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Charles B Warring Elementary School

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Charles B Warring Elementary School ranks 1407 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

1407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Charles B Warring Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-5 in the Poughkeepsie City School District, with 294 students enrolled.

The school has faced academic challenges, with consistently lower proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was 53.85%, compared to the state average of 54.15%, and its 5th grade Math proficiency rate was 47.37%, compared to the state average of 54.16%. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than the overall school in 3rd grade ELA.

Charles B Warring Elementary School also faces socioeconomic challenges, with 84.69% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. The school's per-student spending has increased over the years, but the Poughkeepsie City School District as a whole is ranked 831 out of 874 districts in New York and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating that the district may be facing resource challenges. When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the district, Charles B Warring Elementary School generally underperforms on the state assessments.

286

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,853

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

283 Mansion St
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3313

(845) 451-4750

District: Poughkeepsie City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

African American:

33.2%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Poughkeepsie City School District

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Science scores 28 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg30%

New York avg55%

1,407^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	42.5	1407 of 2445	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1643 of 2445	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	2014 of 2439	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2194 of 2434	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	2151 of 2201	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1956 of 2413	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	2128 of 2395	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	2139 of 2386	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	2312 of 2366	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	2226 of 2352	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.7	2262 of 2345	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	2256 of 2325	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	2040 of 2320	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	2194 of 2286	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	2172 of 2263	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	2155 of 2257	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	2009 of 2227	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	27.1	1767 of 2219	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.0	1887 of 2206	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	458 of 928	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	432 of 927	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	642 of 857	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	681 of 936	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	339 of 427	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	459 of 891	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	733 of 948	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	187 of 1117	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	160 of 1066	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	39.2	578 of 1001	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	820 of 1027	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	679 of 860	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	445 of 938	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	1241 of 2409	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	1561 of 2413	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	2009 of 2403	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2060 of 2401	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1858 of 1955	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1866 of 2357	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	2093 of 2338	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	699 of 1569	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	602 of 1531	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	891 of 1429	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1189 of 1503	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	802 of 1315	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	936 of 1392	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	398 of 792	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	202 of 766	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	45.1	316 of 637	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	350 of 570	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	654 of 730	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	41.6	1143 of 2078	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1369 of 2041	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1872 of 2099	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1445 of 2032	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1728 of 2045	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1536 of 2407	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1635 of 2411	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1939 of 2400	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	2158 of 2400	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1919 of 2358	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	2099 of 2340	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	398 of 2134	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	43.3	1032 of 2110	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	818 of 2016	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	1613 of 2031	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1724 of 1859	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1171 of 1941	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)45th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math60%+3 vs state

English Language Arts51%-3 vs state

Science17%-28 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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