Ernie Davis Academy | |
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Address | |
933 Hoffman Street , 14905 | |
Coordinates | 42°05′46″N 76°49′50″W / 42.0962°N 76.8305°W |
Information | |
School type | Public, high school |
School district | Elmira City School District |
NCES School ID | 361056000814[1] |
Principal | Colin Werfelman |
Grades | 7-8 |
Enrollment | 802 (2022–23)[2] |
Color(s) | Maroon and White |
Mascot | Elmira Express |
Athletic conferences | Southern Tier Athletic Conference; Section IV NYSPHSAA |
Website | erniedavis |
Ernie Davis Academy is the junior high school in Elmira, New York, United States. It occupies the building formerly used by the Elmira Free Academy, a high school, which merged with Southside High School to become Elmira High School in September 2014.[3] It has 855 students in grades 7–8 with a student-teacher ratio of 13 to 1. According to state test scores, 18 percent of students are at least proficient in math and 22 percent in reading.[4]
The building used by the previous junior high school for students from the area north of the Chemung River, Ernie Davis Jr. High School, is now used by a charter elementary school.[5]