📍 15 Entry Rd, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, 12533
Gayhead School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County. The school has 835 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wappingers Central School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gayhead School enrolls 835 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 665 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 106 | 13% |
| Asian | 30 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
133 of the school's 835 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 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.
Gayhead School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 105.
Gayhead School is one of 15 schools in WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HOPEWELL JUNCTION, New York. The district serves 10,514 students district-wide and employs 717 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 835 students, Gayhead School is larger than the district average of about 701 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large