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Sheafe Road Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

287 Sheafe Rd, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 · (845) 298-5290 · Part of Wappingers Central School District

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

Students
612
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Sheafe Road Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Poughkeepsie kids: Orville A Todd Middle School

On the path

Where Poughkeepsie kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Sheafe Road Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Orville A Todd Middle School385 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

287 Sheafe Rd, Wappingers Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten82
Grade 187
Grade 285
Grade 394
Grade 491
Grade 584
Grade 689
Enrollment over time
580’20
581’21
575’22
592’23
612’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 45%White 37%Black 9%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sheafe Road Elementary School from Poughkeepsie families.

Other schools in Wappingers Central School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Poughkeepsie’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.