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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12601

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Schools

2,869

Students

Districts

Top rankedOak Grove Elementary School632^nd of 2,445 New York elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Charles B Warring Elementary School up 236 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Nassau School 10.8 students per teacher

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 12601 zip code area in New York is home to 9 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 0 middle schools, 0 high schools, and 1 alternative school, spread across 4 different school districts: Wappingers Central School District, Poughkeepsie City School District, Hyde Park Central School District, and Dutchess BOCES.

Among the standout schools in the area, Oak Grove Elementary School ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in New York, with consistently high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, outperforming both its district and the state averages. The Little Water Preparatory Charter School also impresses with its 3rd-grade proficiency rates of 59.46% in ELA and 69.44% in Math, exceeding the state averages. In contrast, schools like S.F.B. Morse Elementary and Gov. George Clinton School struggle, with proficiency rates as low as 0% in ELA and 12.64% in Math.

The data also reveals significant disparities in funding and resources, with the highest-spending school, Smith Early Learning Center, spending nearly $36,000 per student, while the lowest-spending school, Little Water Preparatory Charter School, spends just $22,250 per student. These funding differences may contribute to the wide range of academic performance observed across the schools in the 12601 zip code area.

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dutchess BOCES	Public, Alternative	K-12	5 BOCES Rd	Poughkeepsie	12601	Dutchess County	Dutchess BOCES	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4800	325	91	3.5		133 (40.9%)	51 (15.7%)	106 (32.6%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.6%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
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

Cities Near Zip Code 12601

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Poughkeepsie	0.28 mi	21	531^st
Highland	2.81 mi	4	560^th
Hyde Park	4.95 mi	5	572^nd
Pleasant Valley	5.02 mi	2	585^th
West Park	5.65 mi	1

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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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