Enrollment
202
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 368096106744
LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
68 DUTCHESS AVE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601 · (845) 307-0274 · Dutchess County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
- ABeats 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
33.7:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
148 students
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 | 58 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 31% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 20% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
59.0%
NY avg 58.3%
Math
69.0%
NY avg 57.4%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57.
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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 202 | 73.3% | 64.0% |
| DESTINE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 213 | 70.4% | 44.5% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-PROSPECT HEIGHTS BROOKLYN | 220 | 76.8% | 92.3% |
| CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK BROOKLYN | 221 | 78.7% | 40.5% |
| NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 247 | 77.3% | 59.0% |
| PS 38 ROSEDALE ROSEDALE | 223 | 66.4% | 63.5% |
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 LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Dutchess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #600 of 2,335 | #4 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #756 of 2,342 | #6 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,011 of 2,343 | #14 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #2,383 of 2,585 | #42 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 33.7:1 | #2,331 of 2,338 | #42 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #1,682 of 2,388 | #41 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #927 of 2,534 | #6 of 45 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 202 | 6 | 33.7:1 | 73% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 6 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 4% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
The public elementary school LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is located in POUGHKEEPSIE, New York. Enrollment is 202 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 3. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 54% lower.
In federal data, the district for LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is the school itself.
At 77%, Black students outnumber all other groups at LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL combined. The school is also 16% Hispanic and 6% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 10%. The chance that two students picked at random at LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
The count of teachers at LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is 6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 33.7:1. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. The school counts 148 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 73%. That is higher than the 40% average for public schools in Dutchess County.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL receives an A-. 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, LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is 15.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
Within Dutchess County, median household income is about $99,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 76 public schools in Dutchess County, with a combined enrollment of about 36,885.
The closest public school to LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is S F B MORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 64.0% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is City: Small. LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is run as a public charter school.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER 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 POUGHKEEPSIE
- POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,151 students
- POUGHKEEPSIE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 871 students
- SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 537 students
- ARTHUR S MAY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 455 students
- S F B MORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- S F B MORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 432
- GOV GEORGE CLINTON SCHOOL0.8 mi · 237
- CHARLES B WARRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 286
- SMITH EARLY LEARNING CENTER1.4 mi · 328
- POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,151
- POUGHKEEPSIE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 871
Frequently asked questions
About LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 202 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 33.7:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL are roughly 6% White, 16% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL in?
LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is part of LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL.
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