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Beacon City School District Schools
Beacon City School District is a public school district in New York, based in Dutchess County (Beacon). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Beacon City School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Beacon City School District
4 of 6 schools in Beacon City School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 2D: 2
Best schools in Beacon City School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Beacon High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Rombout Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ J V Forrestal Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Sargent School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Beacon City School District
All schools, A to Z (6)
- A+ Beacon High School, Beacon
- Glenham School, Fishkill
- D+ J V Forrestal Elementary School, Beacon
- A+ Rombout Middle School, Beacon
- D+ Sargent School, Beacon
- South Avenue School, Beacon
Where Beacon City School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in New York
- County: Dutchess County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,635 students with 260 full-time-equivalent teachers and 602 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3604140
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Newburgh City School District (12 schools, 4 mi)
- Haldane Central School District (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Wappingers Central School District (15 schools, 7 mi)
- Cornwall Central School District (5 schools, 8 mi)
- Marlboro Central School District (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Putnam Valley Central School District (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Spackenkill Union Free School District (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Highland Falls Central School District (3 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about Beacon City School District
How many schools are in Beacon City School District?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Beacon City School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Beacon City School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Beacon, Fishkill.
How good are the schools in Beacon City School District?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 52.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 59.3%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Beacon City School District?
2,635 students were enrolled in Beacon City School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Beacon City School District?
Beacon City School District is in New York, based in Dutchess County, with its district office in Beacon. Its boundary covers about 20.0 sq mi.