Arlington Central School District
Serves Poughkeepsie, LaGrange, Beekman, Pleasant Valley and Union Vale, and parts of East Fishkill and Wappinger.
Poughkeepsie’s School Grade B better than 62% of New York school districts
What stands out about Arlington Central School District
- Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of New York districts
- Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
- Spends 14% less per student than the NY average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $30.9M, about $4,047 per student
- Only 77% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B−: better than 50% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Poughkeepsie. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NY
2021–22 · class of 202377% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.