Photo: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller) · CC BY-SA 3.0Fishkill’s public schools outscore 67% of New York districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Fishkill, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.
From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 85% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Fishkill’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 931 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fishkill’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $25,695 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Fishkill’s grade
B+: better than 67% of New York school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the New York average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fishkill, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Fishkill · depends on your address
Fishkill Plains Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 602 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wappingers Falls
Fishkill Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 334 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Vassar Road Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 294 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Poughkeepsie
7th grade in Fishkill · depends on your address
Van Wyck Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 878 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wappingers Falls
Wappingers Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 764 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wappingers Falls
8th grade in Fishkill · depends on your address
Van Wyck Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 878 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wappingers Falls
Wappingers Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 764 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Wappingers Falls
9th grade in Fishkill · depends on your address
John Jay Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,768 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Hopewell Junction
Roy C Ketcham Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,557 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Wappingers Falls
10th grade in Fishkill · depends on your address
John Jay Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,768 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Hopewell Junction
Roy C Ketcham Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,557 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Wappingers Falls
Fishkill’s public schools are run by Wappingers Central School District, which also serves East Fishkill, Fishkill, Poughkeepsie and Wappinger and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Fishkill vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Fishkill’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fishkill | B+ | Wappingers Central |
Every school in Fishkill
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Fishkill’s schools
Are Fishkill’s schools good?
By New York’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fishkill children attend outscore 67% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fishkill in?
Wappingers Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,199 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Fishkill kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: John Jay Senior High School and Roy C Ketcham Senior High School.
What is Fishkill’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Wappingers Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.
How much does Fishkill spend per student?
$25,695 in Wappingers Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Fishkill families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Fishkill → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.