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Wappingers Central School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,635 students in Wappingers Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle Schools in Wappingers Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the New York public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 59% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 62% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
15 Schools
1,665 Schools
# Students
10,247 Students
912,626 Students
# Teachers
718 Teachers
84,150 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Wappingers Central School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 786 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has increased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#320 out of 788 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
55%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
62%
Graduation Rate
94%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.73
# American Indian Students
1 Student
7,219 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
434 Students
82,980 Students
% Asian Students
4%
9%
# Hispanic Students
2,128 Students
263,492 Students
% Hispanic Students
21%
29%
# Black Students
741 Students
187,068 Students
% Black Students
7%
20%
# White Students
6,682 Students
343,380 Students
% White Students
65%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
2,281 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
255 Students
26,370 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
72
7,892
# Students in K Grade:
670
25,420
# Students in 1st Grade:
682
26,970
# Students in 2nd Grade:
693
27,600
# Students in 3rd Grade:
701
27,654
# Students in 4th Grade:
740
28,843
# Students in 5th Grade:
756
43,851
# Students in 6th Grade:
748
158,025
# Students in 7th Grade:
809
191,045
# Students in 8th Grade:
820
194,721
# Students in 9th Grade:
883
43,975
# Students in 10th Grade:
886
39,203
# Students in 11th Grade:
873
36,233
# Students in 12th Grade:
882
36,047
# Ungraded Students:
32
25,147
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,459 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,092. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,291 is less than the state median of $31,961. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$251 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$259 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,459
$31,092
Spending / Student
$25,291
$31,961
Best Wappingers Central School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Van Wyck Junior High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
6 Hillside Lake Rd
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845) 227-1700
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845) 227-1700
Grades: 7-8
| 864 students
Rank: #22.
Wappingers Junior High School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
30 Major Macdonald Way
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845) 298-5200
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845) 298-5200
Grades: 7-8
| 771 students
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