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Poughkeepsie High School

Q: Is Poughkeepsie High School a good school?

Poughkeepsie High School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of New York high schools.

Q: How many students attend Poughkeepsie High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,151 students attended Poughkeepsie High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Poughkeepsie High School?

Students at Poughkeepsie High School are 46% Hispanic, 42% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% White.

Public Grades 9-12

1116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 10% of New York high schools

Summary

Poughkeepsie High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Poughkeepsie City School District, with 1,161 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past decade, with significant challenges in academic performance, socioeconomic factors, and demographic disparities.

Poughkeepsie High School's academic performance is low, with proficiency rates well below state averages on Regents exams and a four-year graduation rate around 50-51%, much lower than the state average of over 80%. The school also has high dropout rates, ranging from 27-30% in recent years. These academic struggles are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low-income families, with 70-75% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

In contrast, nearby schools like New Paltz Senior High School and Spackenkill High School significantly outperform Poughkeepsie High School on academic measures, with much higher proficiency rates and graduation rates. These schools serve more affluent student populations, suggesting that addressing the socioeconomic and demographic challenges at Poughkeepsie High School could be key to improving educational outcomes for its students.

1,151

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,116

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Forbus St
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-3313

(845) 451-4850

District: Poughkeepsie City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.5%

African American:

42.3%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (49% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

New York avg67%

1,116^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	11.6	1116 of 1234	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1109 of 1242	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1063 of 1228	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	912 of 1190	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.6	231 of 519	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.2	1035 of 1207	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1099 of 1210	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	972 of 1221	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	930 of 1255	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	1020 of 1255	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.3	1001 of 1237	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.2	1051 of 1217	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	1015 of 1198	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.8	1014 of 1165	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.5	976 of 1117	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	896 of 1086	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.0	846 of 1027	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.0	846 of 1002	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	851 of 986	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.7	813 of 935	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	575 of 713	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	515 of 690	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	537 of 671	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	402 of 593	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	561 of 686	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	615 of 679	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	623 of 669	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	581 of 637	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	504 of 583	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	249 of 481	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	402 of 565	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	434 of 546	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1110 of 1206	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1073 of 1219	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1043 of 1197	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	907 of 1155	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1021 of 1193	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1086 of 1176	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	804 of 885	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	751 of 865	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	662 of 851	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	512 of 760	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	584 of 815	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	649 of 791	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	535 of 607	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	561 of 564	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	503 of 531	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	344 of 389	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	337 of 493	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	373 of 498	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1076 of 1179	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1051 of 1170	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1023 of 1155	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	851 of 1101	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1012 of 1179	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1065 of 1154	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1068 of 1201	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1109 of 1211	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1018 of 1191	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	900 of 1154	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1049 of 1190	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1090 of 1176	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	310 of 328	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	298 of 306	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	271 of 272	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1096 of 1149	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1095 of 1144	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1096 of 1130	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	938 of 1038	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1075 of 1132	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1043 of 1095	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	400 of 738	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.1	758 of 793	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	701 of 765	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2022)46th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Migrant (2025)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II56%-19 vs state

Global History and Geography51%-25 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts46%-29 vs state

U.S. History and Government46%-29 vs state

Earth Science44%-21 vs state

Chemistry42%-22 vs state

Living Environment33%-24 vs state

Common Core Geometry13%-11 vs state

Algebra I13%-43 vs state

Geometry4%-56 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	% 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
Poughkeepsie High School	Public	9-12	70 Forbus St	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4850	1,151	99	11.6	80.5%	45 (3.9%)	487 (42.3%)	535 (46.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.8%)	11.6	1116^th of 1234 public high schools	9.6%		12.1	1109^th of 1242 public high schools	10.7%	7	42.4	55.6	46.2	13.0	44.4	51.4	32.9		46.0	12.8		4.2		86.1	86.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.2	87.1	87.2	$35,116	$2,134	$32,983
Spackenkill High School	Public	9-12	112 Spackenkill Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Spackenkill Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 463-7810	537	53	10.1	28.3%	253 (47.1%)	80 (14.9%)	105 (19.6%)	72 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	83.8	70^th of 1234 public high schools	94.3%		83.9	51^st of 1242 public high schools	95.9%	19	84.4	89.2	94.0	50.0	86.5	96.5	86.3	91.9	97.8	78.7		83.2		99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$33,961	$537	$33,424
Highland High School	Public	9-12	320 Pancake Hollow Rd	Highland	12528	Ulster County	Highland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 691-1020	513	35	14.4	36.5%	344 (67.1%)	46 (9.0%)	87 (17.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	64.5	425^th of 1234 public high schools	65.6%		58	551^st of 1242 public high schools	55.6%	126	63.6	76.6	84.3	35.7	73.9	80.3	68.7	93.8	84.1	57.3		82.1		97.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.8	99.6	99.4	$29,057	$1,149	$27,908
Highland Residential Center	Public	6-12	629 N Chodikee Lake Rd	Highland	12528	Ulster County	New York State Office Of Children And Family Services (Ocfs)	No	No	No	No	(845) 691-6006	84				14 (16.7%)	46 (54.8%)	22 (26.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)
Arlington High School	Public	9-12	1157 Rt 55	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4860	2,472	172	14.3	31.1%	1,409 (57.0%)	256 (10.4%)	590 (23.9%)	83 (3.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	127 (5.1%)	68.3	364^th of 1234 public high schools	70.5%		68.3	371^st of 1242 public high schools	70.1%	7	66.7	93.1	85.8	66.7	50.9	87.7	43.8	90.5	83.7	59.9	73.7	90.1	59.0	99.4	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.6	100.0	$31,071	$762	$30,308
Roy C Ketcham Senior High School	Public	9-12	99 Myers Corners Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5100	1,557	116	13.4	39.4%	790 (50.7%)	166 (10.7%)	482 (31.0%)	66 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.4%)	49.7	645^th of 1234 public high schools	47.7%		53.7	603^rd of 1242 public high schools	51.4%	42	67.2	79.0	87.5	10.0	14.3	85.0	26.4	84.6	77.7	35.4	55.9	42.0	52.3	99.3	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.6	99.9	$28,169	$341	$27,828
Marlboro Central High School	Public	9-12	50 Cross Rd	Marlboro	12542	Ulster County	Marlboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 236-5810	629	55	11.4	32.8%	346 (55.0%)	68 (10.8%)	184 (29.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.7%)	65.7	399^th of 1234 public high schools	67.7%		68	380^th of 1242 public high schools	69.4%	19	55.7	73.7	89.2	39.3	84.1	89.8	61.9	85.4	90.6	52.8		62.8		98.8	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.5	99.5	98.8	$29,986	$650	$29,336
New Paltz Senior High School	Public	9-12	134 S Putt Corners Rd	New Paltz	12561	Ulster County	New Paltz Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 256-4100	622	55	11.3	26.8%	437 (70.3%)	27 (4.3%)	89 (14.3%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	79.9	152^nd of 1234 public high schools	87.7%		75.3	228^th of 1242 public high schools	81.6%	76	81.2	95.6	90.1	14.3	83.1	97.0	80.6		94.9	66.9		88.1		95.9	96.3	99.9	99.9	99.9	96.8	98.0	100.0	$35,854	$933	$34,921
Franklin D Roosevelt Senior High School	Public	9-12	156 S Cross Rd	Hyde Park	12538	Dutchess County	Hyde Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 229-4020	1,121	91	12.3	47.1%	571 (50.9%)	164 (14.6%)	302 (26.9%)	21 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.4%)	40.8	743^rd of 1234 public high schools	39.8%		45.4	701^st of 1242 public high schools	43.6%	42	51.2	88.0	81.2	20.7	9.7	72.4	33.7	46.3	56.5	45.7	52.6	59.2	59.5	99.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.9	$34,783	$1,648	$33,135
John Jay Senior High School	Public	9-12	2012 Route 52	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 897-6700	1,768	129	13.6	23.2%	1,194 (67.5%)	104 (5.9%)	365 (20.6%)	78 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (1.5%)	64.9	413^th of 1234 public high schools	66.5%		66.1	425^th of 1242 public high schools	65.8%	12	75.1	87.8	92.9	11.3	11.8	89.3	42.7	94.4	90.0	54.1	60.3	57.1	63.3	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	$27,060	$252	$26,808

Frequently Asked Questions about Poughkeepsie High School

How many students attend Poughkeepsie High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,151 students attended Poughkeepsie High School.

What district is Poughkeepsie High School in?

Poughkeepsie City School District

Is Poughkeepsie High School a good school?

Poughkeepsie High School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Poughkeepsie High School?

Students at Poughkeepsie High School are 46% Hispanic, 42% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% White.

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