GOV GEORGE CLINTON SCHOOL

Set in POUGHKEEPSIE, New York, GOV GEORGE CLINTON SCHOOL is a close-knit elementary-level community, part of POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 237 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 47% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 3,724 students, GOV GEORGE CLINTON SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, GOV GEORGE CLINTON SCHOOL logs that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 42% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dutchess County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, GOV GEORGE CLINTON SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.0%.

Across the wider county, Dutchess County reports that median household earnings sit near $99,478, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GOV GEORGE CLINTON SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Dutchess County (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students).

Nearest neighbor: S F B MORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GOV GEORGE CLINTON SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 26%: 321 students in 2018 compared to 237 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 31% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.