Ernie Davis Academy
Address
933 Hoffman Street Elmira , New York 14905
Coordinates	42°05′46″N 76°49′50″W / 42.0962°N 76.8305°W / 42.0962; -76.8305
Information
School type	Public, high school
School district	Elmira City School District
NCES School ID	361056000814[1]
Principal	Colin Werfelman
Grades	7-8
Enrollment	855 (2016–2017)
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Mascot	Elmira Express
Athletic conferences	Southern Tier Athletic Conference; Section IV NYSPHSAA
Website	erniedavis.elmiracityschools.com

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Notable alumni of Elmira Free Academy

• Hal Roach (1908) – Film and TV producer with a career spanning much of the 20th century. In 1984, he won the honorary Academy Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement.
• Ernie Davis (1958) – First African American to win the Heisman Trophy, and two time All-American. Drafted by Washington Redskins and traded to Cleveland Browns before he died from leukemia in 1963.
• Bob DeLaney (1942) – Sports announcer
• Tommy Hilfiger (1969) – Fashion designer and creator of the eponymous "Tommy Hilfiger" and "Tommy" brands.
• Eileen Collins (1974) – Retired Astronaut, first female pilot, commander of the Space Shuttle

Principals of Elmira Free Academy and Ernie Davis Academy