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B−

Beacon City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Fishkill and Beacon, and parts of Wappinger.

Fishkill’s School Grade B better than 64% of New York school districts

Students
2,580
Schools
6
Spent per student
$29,829
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$17.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Beacon City School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of New York districts
  • Spends 14% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.4M, about $6,725 per student
  • Only 69% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BFishkill 22,937B−Beacon 14,931

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fishkill. Grade by grade →

PK–63 schoolsWappingers Central School District
7–83 middle schoolsWappingers Central School District
9–123 high schoolsWappingers Central School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 46.5% · 969 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 48.9% · 829 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.2% · 220 in the class

69% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$29,829 per student · 14% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 39%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,666’20
2,591’21
2,561’22
2,592’23
2,580’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 45%Hispanic 30%Black 13%Two or more races 10%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Glenham School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fishkill
394 students11:1
Sargent School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beacon
D
285 students10:1
South Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beacon
244 students10:1
J V Forrestal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beacon
C+
234 students9:1
Rombout Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beacon
B
592 students10:1
Beacon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Beacon
A+
831 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Newburgh City School DistrictNew Windsor, Newburgh, Newburgh
$32,520per student
Wappingers Central School DistrictEast Fishkill, Poughkeepsie
$25,695per student
Arlington Central School DistrictLaGrange, Poughkeepsie
$29,678per student
Wallkill Central School DistrictNewburgh
$29,175per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.