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Corning Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Corning.

Corning’s School Grade C− better than 15% of California school districts

Students
1,976
Schools
6
Spent per student
$18,514
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Corning Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9M, about $4,573 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Corning. Grade by grade →

K–63 schoolsThis district
7–8Maywood MiddleThis district
9–122 high schoolsCorning Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency16%
State average 33.1% · 1,265 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 46.7% · 1,278 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Corning Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,514 per student · 13% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 71%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,982’20
2,014’21
1,990’22
1,954’23
1,976’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 76%White 20%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.