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Poughkeepsie Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 11

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
55 College Ave
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Phone
(845) 451-4800
District
POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
DUTCHESS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
921
Classroom Teachers
79

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.7% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Poughkeepsie Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
48%
25%
57%
8%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
42%
29%
48%
7%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
36%
15%
50%
1%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 302 32.8%
Grade 7 298 32.4%
Grade 8 308 33.4%
Grade 9 1 0.1%
Grade 11 1 0.1%
Total 921 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 6.2% 6.7% 42.7%
Black 50.0% 50.1% 16.7%
Hispanic 43.0% 42.0% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.7% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 76.2% 72.8% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 76.2% 72.3% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.4% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,475 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,564.4 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.8% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.2% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.1% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 17.2% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,815 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 11.8% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.6% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.6% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.7% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.5% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.0% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.4% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.1% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 15.4% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,158 $73,367,608 65.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,070 $4,575,320 4.1%
Staff $630 $2,693,880 2.4%
General Administration $646 $2,762,296 2.5%
School Administration $1,552 $6,636,352 5.9%
Operation $1,068 $4,566,768 4.1%
Transportation $862 $3,685,912 3.3%
Other $562 $2,403,112 2.1%
Total Support $6,388 $27,315,088 24.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,657 $11,361,332 10.1%
Total Expenditures $26,204 $112,048,304 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%