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Poughkeepsie Middle School

Q: Is Poughkeepsie Middle School a good school?

Poughkeepsie Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.7% of New York middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Poughkeepsie Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 871 students attended Poughkeepsie Middle School.

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

Students at Poughkeepsie Middle School are 46% African American, 41% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% White.

Public Grades 5-8

1460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 3% of New York middle schools

Summary

Poughkeepsie Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Poughkeepsie City School District, with 872 students. Despite significant per-student spending, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Poughkeepsie Middle School significantly underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 15.92% of 8th graders proficient in ELA and 0.79% proficient in Math in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 52.38% and 46.74% respectively. The school's subgroup performance also highlights significant achievement gaps, with African American, multi-racial, and English Language Learner students ranking in the bottom 15-20% of New York middle schools for ELA and Math.

While Poughkeepsie Middle School spends significantly more per student ($31,466 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, this has not translated to improved outcomes. In contrast, nearby middle schools like Orville A. Todd Middle School (Spackenkill UFSD) and Rombout Middle School (Beacon CSD) consistently rank in the top 30-40% of New York middle schools and have much higher proficiency rates. Addressing the root causes of Poughkeepsie Middle School's persistent challenges will be critical to improving outcomes for its diverse student population.

871

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,537

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 College Ave
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-3313

(845) 451-4800

District: Poughkeepsie City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.2%

Hispanic:

41.0%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (26% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

New York avg53%

1,460^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 3% (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	6.6	1460 of 1500	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1458 of 1504	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1440 of 1500	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1421 of 1479	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1168 of 1242	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1380 of 1439	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1377 of 1438	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	1348 of 1455	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	1371 of 1429	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	1305 of 1407	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	1270 of 1401	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	1218 of 1373	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	1202 of 1337	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	1125 of 1295	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	1027 of 1243	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	966 of 1224	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	1003 of 1185	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	1014 of 1123	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	919 of 1095	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	636 of 676	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	659 of 705	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	623 of 696	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	610 of 706	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	182 of 253	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	605 of 653	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	606 of 663	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	566 of 646	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	545 of 615	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	496 of 591	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	430 of 581	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	415 of 473	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	431 of 503	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1414 of 1457	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1433 of 1465	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1385 of 1463	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1380 of 1454	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1008 of 1066	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1315 of 1370	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1296 of 1353	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	912 of 965	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	901 of 953	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	864 of 943	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	855 of 914	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	318 of 449	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	750 of 826	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	730 of 810	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	595 of 603	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	526 of 594	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	493 of 543	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	462 of 487	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	378 of 392	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	402 of 457	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1248 of 1283	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1263 of 1296	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1238 of 1288	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1249 of 1306	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	828 of 935	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1201 of 1241	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1197 of 1245	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1414 of 1455	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1411 of 1464	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1419 of 1464	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1393 of 1455	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1004 of 1071	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1335 of 1366	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1319 of 1352	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	1.2	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	190 of 235	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	157 of 220	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	193 of 208	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	166 of 190	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	125 of 126	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	1106 of 1298	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1261 of 1303	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1289 of 1307	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1194 of 1283	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1075 of 1139	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1084 of 1170	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	694 of 772	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	735 of 763	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)60th percentile+57 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+10 vs school

White (2023)10th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)1st percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Living Environment72%+15 vs state

Algebra I70%+14 vs state

Math29%-23 vs state

English Language Arts23%-29 vs state

Science14%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 6, 2010

My son currently attends Poughkeepsie Middle School. Although communication of events is sometimes lacking, we have been very happy with the school over all during his first year attending. My son takes Cello, and is in honors classes, offered for science, english and social studies. The kids maintaining high honors in 5th grade were given the option of taking a foreign language, as well. They are also preparing these students for a pre-calculus class, to be offered next year. I feel Poughkeepsie Schools have an undeserved poor reputation. Our son has attended Poughkeepsie city schools for 4 years now, and we have been happy with his experience. The school is pro-active with conflict resolution and offers more programs than the suburban district we had moved from. We are looking forward to next year, when our son will be able to start the sports programs,he's signed up for among other sports, Swimming and Crew. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th 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
Poughkeepsie Middle School	Public	5-8	55 College Ave	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4800	871	75	11.6	84.4%	27 (3.1%)	402 (46.2%)	357 (41.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (8.6%)	6.6	1460^th of 1500 public middle schools	2.7%		7.7	1458^th of 1504 public middle schools	3.1%	2		72.0	70.4			25.5	25.5	15.9	13.1	9.4	0.8	14.1	99.7	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$34,537	$2,629	$31,908
Orville A Todd Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Croft Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Spackenkill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 463-7830	385	40	9.6	25.7%	207 (53.8%)	54 (14.0%)	64 (16.6%)	39 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	75.9	308^th of 1500 public middle schools	79.5%		72.7	334^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.8%	26	97.8		100.0			65.3	68.5	66.3	56.9	76.4	51.5	61.0	97.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	$36,205	$948	$35,257
Highland Middle School	Public	6-9	71 Main St	Highland	12528	Ulster County	Highland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 691-1080	348	40	8.6	34.8%	241 (69.3%)	21 (6.0%)	56 (16.1%)	13 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	23.3	1260^th of 1500 public middle schools	16.0%		36.1	996^th of 1504 public middle schools	33.8%	264		96.8	100.0			40.9	25.5	43.9	42.4	29.9	21.2	25.0	97.4	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	$34,392	$1,122	$33,271
Haviland Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Haviland Rd	Hyde Park	12538	Dutchess County	Hyde Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 229-4030	757	85	8.9	48.1%	362 (47.8%)	122 (16.1%)	202 (26.7%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	56 (7.4%)	42.8	852^nd of 1500 public middle schools	43.2%		43.4	841^st of 1504 public middle schools	44.1%	11			100.0	91.9		43.3	45.2	45.4	38.3	49.8	44.2	53.4	98.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.8	$37,906	$1,657	$36,249
Lagrange Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Stringham Rd	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4880	817	84	9.7	46.3%	414 (50.7%)	112 (13.7%)	222 (27.2%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.3%)	23.1	1262^nd of 1500 public middle schools	15.9%		22	1266^th of 1504 public middle schools	15.8%	4			94.6		75.0	35.3	28.2	37.0	34.6	42.4	29.4	28.3	99.2	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	$31,776	$780	$30,997
Marlboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1375 Rt 9w	Marlboro	12542	Ulster County	Marlboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 236-5840	440	48	9.2	38.0%	247 (56.1%)	45 (10.2%)	120 (27.3%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	67.9	413^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.5%		55.4	618^th of 1504 public middle schools	58.9%	205		100.0	100.0			57.0	56.4	66.3	65.2	55.1	37.9	70.2	98.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$30,721	$840	$29,880
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
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
New Paltz Middle School	Public	6-8	196 Main St	New Paltz	12561	Ulster County	New Paltz Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 256-4200	381	47	8.0	26.2%	270 (70.9%)	19 (5.0%)	49 (12.9%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	68.5	402^nd of 1500 public middle schools	73.2%		51.8	681^st of 1504 public middle schools	54.7%	279		100.0	100.0			69.6	59.3	61.2	60.4	67.4	43.8	43.8	97.4	98.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	97.6	98.4	99.4	$40,551	$939	$39,612
Union Vale Middle School	Public	6-8	1657 E Noxon Rd	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 223-8600	990	98	10.0	28.1%	641 (64.7%)	52 (5.3%)	235 (23.7%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.4%)	39.4	921^st of 1500 public middle schools	38.6%		43.9	831^st of 1504 public middle schools	44.7%	90			99.0		88.2	45.5	33.3	44.9	53.4	51.5	32.4	38.1	99.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.8	99.7	$32,715	$803	$31,913

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Is Poughkeepsie Middle School a good school?

Poughkeepsie Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.7% of New York middle schools.

What district is Poughkeepsie Middle School in?

Poughkeepsie City School District

What is the racial makeup of Poughkeepsie Middle School?

Students at Poughkeepsie Middle School are 46% African American, 41% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Poughkeepsie Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 871 students attended Poughkeepsie Middle School.

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