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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