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Oak Grove Elementary School

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Oak Grove Elementary School ranks 632 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

632^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Oak Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school in Poughkeepsie, New York, serving 480 students in grades K-6 and part of the Wappingers Central School District. This school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments, with 70.49% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in ELA and 83.61% proficient or better in Math, compared to 65.99% and 65.15% for the district, respectively.

Oak Grove Elementary School's academic performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 494 out of 2,407 New York elementary schools for male students, 190 out of 928 for African American students, and 342 out of 1,402 for white students. However, the school struggles with the performance of special education and low socioeconomic status students, ranking 873 out of 2,134 and 904 out of 2,098, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. When compared to nearby schools, Oak Grove generally outperforms its peers in the Wappingers Central School District, such as Myers Corners School and Sheafe Road Elementary School, but lags behind the higher-performing Hagan School in the Spackenkill Union Free School District.

Despite its strong academic performance, Oak Grove Elementary School has a relatively high spending per student at $24,461 in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district average of $26,683 and the state average of $30,832. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 16.7 is higher than the district average of 14.2 and the state average of 13.7, suggesting that the school may need to explore ways to optimize its resource allocation to further improve student outcomes, particularly for its struggling subgroups.

455

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,669

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Kerr Rd
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-5899

(845) 298-5280

District: Wappingers Central School District

Students who attend Oak Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wappingers Junior High School
High:	Roy C Ketcham Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Hispanic:

25.1%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 55th percentile in 2021 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 74th (2025) from a 55th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the New York median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg61%

New York avg54%

632^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the Wappingers Central School District

356^th of 874Wappingers 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	72.3	632 of 2445	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	640 of 2445	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	696 of 2439	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	819 of 2434	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	989 of 2201	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	692 of 2413	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	780 of 2395	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.1	635 of 2386	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	554 of 2366	76.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	388 of 2352	83.5%	★★★★☆
2014	76.1	490 of 2345	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	67.1	678 of 2325	70.8%	★★★★☆
2012	83.9	257 of 2320	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.5	555 of 2286	75.7%	★★★★☆
2010	80.3	342 of 2263	84.9%	★★★★☆
2009	76.2	436 of 2257	80.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.1	428 of 2227	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	458 of 2219	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.9	701 of 2206	68.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	190 of 928	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	381 of 927	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	341 of 936	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	99 of 427	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	237 of 891	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	46.2	457 of 948	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	749 of 2409	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	741 of 2413	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	730 of 2403	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	802 of 2401	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	896 of 1955	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	509 of 2357	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	745 of 2338	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	406 of 1569	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	512 of 1531	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	316 of 1429	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	515 of 1503	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	409 of 818	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	404 of 1315	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.6	207 of 1392	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	904 of 2098	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	731 of 2078	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	555 of 2041	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	867 of 2099	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	731 of 1678	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	795 of 2032	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	1013 of 2045	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	494 of 2407	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	547 of 2411	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	662 of 2400	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	867 of 2400	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	1015 of 1961	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	900 of 2358	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	824 of 2340	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	873 of 2134	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	1260 of 2110	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1055 of 2016	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1562 of 2031	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	551 of 1044	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1366 of 1859	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1533 of 1941	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	342 of 1402	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	368 of 1392	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	464 of 1337	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	519 of 1399	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	696 of 1224	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	487 of 1338	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	674 of 1408	52.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math75%+19 vs state

Science62%+17 vs state

English Language Arts61%+7 vs state

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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
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-6	40 Kerr Rd	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5280	455	29	15.8	32.7%	259 (56.9%)	50 (11.0%)	114 (25.1%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	72.3	632^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	74.2%		69.9	640^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.8%	8	57.5	58.6	58.8	70.5	70.8	75.9	69.1	83.6	61.8	98.4	98.6	99.8	99.8	100.0	98.6	98.9	99.1	$25,669	$253	$25,416
Nassau School	Public	K-2	7 Nassau Rd	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Spackenkill Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 463-7843	292	27	10.8	19.9%	156 (53.4%)	31 (10.6%)	63 (21.6%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)								(n/a)										99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$34,145	$986	$33,159
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
Kinry Road Elementary School	Public	2-6	58 Kinry Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 463-7322	368	28	13.0	34.0%	223 (60.6%)	30 (8.2%)	89 (24.2%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	63.7	855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.0%		74.7	545^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.7%	310	53.5	62.8	63.0	79.4	64.4	61.6	55.4	74.6	48.9	98.1	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.2	98.7	98.9	$33,154	$252	$32,902
Vassar Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	174 Vassar Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 463-7860	294	20	15.0	27.2%	177 (60.2%)	22 (7.5%)	73 (24.8%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)								(n/a)										97.7	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.9	98.5	$31,146	$252	$30,893
Sheafe Road Elementary School	Public	K-6	287 Sheafe Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 298-5290	612	44	13.8	55.6%	229 (37.4%)	54 (8.8%)	275 (44.9%)	24 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	54.8	1058^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.7%		61.1	874^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.3%	184	42.9	61.9	58.4	65.4	46.3	60.7	62.3	58.0	50.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$26,627	$252	$26,375
Myers Corners School	Public	K-6	156 Myers Corners Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5260	836	59	14.1	36.0%	486 (58.1%)	53 (6.3%)	248 (29.7%)	25 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.8%)	42.1	1416^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.1%		51.6	1128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.9%	288	47.4	52.1	50.4	55.7	38.8	44.3	49.6	59.1	41.7	97.2	98.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.4	99.1	98.4	$26,866	$252	$26,614
James S Evans Elementary School	Public	K-6	747 Sergeant Palmateer Way	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 298-5240	297	21	14.0	45.1%	162 (54.5%)	29 (9.8%)	84 (28.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	61.4	910^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.8%		50.1	1169^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.2%	259	52.5	70.2	55.8	48.8	65.0	69.6	58.1	64.3	51.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,103	$252	$33,851
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
Marlboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	1380 Rt 9w	Marlboro	12542	Ulster County	Marlboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 236-1636	780	77	10.1	33.1%	470 (60.3%)	77 (9.9%)	174 (22.3%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	55.1	1053^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	56.9%		57.6	955^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.9%	98	49.2	58.2	64.7		51.9	55.4	74.2		54.4	97.7	98.2	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.4	98.6	98.4	$30,344	$901	$29,443

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Grove Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Oak Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oak Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wappingers Junior High School
High : Roy C Ketcham Senior High School

How many students attend Oak Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Oak Grove Elementary School.

What district is Oak Grove Elementary School in?

Wappingers Central School District

Is Oak Grove Elementary School a good school?

Oak Grove Elementary School ranks 632^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Grove Elementary School?

Students at Oak Grove Elementary School are 57% White, 25% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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