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G W Krieger School

Public Grades K-5

2327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

G W Krieger School is an elementary school located in Poughkeepsie, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 433 students. The school is part of the Poughkeepsie City School District, which is ranked 831 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

G W Krieger School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with proficiency rates on New York State Assessments significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) range from 26.58% to 29.21%, compared to the state average of 54.07% to 56.61%. In math, the school's proficiency rates range from 12.99% to 36.26%, compared to the state average of 54.16% to 59.7%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 78.75% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing G W Krieger School to other elementary schools in the Poughkeepsie City School District, such as S F B Morse Elementary School and Gov George Clinton School, the performance gap is evident. These nearby schools, while still struggling, generally outperform G W Krieger School on state assessments and have higher rankings. To improve the school's performance, it may be beneficial for G W Krieger School to explore partnerships with local organizations, universities, and community groups that can provide additional resources, expertise, and support for students and families.

419

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,240

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

265 Hooker Ave
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-3313

(845) 451-4660

District: Poughkeepsie City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.1%

African American:

41.1%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (24% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Math scores 33 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg30%

New York avg55%

2,327^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Poughkeepsie City School District

831^st of 874Poughkeepsie City 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	8.7	2327 of 2445	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2272 of 2445	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	2078 of 2439	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	2282 of 2434	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	2062 of 2201	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	2308 of 2413	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	2114 of 2395	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	2157 of 2386	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	2178 of 2366	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	2166 of 2352	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.6	2214 of 2345	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	2086 of 2325	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.5	2133 of 2320	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.7	2201 of 2286	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	2019 of 2263	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	2147 of 2257	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	1929 of 2227	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	1781 of 2219	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.4	1787 of 2206	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	792 of 928	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	684 of 927	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	696 of 857	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	729 of 936	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	720 of 891	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	643 of 948	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	887 of 1117	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	837 of 1066	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	600 of 1001	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1004 of 1027	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	388 of 860	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	567 of 938	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	2299 of 2409	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	2174 of 2413	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2029 of 2403	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2221 of 2401	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1852 of 1955	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	2265 of 2357	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	2051 of 2338	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1469 of 1569	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1438 of 1531	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1022 of 1429	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1383 of 1503	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	690 of 818	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1215 of 1315	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1183 of 1392	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	494 of 766	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.4	570 of 570	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	588 of 730	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	2031 of 2098	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1858 of 2078	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1706 of 2041	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2014 of 2099	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1570 of 1678	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1959 of 2032	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1783 of 2045	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	2274 of 2407	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	2276 of 2411	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2084 of 2400	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2262 of 2400	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1801 of 1961	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	2224 of 2358	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	2074 of 2340	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	122 of 223	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	185 of 289	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	149 of 180	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	145 of 202	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	2094 of 2134	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1884 of 2110	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1785 of 2016	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1857 of 2031	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1697 of 1859	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1848 of 1941	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	29.8	996 of 1337	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	731 of 1399	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1064 of 1408	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)45th percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2024)36th percentile+28 vs school

White (2023)26th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-27 vs state

Math24%-33 vs state

Science15%-30 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
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
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
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
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
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
Hagan School	Public	3-5	42 Hagan Dr	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Spackenkill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 463-7840	342	31	10.9	23.4%	197 (57.6%)	32 (9.4%)	50 (14.6%)	42 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	70.9	666^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.8%		68.5	689^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.8%	23	61.3	65.6	68.3		72.3	67.8	67.7		59.8	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	$32,887	$558	$32,329
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
Titusville Intermediate	Public	3-5	128 Meadow Ln	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4470	425	32	13.2	32.9%	247 (58.1%)	49 (11.5%)	95 (22.4%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	39.5	1488^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.1%		42.7	1363^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.3%	125	44.9	43.7	52.3		48.6	42.0	54.0		55.2	99.2	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$32,703	$807	$31,896
Overlook Primary School	Public	K-2	11 Mapleview Rd Ext	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4970	394	31	12.8	25.9%	201 (51.0%)	52 (13.2%)	96 (24.4%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)								(n/a)										99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,133	$739	$29,394

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How many students attend G W Krieger School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended G W Krieger School.

What is the racial makeup of G W Krieger School?

Students at G W Krieger School are 45% Hispanic, 41% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% White.

What district is G W Krieger School in?

Poughkeepsie City School District

Is G W Krieger School a good school?

G W Krieger School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of New York elementary schools.

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