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
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 54.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like BEEKMAN SCHOOL
BEEKMAN SCHOOL's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEEKMAN SCHOOL this school | 351 | 24.8% | 55.3% |
| PULASKI ROAD SCHOOL EAST NORTHPORT | 351 | 25.6% | 50.2% |
| NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE | 348 | 21.3% | 58.8% |
| TRAVER ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL PLEASANT VALLEY | 344 | 24.4% | N/A |
| KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CARMEL | 384 | 27.3% | 41.8% |
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOL OYSTER BAY | 308 | 23.7% | N/A |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BEEKMAN SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Dutchess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #949 of 2,335 | #12 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,184 of 2,342 ▼ 47 | #16 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #851 of 2,343 ▲ 63 | #8 of 36 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #1,658 of 2,585 | #20 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #631 of 2,338 | #10 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #1,145 of 2,388 | #32 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #2,108 of 2,534 | #32 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #580 of 1,757 | #8 of 24 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
351
-59 (-14%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 351 | 33.3 | 10.6:1 | 25% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 34.5 | 10.9:1 | 22% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 38.9 | 9.8:1 | 21% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 41 | 10.0:1 | 23% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 21% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 13% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 40 | 19.4:1 | 5% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 37 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BEEKMAN SCHOOL.
About BEEKMAN SCHOOL
Students in POUGHQUAG, New York, attend BEEKMAN SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment is 351 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 21% lower.
BEEKMAN SCHOOL is a school in ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 11 schools and 7,644 students.
A majority of students at BEEKMAN SCHOOL, 63%, are White. Other reported shares: 28% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. BEEKMAN SCHOOL has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 at BEEKMAN SCHOOL, with 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 25% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Dutchess County is 40%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, BEEKMAN SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, BEEKMAN SCHOOL is 10.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
In the county around the school, Dutchess County, median household income is about $99,478, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 76 public schools operate in Dutchess County, serving about 36,885 students.
UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 3.7 miles away in a straight line. BEEKMAN SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 55.0%, lower than BEEKMAN SCHOOL's 55.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, BEEKMAN SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 351 was 14% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 410.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at BEEKMAN SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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