📍 55 College Ave, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, 12603
Poughkeepsie Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County. The school has 877 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Poughkeepsie City School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 76.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Poughkeepsie Middle School enrolls 877 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 76.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 424 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 334 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 8.2% |
| White | 39 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
716 of the school's 877 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 716 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Poughkeepsie Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Poughkeepsie Middle School is one of 7 schools in POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in POUGHKEEPSIE, New York. The district serves 3,887 students district-wide and employs 305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 877 students, Poughkeepsie Middle School is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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