Total enrollment
10,199
-41 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 10,199 students · 4 cities
Public-school enrollment inside WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comes to roughly 10,199 students across 15 schools (10 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #183 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,199 | #36 of 576 | #896 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #44 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #541 of 565 | #3,933 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 32.1% | #397 of 573 | #6,430 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #141 of 425 | #2,142 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 71.3% proficient to MYERS CORNERS SCHOOL at 47.4%, a gap of 23.9 points. That is the 181st widest gap among 258 New York districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Hopewell Junction | High | 09-12 | 1,768 |
| ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Wappingers Falls | High | 09-12 | 1,557 |
| VAN WYCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Wappingers Falls | Middle | 07-08 | 878 |
| MYERS CORNERS SCHOOL | Wappingers Falls | Elementary | KG-06 | 836 |
| GAYHEAD SCHOOL | Hopewell Junction | Elementary | KG-06 | 831 |
| WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Wappingers Falls | Middle | 07-08 | 764 |
| SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Wappingers Falls | Elementary | KG-06 | 612 |
| FISHKILL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Wappingers Falls | Elementary | PK-06 | 602 |
| BRINCKERHOFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fishkill | Elementary | KG-06 | 545 |
| OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Poughkeepsie | Elementary | KG-06 | 455 |
| KINRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Poughkeepsie | Elementary | 02-06 | 368 |
| FISHKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fishkill | Elementary | PK-06 | 334 |
| JAMES S EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Wappingers Falls | Elementary | KG-06 | 297 |
| VASSAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Poughkeepsie | Elementary | PK-02 | 294 |
| ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL | Hopewell Junction | High | 09-12 | 58 |
About WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is a small New York school district running 15 schools with combined enrollment near 10,199.
Looking at the level breakdown, WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is built around 10 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 680 in this district, higher than the New York typical of 519.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 10,199 students, stayed largely flat from the 10,240 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.