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S F B Morse Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

2361^st

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New York elementary schools

Summary

S F B Morse Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in the Poughkeepsie City School District, with 434 students enrolled. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 2361 out of 2445 schools (0 out of 5 stars).

S F B Morse Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 28.79% across different grade levels and subjects in 2024-2025. The school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.8% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 25-30% of their respective categories statewide. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.8 in 2023-2024 and a high per-student spending of $33,870, the school has shown little to no improvement in its academic performance over the past decade.

Interestingly, the nearby Hagan School and Highland Elementary School, which are outside the Poughkeepsie City School District, demonstrate significantly better academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be contributing to the underperformance of S F B Morse Elementary. The school's complex challenges require a comprehensive, targeted approach to address the unique needs of its student population and improve student outcomes.

432

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,261

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Mansion St
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3313

(845) 451-4690

District: Poughkeepsie City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.8%

African American:

41.0%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (22% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Math scores 35 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

New York avg54%

2,361^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	7.1	2361 of 2445	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	2240 of 2445	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	2150 of 2439	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2248 of 2434	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	2156 of 2201	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	2166 of 2413	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	2281 of 2395	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	2226 of 2386	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	2270 of 2366	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	2283 of 2352	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	2282 of 2345	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	2248 of 2325	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	2023 of 2320	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	2076 of 2286	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	2055 of 2263	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	39.1	1649 of 2257	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	768 of 928	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	695 of 927	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	641 of 857	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	760 of 936	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	306 of 427	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	614 of 891	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	810 of 948	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	908 of 1117	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	691 of 1066	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	649 of 1001	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	713 of 1027	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	773 of 860	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	727 of 938	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	2218 of 2409	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	2173 of 2413	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2109 of 2403	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	2253 of 2401	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	1938 of 1955	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	2135 of 2357	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	2294 of 2338	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1504 of 1569	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1259 of 1531	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1086 of 1429	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1292 of 1503	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	818 of 818	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1072 of 1315	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1228 of 1392	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	704 of 792	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	453 of 766	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	463 of 637	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	517 of 570	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	675 of 730	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1967 of 2098	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1830 of 2078	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1749 of 2041	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1914 of 2099	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1664 of 1678	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1714 of 2032	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1939 of 2045	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	2359 of 2407	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2198 of 2411	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2087 of 2400	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	2149 of 2400	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1864 of 1961	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	2056 of 2358	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	2118 of 2340	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	243 of 279	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	170 of 289	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	92 of 180	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1768 of 2134	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1745 of 2110	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1794 of 2016	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1732 of 2031	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1302 of 1859	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1745 of 1941	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)13th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-28 vs state

Math21%-35 vs state

Science13%-32 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about S F B Morse Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of S F B Morse Elementary School?

Students at S F B Morse Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 41% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is S F B Morse Elementary School a good school?

S F B Morse Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.4% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend S F B Morse Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended S F B Morse Elementary School.

What district is S F B Morse Elementary School in?

Poughkeepsie City School District

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