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Enrollment
831
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362988004016
GAYHEAD SCHOOL
15 ENTRY RD, HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY 12533 · (845) 227-1756 · Dutchess County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL831 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
188 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 146 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (146).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 GAYHEAD SCHOOL
GAYHEAD SCHOOL's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAYHEAD SCHOOL this school | 831 | 22.6% | 64.3% |
| SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WARWICK | 791 | 17.3% | 67.3% |
| VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAGRANGEVILLE | 653 | 22.5% | 53.7% |
| MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RED HOOK | 636 | 23.6% | 58.0% |
| COUNCIL ROCK PRIMARY SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 743 | 22.2% | N/A |
| FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 743 | 21.4% | 61.3% |
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 GAYHEAD SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Dutchess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #587 of 2,335 | #3 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #785 of 2,342 ▼ 289 | #7 of 36 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #630 of 2,343 ▼ 45 | #3 of 36 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 831 | #120 of 2,585 | #2 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,823 of 2,338 | #32 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #1,438 of 2,388 | #36 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #2,159 of 2,534 | #37 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #1,313 of 1,757 | #17 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
831
-51 (-6%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 901
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 831 | 60.4 | 13.8:1 | 23% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 831 | 57.8 | 14.4:1 | 25% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 835 | 55.1 | 15.2:1 | 16% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 882 | 61 | 14.5:1 | 13% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 898 | 55 | 16.3:1 | 13% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 57 | 16.1:1 | 12% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 1,021 | 60 | 17.0:1 | 8% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 1,033 | 60 | 17.2:1 | 6% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 901 | 53 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GAYHEAD SCHOOL.
About GAYHEAD SCHOOL
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, New York, is home to GAYHEAD SCHOOL, a large elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 831 students. Enrollment is 88% higher than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
The district for GAYHEAD SCHOOL is WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 15 schools and 10,199 students.
GAYHEAD SCHOOL is 72% White by enrollment. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. The county population is about 69% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 at GAYHEAD SCHOOL, with 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 23% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Dutchess County report 40%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, GAYHEAD 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.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 66.7% at GAYHEAD SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Dutchess County, the median household income is $99,478, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dutchess County is home to 76 public schools and about 36,885 public school students.
VAN WYCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is located about 2.7 miles from GAYHEAD SCHOOL. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, GAYHEAD SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes GAYHEAD SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
GAYHEAD SCHOOL's enrollment dropped from 882 in 2020-21 to 831 in 2024-25.
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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 WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,768 students
- ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,557 students
- VAN WYCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 878 students
- MYERS CORNERS SCHOOLElementary · 836 students
- WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 764 students
- SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 612 students
Other schools in HOPEWELL JUNCTION
- JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,768 students
- ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 58 students
Nearby schools
- VAN WYCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 878
- JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.8 mi · 1,768
- FISHKILL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 602
- ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL3.3 mi · 58
- BRINCKERHOFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 545
- MYERS CORNERS SCHOOL4.6 mi · 836
Frequently asked questions
About GAYHEAD SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GAYHEAD SCHOOL?
GAYHEAD SCHOOL enrolls approximately 831 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does GAYHEAD SCHOOL serve?
GAYHEAD SCHOOL serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does GAYHEAD SCHOOL have?
GAYHEAD SCHOOL employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at GAYHEAD SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GAYHEAD SCHOOL are roughly 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees GAYHEAD SCHOOL?
GAYHEAD SCHOOL is overseen by WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Dutchess County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.