Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Wappingers Falls’s public schools outscore 67% of New York districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Wappingers Falls, 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.
Wappingers Falls’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1006 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wappingers Falls’s, its schools beat 90%, 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 Wappingers Falls’s grade
B+: better than 67% of New York school districts, #212 of 755 New York towns. 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 Wappingers Falls, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Wappingers Falls · depends on your address
Fishkill Plains Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 602 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Fishkill Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 334 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fishkill
Vassar Road Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 294 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Poughkeepsie
7th grade in Wappingers Falls · depends on your address
Van Wyck Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 878 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Wappingers Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 764 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Wappingers Falls · depends on your address
Van Wyck Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 878 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Wappingers Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 764 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Wappingers Falls · 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
10th grade in Wappingers Falls · 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
11th grade in Wappingers Falls · 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
12th grade in Wappingers Falls · 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
Wappingers Falls’s public schools are run by Wappingers Central School District, which also serves East Fishkill, Fishkill, Fishkill and Poughkeepsie 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
Wappingers Falls vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Wappingers Falls’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wappingers Falls | B+ | Wappingers Central |
Every school in Wappingers Falls
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 Wappingers Falls’s schools
Are Wappingers Falls’s schools good?
By New York’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wappingers Falls children attend outscore 67% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #212 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wappingers Falls in?
Wappingers Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,199 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Wappingers Falls 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 Wappingers Falls’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 Wappingers Falls 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 Wappingers Falls families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wappingers Falls → 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.