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Parley Coburn School

Public Grades 3-6

2235^th

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Parley Coburn School is an elementary school located in Elmira, New York, serving grades 3-6 with a total enrollment of 410 students. The school is part of the Elmira City School District, which is ranked 833 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Parley Coburn School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 2097 and 2370 out of around 2,400 schools.

Parley Coburn School's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 11.76% in 5th grade to 40.74% in 3rd grade, compared to the New York state averages of 50.86% to 54.15%. In math, the proficiency rates ranged from 8% in 5th grade to 55.96% in 3rd grade, compared to the state averages of 51.2% to 59.7%. The school's performance in science for 5th grade was also low at 18.81% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 45.02%. Parley Coburn School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 82.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

The nearby schools within the Elmira City School District, such as Hendy Avenue School, Broadway Elementary School, and Thomas K Beecher School, generally perform better than Parley Coburn School on academic measures, though still below state averages. The nearby Center Street School in the Horseheads Central School District and Cohen Elementary School in the Elmira Heights Central School District both outperform Parley Coburn School on academic measures. Additionally, the public charter school Finn Academy also outperforms Parley Coburn School, despite serving a similar student population in terms of socioeconomic status.

391

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,856

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

216 Mt Zoar St
Elmira, NY 14904-1299

(607) 735-3650

District: Elmira City School District

Students who attend Parley Coburn School usually attend:

Middle:	Ernie Davis Academy
High:	Elmira High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Two or more races:

19.4%

African American:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (25% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

New York avg54%

2,235^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Elmira City School District

833^rd of 874Elmira 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	13.3	2235 of 2445	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	2370 of 2445	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	2365 of 2439	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2242 of 2434	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	2140 of 2201	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	2223 of 2413	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	2153 of 2395	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	2097 of 2386	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	2155 of 2366	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	2147 of 2352	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	2107 of 2345	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	2098 of 2325	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	2001 of 2320	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	1939 of 2286	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.1	1605 of 2263	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.8	1556 of 2257	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.5	1702 of 2227	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.4	1605 of 2219	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.2	1724 of 2206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	649 of 928	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.2	910 of 927	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	813 of 857	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	896 of 936	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	380 of 427	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2139 of 2409	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	2358 of 2413	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2303 of 2403	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	2245 of 2401	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1903 of 1955	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	2164 of 2357	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	2145 of 2338	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	821 of 1569	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1237 of 1429	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1101 of 1503	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1890 of 2098	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	2005 of 2078	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1974 of 2041	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1958 of 2099	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1637 of 1678	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1930 of 2032	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1843 of 2045	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	2245 of 2407	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	2317 of 2411	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	2333 of 2400	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2167 of 2400	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1913 of 1961	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2212 of 2358	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	2086 of 2340	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	263 of 287	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	271 of 279	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	199 of 223	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	242 of 289	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	142 of 143	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	154 of 180	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	187 of 202	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1932 of 2134	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1951 of 2110	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1878 of 2016	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1680 of 2031	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1006 of 1044	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1668 of 1859	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1504 of 1941	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1341 of 1402	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1362 of 1392	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1308 of 1337	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1347 of 1399	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	1216 of 1224	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1305 of 1338	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1370 of 1408	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math28%-28 vs state

English Language Arts23%-31 vs state

Science19%-26 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
Parley Coburn School	Public	3-6	216 Mt Zoar St	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3650	391	29	13.4	85.4%	242 (61.9%)	48 (12.3%)	21 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (19.4%)	13.3	2235^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.6%		7.8	2370^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.1%	135	40.7	25.0	11.8	12.2	56.0	17.6	8.0	25.3	18.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,856	$4,516	$21,340
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	409 Riverside Ave	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3850	375	21	17.8	84.8%	230 (61.3%)	47 (12.5%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (19.2%)								(n/a)										99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$25,322	$4,255	$21,067
Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	610 Lake St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(607) 737-8040	411	31	13.2	43.8%	280 (68.1%)	49 (11.9%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.4%)	21.9	2024^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.2%		34.1	1613^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.0%	411	36.6	35.7	41.2	41.3	29.6	39.7	39.2	32.6	35.3									$14,036	$233	$13,803
Thomas K Beecher School	Public	3-6	310 Sullivan St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3500	338	29	11.7	86.1%	190 (56.2%)	53 (15.7%)	27 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	66 (19.5%)	4.4	2417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.1	2409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.5%	8	28.2	7.3	16.3	17.1	25.6	13.3	7.6	13.0	12.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$29,780	$5,477	$24,303
Broadway Elementary School	Public	3-6	1000 Broadway	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3600	364	29	12.5	64.8%	304 (83.5%)	18 (4.9%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.6%)	25.7	1901^st of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%		26.7	1853^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.2%	48	41.1	40.4	40.7	33.0	51.1	46.5	36.1	34.1	30.2	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$25,993	$4,669	$21,324
Diven School	Public	PK, KG-2	1115 Hall St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3700	325	21	15.2	70.8%	174 (53.5%)	58 (17.8%)	27 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (19.7%)								(n/a)										99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$27,002	$4,948	$22,054
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
Fassett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	309 W Thurston St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3900	295	22	13.4	84.7%	155 (52.5%)	76 (25.8%)	26 (8.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.2%)								(n/a)										99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	99.7	$29,773	$5,805	$23,968
Cohen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Robinwood Ave	Elmira Heights	14903	Chemung County	Elmira Heights Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 734-7132	443	45	9.8	49.7%	390 (88.0%)	13 (2.9%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	33.7	1663^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.0%		34.7	1599^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.6%	64	47.9	32.3	36.8		56.3	56.5	46.1		39.2	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	$25,441	$1,750	$23,692
Pine City School	Public	PK, KG-2	1551 Pennsylvania Ave	Pine City	14871	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3800	347	23	15.0	53.9%	279 (80.4%)	24 (6.9%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)								(n/a)										99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	$26,266	$3,892	$22,374

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