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Wappingers Central School District Schools
Wappingers Central School District is a public school district in New York, based in Dutchess County (Hopewell Junction). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Wappingers Central 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 Wappingers Central School District
14 of 15 schools in Wappingers Central School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 12B: 1C: 1
Best schools in Wappingers Central 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+ John Jay Senior High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Roy C Ketcham Senior High School (High school, meets expectations)
- A+ Brinckerhoff Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Orchard View Alternative High School (High school, meets expectations)
- A Gayhead School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Fishkill Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Fishkill Plains Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- James S Evans Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Sheafe Road Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Kinry Road Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Wappingers Central School District
High schools (3)
- A+ John Jay Senior High School, Hopewell Junction
- A Orchard View Alternative High School, Hopewell Junction
- A+ Roy C Ketcham Senior High School, Wappingers Falls
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B+ Van Wyck Junior High School, Wappingers Falls
- C Wappingers Junior High School, Wappingers Falls
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- A+ Brinckerhoff Elementary School, Fishkill
- A Fishkill Elementary School, Fishkill
- A Fishkill Plains Elementary School, Wappingers Falls
- A- James S Evans Elementary School, Wappingers Falls
- A- Kinry Road Elementary School, Poughkeepsie
- A- Oak Grove Elementary School, Poughkeepsie
- A- Sheafe Road Elementary School, Wappingers Falls
- Vassar Road Elementary School, Poughkeepsie
Other schools and academies (2)
- A Gayhead School, Hopewell Junction
- A- Myers Corners School, Wappingers Falls
Where Wappingers Central School District schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Wappingers Falls (7)
- Hopewell Junction (3)
- Poughkeepsie (3)
- Fishkill (2)
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: 10,614 students with 747 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,737 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3629880
- 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
- Spackenkill Union Free School District (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Beacon City School District (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Haldane Central School District (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Arlington Central School District (11 schools, 9 mi)
- Marlboro Central School District (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Poughkeepsie City School District (6 schools, 9 mi)
- Carmel Central School District (5 schools, 10 mi)
- Newburgh City School District (12 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about Wappingers Central School District
How many schools are in Wappingers Central School District?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Wappingers Central School District, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Wappingers Central School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Wappingers Falls, Hopewell Junction, Poughkeepsie, Fishkill.
How good are the schools in Wappingers Central School District?
Across the 14 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 64.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 64%. 79% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Wappingers Central School District?
10,614 students were enrolled in Wappingers Central School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Wappingers Central School District?
Wappingers Central School District is in New York, based in Dutchess County, with its district office in Hopewell Junction. Its boundary covers about 92.1 sq mi.