📍 174 Vassar Rd, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, 12603
Vassar Road Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County. The school has 298 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wappingers Central School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Vassar Road Elementary School enrolls 298 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 183 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
48 of the school's 298 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 39 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Vassar Road Elementary 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 106.
Vassar Road Elementary 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 298 students, Vassar Road Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 701 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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