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Spackenkill Union Free School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Poughkeepsie.

Poughkeepsie’s School Grade B better than 62% of New York school districts

Students
1,556
Schools
4
Spent per student
$32,275
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Debt
$17.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Spackenkill Union Free School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 77% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $17.9M, about $11,511 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 77% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BPoughkeepsie 45,986

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Poughkeepsie. Grade by grade →

K–65 schoolsWappingers Central School District
7–8Orville A Todd Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Spackenkill High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency59%
State average 46.5% · 679 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 48.9% · 648 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 124 in the class

82% 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
$32,275 per student · 7% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 30%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 30%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,474’20
1,495’21
1,537’22
1,558’23
1,556’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 52%Hispanic 18%Black 13%Asian 11%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nassau School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Poughkeepsie
292 students11:1
Hagan School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Poughkeepsie
B−
342 students11:1
Orville A Todd Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Poughkeepsie
B
385 students10:1
Spackenkill High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Poughkeepsie
A+
537 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Arlington Central School DistrictLaGrange, Pleasant Valley
$29,678per student
Hyde Park Central School DistrictHyde Park, Pleasant Valley
$30,782per student
Highland Central School DistrictLloyd
$31,569per student
Marlboro Central School DistrictMarlborough
$30,545per 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.