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Violet Avenue School

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Violet Avenue School ranks 1805 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1805^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Violet Avenue School is an elementary school located in Poughkeepsie, New York, serving 306 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hyde Park Central School District, which is ranked 655 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.6 and higher per-student spending of $32,566, Violet Avenue School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 30.77%, compared to the district's 43.06% and the state's 54.15%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

Interestingly, while Violet Avenue School is part of the same school district as Ralph R. Smith School, the latter consistently outperforms Violet Avenue School in academic measures, despite having similar demographic and resource characteristics. Additionally, Violet Avenue School's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1,010 out of 2,386 New York elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1,805 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025, a significant decline. These findings suggest that the school may need to re-evaluate its instructional strategies and resource allocation to better support student learning and address the underlying factors contributing to the achievement gaps.

312

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,586

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

191 Violet Ave
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-1298

(845) 486-4499

District: Hyde Park Central School District

Students who attend Violet Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Haviland Middle School
High:	Franklin D Roosevelt Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.1%

White:

28.5%

African American:

23.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg46%

New York avg55%

1,805^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Hyde Park Central School District

655^th of 874Hyde Park Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1805 of 2445	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1779 of 2445	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1827 of 2439	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1702 of 2434	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	1646 of 2201	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1603 of 2413	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	1369 of 2395	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.3	1010 of 2386	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.3	1387 of 2366	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.5	1595 of 2352	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.9	1575 of 2345	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.0	1772 of 2325	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.8	1480 of 2320	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.1	1680 of 2286	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	1690 of 2263	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.3	1760 of 2257	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.9	1741 of 2227	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.7	1592 of 2219	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.7	1620 of 2206	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	797 of 928	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	531 of 927	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	404 of 857	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	695 of 936	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	219 of 427	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	702 of 1117	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	550 of 1066	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	436 of 1001	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.7	1000 of 1027	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	365 of 454	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1781 of 2409	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1834 of 2413	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1907 of 2403	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1715 of 2401	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1554 of 1955	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1401 of 2357	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1346 of 2338	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1037 of 1569	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	725 of 1531	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	900 of 1429	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	772 of 1503	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	490 of 818	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	502 of 1315	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	503 of 1392	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1667 of 2098	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1493 of 2078	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1423 of 2041	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1443 of 2099	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	1123 of 1678	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1133 of 2032	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	957 of 2045	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1753 of 2407	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1654 of 2411	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1633 of 2400	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1600 of 2400	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	1451 of 1961	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1653 of 2358	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	1329 of 2340	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1733 of 2134	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	803 of 2110	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	1489 of 2016	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1341 of 2031	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	906 of 1044	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1448 of 1859	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1112 of 1941	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	848 of 1402	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1084 of 1392	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1085 of 1337	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	905 of 1399	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	931 of 1224	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1047 of 1338	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	964 of 1408	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math47%-11 vs state

English Language Arts39%-16 vs state

Science37%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Violet Avenue School	Public	K-5	191 Violet Ave	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Hyde Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 486-4499	312	28	11.1	59.6%	89 (28.5%)	74 (23.7%)	122 (39.1%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	29	1805^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.2%		28.8	1779^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.2%	26	30.8	40.0	44.6		37.7	52.2	50.0		36.9	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	$34,586	$1,638	$32,948
S F B Morse Elementary School	Public	K-6	101 Mansion St	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4690	432	40	10.8	89.1%	19 (4.4%)	177 (41.0%)	202 (46.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.5%)	7.1	2361^st of 2445 public elementary schools	3.4%		14	2240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.4%	121	28.8	21.4	27.9	0.0	18.5	17.6	28.2	0.0	12.9	98.2	98.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.9	99.3	98.6	$37,261	$3,046	$34,215
Charles B Warring Elementary School	Public	1-5	283 Mansion St	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4750	286	26	11.0	88.8%	7 (2.4%)	95 (33.2%)	159 (55.6%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.6%)	42.5	1407^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.5%		33.3	1643^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.8%	236	53.9	65.8	40.7		69.1	68.2	47.4		16.7	97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.2	98.7	$38,853	$3,015	$35,838
Little Water Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	68 Dutchess Ave	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Little Water Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(845) 307-0274	202	6	33.6	73.3%	12 (5.9%)	156 (77.2%)	32 (15.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	59.5				69.4													$16,380	$395	$15,985
Gov George Clinton School	Public	K-5	100 Montgomery St	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4600	237	20	11.7	85.2%	9 (3.8%)	107 (45.1%)	100 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.0%)	16.9	2152^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.0%		18.1	2116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.5%	36	29.0	22.0	50.0		28.6	19.5	35.3		38.2	99.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	$38,548	$1,941	$36,607
Smith Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	372 Church St	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4720	328	17	19.2	85.1%	15 (4.6%)	134 (40.9%)	151 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.2%)								(n/a)																		$33,798	$5,786	$28,011
Arthur S May School	Public	K-5	601 Dutchess Turnpike	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 486-4960	496	47	10.4	41.9%	191 (38.5%)	89 (17.9%)	168 (33.9%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.4%)	34.9	1622^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	33.7%		40.6	1423^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.8%	199	31.6	53.7	53.6		34.2	54.4	36.1		48.4	98.3	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.8	99.4	99.2	$29,809	$731	$29,077
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Lockhart Ln	Highland	12528	Ulster County	Highland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 691-1072	665	54	12.3	35.5%	441 (66.3%)	51 (7.7%)	121 (18.2%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.0%)	39.9	1477^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.6%		39.8	1457^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.4%	20	50.9	50.7	46.2		55.1	65.3	37.9		39.8	99.2	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.7	99.9	$28,827	$985	$27,842
G W Krieger School	Public	K-5	265 Hooker Ave	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4660	419	33	12.5	82.1%	24 (5.7%)	172 (41.1%)	189 (45.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	8.7	2327^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.8%		12.7	2272^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.1%	55	27.3	29.2	26.6		20.7	36.3	13.0		14.9	98.6	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.2	99.2	$41,240	$2,318	$38,922
Ralph R Smith School	Public	K-5	16 Smith Ct	Hyde Park	12538	Dutchess County	Hyde Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 229-4060	332	39	8.5	53.3%	167 (50.3%)	37 (11.1%)	84 (25.3%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	27.6	1844^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.6%		25.3	1890^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.7%	46	42.0	34.6	48.6		32.0	46.2	43.7		36.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,829	$1,635	$35,193

Frequently Asked Questions about Violet Avenue School

What schools do graduates of Violet Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Violet Avenue School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Haviland Middle School
High : Franklin D Roosevelt Senior High School

Is Violet Avenue School a good school?

Violet Avenue School ranks 1805^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Violet Avenue School?

Students at Violet Avenue School are 39% Hispanic, 29% White, 24% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Violet Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Violet Avenue School.

What district is Violet Avenue School in?

Hyde Park Central School District

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