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Best Public Schools in Fishkill, NY

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Schools

1,273

Students

Districts

Top rankedBrinckerhoff Elementary School526^th of 2,445 New York elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Glenham School up 14 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Fishkill, New York is home to three elementary schools: Brinckerhoff Elementary School, Glenham School, and Fishkill Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade and are part of the Wappingers Central School District and the Beacon City School District.

Among the three schools, Brinckerhoff Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, consistently ranking among the top 25% of elementary schools in New York state. Brinckerhoff's students perform significantly better on state assessments, with 73-82% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 52-76% proficient or better in Math. The school also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (20.93%) compared to the other Fishkill schools, and it spends $26,020 per student, which is higher than the state average.

In contrast, Glenham School and Fishkill Elementary School perform below the state and district averages on state assessments, have higher percentages of students receiving free/reduced lunch, and rank in the bottom half of New York elementary schools. Glenham School and Fishkill Elementary also spend more per student ($29,194 and $30,263, respectively) compared to Brinckerhoff, but this higher spending does not translate to better academic outcomes.

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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
Glenham School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Chase Dr	Fishkill	12524	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 838-6900	394	36	10.8	34.5%	178 (45.2%)	44 (11.2%)	121 (30.7%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.2%)	33.1	1678^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.4%		31.9	1692^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	30.8%	14	32.9	48.6	57.1		39.2	61.1	52.8		43.3	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$27,007	$706	$26,301
Brinckerhoff Elementary School	Public	K-6	16 Wedgewood Rd	Fishkill	12524	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 897-6800	545	37	14.6	20.2%	380 (69.7%)	30 (5.5%)	74 (13.6%)	40 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	75.9	526^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.5%		84.5	324^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.7%	202	73.8	73.3	77.5	81.7	52.5	75.7	63.3	64.3	63.0	99.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,675	$252	$27,423
Fishkill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Church St	Fishkill	12524	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 897-6780	334	22	15.2	38.3%	199 (59.6%)	23 (6.9%)	85 (25.4%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	60.6	921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	62.3%		70.1	638^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.9%	283	32.4	52.9	73.8	63.9	37.8	64.7	69.8	69.4	62.5	97.2	98.2	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.5	$31,985	$252	$31,732

Cities Near Fishkill

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hopewell Junction	3.21 mi	3	345^th
Wappingers Falls	3.27 mi	7	343^rd
Beacon	3.67 mi	5	514^th
Marlboro	5.65 mi	3	269^th
Newburgh	5.82 mi	9	694^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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