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Wappingers Central School District

At a glance

356^thof 874 New York districts▼ 34

Better than 59% of New York districts

Elementary 10 Middle 2 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

25 Corporate Park Dr
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533-6562·(845) 298-5000·All New York district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 59.3% of districts

Schools

10,199

Students

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

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Biggest riser

James S Evans Elementary School up 259 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Van Wyck Junior High School 11.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Wappingers Central School District in New York serves over 8,000 students across 15 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative high school. The district's schools span grades from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and demonstrate a range of academic performance, with several standout schools and areas for improvement.

Among the top-performing schools in the district are Brinckerhoff Elementary School, Gayhead School, and Oak Grove Elementary School, all of which rank in the top 30% of New York elementary schools and have earned 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger. At the high school level, John Jay Senior High School stands out with its high Regents exam pass rates, particularly in subjects like English Language Arts, Algebra II, and Physics.

However, the data also reveals disparities in academic achievement and resource allocation across the district's schools. While the district's high schools have a 4-year graduation rate on par with the state average, some elementary schools, such as Fishkill Elementary, struggle to meet state proficiency standards. Additionally, the district's elementary schools face challenges in Math and Science proficiency, an area where the high schools excel. Addressing these inequities and ensuring all students have access to a high-quality education should be a priority for the Wappingers Central School District.

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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)	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	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	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
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
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
Fishkill Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17 Lake Walton Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1770	602	38	15.9	24.4%	407 (67.6%)	32 (5.3%)	127 (21.1%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	71.3	652^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	73.3%		69.2	669^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.6%	17														67.5	51.3	69.6	64.5			68.0	58.7	81.3	70.7			61.8		99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,567	$252	$25,315
Gayhead School	Public	K-6	15 Entry Rd	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1756	831	60	13.7	22.6%	596 (71.7%)	23 (2.8%)	153 (18.4%)	43 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	74.5	568^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.8%		75.8	517^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.9%	51														59.6	69.8	74.0	65.7			71.3	71.2	71.5	58.1			62.1		99.0	99.5	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.4	99.6	99.4	$28,641	$252	$28,389
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
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
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
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
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
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
Van Wyck Junior High School	Public	7-8	6 Hillside Lake Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1700	878	75	11.6	26.0%	607 (69.1%)	54 (6.2%)	166 (18.9%)	26 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	63.9	485^th of 1500 public middle schools	67.7%		65	456^th of 1504 public middle schools	69.7%	29										100.0			94.3					58.3	55.0					53.6	64.9		56.3	99.2	99.8	100.0	99.9	100.0	99.8	99.7	99.8	$29,284	$252	$29,032
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
Wappingers Junior High School	Public	7-8	30 Major MacDonald Way	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5200	764	65	11.7	39.4%	405 (53.0%)	90 (11.8%)	233 (30.5%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	54.4	660^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.0%		56.1	609^th of 1504 public middle schools	59.5%	51										99.2			83.0					55.1	47.7					56.1	50.2		48.7	98.3	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.3	99.4	$30,219	$252	$29,967
Orchard View Alternative High School	Public	9-12	25 Corporate Dr	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 298-5005	58	8	7.6	31.0%	38 (65.5%)	6 (10.3%)	12 (20.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	30.4	857^th of 1234 public high schools	30.6%		28.1	872^nd of 1242 public high schools	29.8%	15			73.1			72.7	22.2		83.3	9.1	33.3	0.0	26.7															100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$49,003	$8,511	$40,493

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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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