📍 29 Education Dr, Beacon, Dutchess County, 12508
Sargent School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Beacon, Dutchess County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beacon City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sargent School enrolls 274 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 153 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 274 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 114 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sargent School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 104.
Sargent School is one of 6 schools in BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BEACON, New York. The district serves 2,613 students district-wide and employs 251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Sargent School is smaller than the district average of about 436 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large