📍 30 Major Macdonald Way, Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, 12590
Wappingers Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County. The school has 735 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wappingers Central School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 67.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wappingers Junior High School enrolls 735 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 67.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 384 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 210 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 11% |
| Asian | 33 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 735 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Wappingers Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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.
Wappingers Junior High 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 735 students, Wappingers Junior High School is close to 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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