NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a cozy elementary-level community in POUGHKEEPSIE, New York, overseen by ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 348 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Within ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 11 schools and 7,644 students, NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 21% of students at NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dutchess County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.2%; this one delivers 58.8%.

Around the school, census data for Dutchess County shows median household earnings sit near $99,478, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Dutchess County (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students).

LAGRANGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 56.3%.

NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 9%, going from 318 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 15% to 25%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.