Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360327000089
BEEKMAN SCHOOL
201 LIME RIDGE RD, POUGHQUAG, NY 12570 · (845) 227-1834 · Dutchess County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
87 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
351
-93 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 14.3:1
% White
63%
was 77%
% Hispanic
28%
was 16%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BEEKMAN SCHOOL
BEEKMAN SCHOOL, a close-knit K-5 school in POUGHQUAG, New York, part of ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 351 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.
BEEKMAN SCHOOL is one of 11 schools operated by ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 7,644 students overall.
On demographics, BEEKMAN SCHOOL records that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 28% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, BEEKMAN SCHOOL lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Dutchess County's rate of about 40%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BEEKMAN SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.3%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dutchess County indicate median household earnings sit near $99,478, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Dutchess County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), BEEKMAN SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BEEKMAN SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BEEKMAN SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.0%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 444 students in 2018 compared to 351 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.
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Dutchess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,220
Census ACS
Median income
$99,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,885 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,472 students
- UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 990 students
- LAGRANGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 817 students
- VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 653 students
- ARTHUR S MAY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- TITUSVILLE INTERMEDIATEElementary · 425 students
Nearby schools
- UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 990
- VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 653
- GAYHEAD SCHOOL5.1 mi · 831
- VAN WYCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.9 mi · 878
- LAGRANGE MIDDLE SCHOOL5.9 mi · 817
- NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.1 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About BEEKMAN SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BEEKMAN SCHOOL?
BEEKMAN SCHOOL enrolls approximately 351 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BEEKMAN SCHOOL serve?
BEEKMAN SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BEEKMAN SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at BEEKMAN SCHOOL.
How diverse is BEEKMAN SCHOOL?
BEEKMAN SCHOOL reports a student body of 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is BEEKMAN SCHOOL public or private?
BEEKMAN SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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