	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.6	1637 of 2257	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.4	1573 of 2227	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.8	1774 of 2219	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.3	1626 of 2206	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1285 of 2409	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	1060 of 2413	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	1231 of 2403	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	1124 of 2401	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	1453 of 1955	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1442 of 2357	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1572 of 2338	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1770 of 2098	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	1137 of 2078	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1543 of 2041	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1234 of 2099	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	1398 of 1678	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1443 of 2032	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1603 of 2045	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1282 of 2407	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	1142 of 2411	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	1456 of 2400	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	1036 of 2400	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	1322 of 1961	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1299 of 2358	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	1209 of 2340	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1609 of 2134	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1329 of 2110	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1038 of 2016	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	1056 of 2031	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	889 of 1044	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1381 of 1859	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1162 of 1941	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1020 of 1402	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	776 of 1392	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1004 of 1337	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	899 of 1399	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1054 of 1224	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1051 of 1338	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1177 of 1408	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Math53%-4 vs state

Science40%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William E Severn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 McMahon Ave	Corning	14830	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 962-6844	404	36	11.1	53.5%	338 (83.7%)	12 (3.0%)	24 (5.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	46	1298^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.9%		51.8	1122^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	54.1%	176	56.1	50.0	58.7		63.6	47.8	48.4		40.3	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.8	99.5	$29,487	$1,292	$28,195
Frederick Carder Elementary School	Public	K-5	289 State St	Corning	14830	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 962-2454	399	33	12.1	40.4%	327 (82.0%)	9 (2.3%)	16 (4.0%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.3%)	68.2	734^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.0%		78.8	455^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.4%	279	57.1	58.6	74.1		59.7	70.0	72.9		62.5	98.5	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	99.0	99.0	$27,212	$1,246	$25,965
Hugh W Gregg Elementary School	Public	K-5	164 Flint Ave	Corning	14830	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 962-1514	214	15	14.1	51.9%	170 (79.4%)	9 (4.2%)	15 (7.0%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	81.6	377^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.6%		68.4	695^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.6%	318	66.7	66.7	73.7		81.8	85.3	76.3		65.8	99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	$27,281	$1,437	$25,844
Winfield Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	193 Winfield St	Corning	14830	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 962-6706	224	17	13.5	63.8%	186 (83.0%)	7 (3.1%)	13 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	18.6	2115^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.5%		27.8	1812^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.9%	303	30.6	36.8	39.5		36.1	34.2	38.9		30.6	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	100.0	100.0	$26,489	$1,390	$25,099
Calvin U Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	3414 Stanton St	Painted Post	14870	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 936-4156	262	22	11.6	50.0%	239 (91.2%)	5 (1.9%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	44.3	1356^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.5%		60	908^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.9%	448	35.9	42.2	60.8		43.6	47.7	65.3		53.1	99.0	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	100.0	$28,237	$1,309	$26,928
Erwin Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Beartown Rd	Painted Post	14870	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 936-6514	378	30	12.6	33.9%	296 (78.3%)	8 (2.1%)	19 (5.0%)	36 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	61.7	901^st of 2445 public elementary schools	63.1%		68.8	680^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.2%	221	51.9	56.7	64.3		65.4	61.2	70.2		57.1	98.9	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.1	99.3	$26,228	$931	$25,297
Big Flats School	Public	PK, KG-4	543 Maple St	Big Flats	14814	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-6373	372	27	13.9	25.0%	333 (89.5%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	48	1243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.2%		55.6	1017^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.4%	226	48.4	58.1			54.7	60.3				98.8	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	100.0	100.0	$21,435	$1,012	$20,423
Tuscarora Elementary School	Public	K-5	7 Cleveland Dr	Addison	14801	Steuben County	Addison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 359-2261	429	37	11.4	57.1%	418 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9.5	2305^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.7%		11.3	2306^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.7%	1	19.7	25.4	26.3		43.9	25.0	12.7		21.1	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,642	$3,411	$25,230
Gardner Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	541 Gardner Rd	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 739-6347	444	31	14.4	36.7%	330 (74.3%)	14 (3.2%)	25 (5.6%)	47 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	58.7	964^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.6%		60.1	904^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.0%	60	60.4	54.8			69.2	57.1				99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$21,171	$985	$20,186
Hendy Avenue School	Public	3-6	110 Hendy Ave	Elmira	14905	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3750	391	25	15.9	69.6%	262 (67.0%)	61 (15.6%)	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	14.4	2210^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.6%		15.9	2185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%	25	15.0	27.5	41.0	36.5	16.0	31.9	31.7	25.0	33.8	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,108	$4,359	$19,749

Frequently Asked Questions about William E Severn Elementary School

What schools do graduates of William E Severn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend William E Severn Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Corning-Painted Post High School

How many students attend William E Severn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended William E Severn Elementary School.

Is William E Severn Elementary School a good school?

William E Severn Elementary School ranks 1298^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is William E Severn Elementary School in?

Corning City School District

What is the racial makeup of William E Severn Elementary School?

Students at William E Severn Elementary School are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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