📍 191 Violet Ave, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, 12601
Violet Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County. The school has 314 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hyde Park Central School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Violet Avenue School enrolls 314 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 38% |
| White | 101 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 314 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Violet Avenue 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 106.
Violet Avenue School is one of 6 schools in HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HYDE PARK, New York. The district serves 3,485 students district-wide and employs 302 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 314 students, Violet Avenue School is smaller than the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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