Fassett Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Elmira, New York
Fassett Elementary School in Elmira, New York enrolled 295 students in 2024-25 with 22.0 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
335 students in 2022-23, 305 students in 2023-24, 295 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.9 to 22.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 335 | 18.9 | 17.7 |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 21.0 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 295 | 22.0 | 13.4 |
13.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 New York elementary schools
Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fassett Elementary School enrolled 303 students and reported no counselor; it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent54.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.5% of students were White, 25.8% Black, 12.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White52.5%
- Black25.8%
- Two or more races12.2%
- Hispanic8.8%
- Asian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Elmira
8 public elementary schools in Elmira report 2024-25 enrollment; Fassett Elementary School is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Academy: an Elmira Charter School | 411 | 13.3 | 43.1% |
| Hendy Avenue School | 391 | 15.9 | 69.3% |
| Parley Coburn School | 391 | 13.4 | 85.4% |
| Riverside Elementary | 375 | 17.9 | 84.8% |
| Broadway Elementary School | 364 | 12.6 | 64.8% |
| Thomas K Beecher School | 338 | 11.8 | 86.1% |
| Diven School | 325 | 15.2 | 70.2% |
| Fassett Elementary School | 295 | 13.4 | 84.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fassett Elementary School
- Cohen Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 443 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Diven SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 325 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Fassett Elementary School with Cohen Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Elmira City Schools spends per student$22,583 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,583
- The largest public schools in New YorkFassett Elementary School is the number 2,010 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,010 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.13.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Fassett Elementary School
How many students attend Fassett Elementary School?
295 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 335 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Elmira, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fassett Elementary School?
13.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Fassett Elementary School a Title I school?
Fassett Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Fassett Elementary School in?
Elmira City Schools, NCES district ID 3610560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 361056000817 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.