Wappingers Central School District
Public
Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Poughkeepsie, East Fishkill, Wappinger, Fishkill, Wappingers Falls and Fishkill, and parts of LaGrange and Kent.
At a glance
10,199Students enrolled
15Schools
6Towns served
$25,695Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
32%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 7–8
ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL385 students · PoughkeepsieSpackenkill Union Free School DistrictGrades K–6
MYERS CORNERS SCHOOL or JAMES S EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–6
BRINCKERHOFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or GLENHAM SCHOOL or FISHKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–8
VAN WYCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL or WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL or ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or BEACON HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–8
VAN WYCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL or WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–8
VAN WYCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL or WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NY
Math proficiency53%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 83.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$25,695
per student each year · 26% below the NY average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
10,240’20
10,247’21
10,289’22
10,328’23
10,199’24
Students
White · 60%6,152
Hispanic · 25%2,580
Black · 8%766
Asian · 4%401
Two or more races · 3%293
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Poughkeepsie45,636 people
East Fishkill29,772 people
Wappinger28,252 people
Fishkill22,924 people
Wappingers Falls5,761 people
Fishkill2,184 people
Also covers small parts of LaGrange and Kent.
Schools15 in district
MYERS CORNERS SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 836 students · Wappingers Falls
B-PublicGAYHEAD SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 831 students · Hopewell Junction
BPublicSHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 612 students · Wappingers Falls
CPublicFISHKILL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 602 students · Wappingers Falls
BPublicBRINCKERHOFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 545 students · Fishkill
BPublicOAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 455 students · Poughkeepsie
B-PublicKINRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades 2–6 · 368 students · Poughkeepsie
CPublicFISHKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 334 students · Fishkill
B-PublicJAMES S EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 297 students · Wappingers Falls
C+PublicVASSAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–2 · 294 students · Poughkeepsie
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Newburgh City School DistrictNew Windsor · Newburgh · Newburgh · $32,520 per student
Hyde Park Central School DistrictHyde Park · Pleasant Valley · $30,782 per student
Wallkill Central School DistrictNewburgh · $29,175 per student
Carmel Central School DistrictCarmel · Patterson · $35,134 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.