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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362988004023
SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
287 SHEAFE RD, WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590 · (845) 298-5290 · Dutchess County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest 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
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
340 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 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
65%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
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 612 | 55.6% | 53.9% |
| SCHOOL 30 YONKERS | 566 | 55.1% | 59.8% |
| WILLIAM RALL SCHOOL LINDENHURST | 539 | 55.1% | 60.3% |
| ELLENVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELLENVILLE | 730 | 56.3% | 31.5% |
| FRANK P LONG INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BELLPORT | 542 | 56.6% | 28.2% |
| BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MELVILLE | 659 | 53.1% | 37.3% |
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 SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Dutchess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #1,006 of 2,335 | #14 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,233 of 2,342 ▼ 252 | #18 of 36 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,085 of 2,343 ▼ 188 | #16 of 36 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #422 of 2,585 | #5 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,841 of 2,338 | #33 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #481 of 2,388 | #7 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #1,260 of 2,534 | #10 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #419 of 606 | #13 of 16 |
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
612
+32 (+6%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 557
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 | 612 | 44.2 | 13.8:1 | 56% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 42.1 | 14.1:1 | 55% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 38.6 | 14.9:1 | 38% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 42% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 43% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 43% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 43% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 24% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 37 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in WAPPINGERS FALLS, New York, and it is part of WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment stands at 612 students, covering kindergarten through 6. That is 38% above the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
The district for SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 15 schools and 10,199 students.
The student body at SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 45%. Other groups make up 37% White, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Dutchess County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 56% of the student body. For comparison, public schools in Dutchess County average 40%.
Among New York public elementary schools, SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 54.6%. It scores 53.9%, within a point of that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Dutchess County show that the median household earns about $99,478 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Dutchess County, 76 public schools serve about 36,885 students.
About 1.6 miles separate SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 612, compared with 580 in 2020-21.
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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
- GAYHEAD SCHOOLElementary · 831 students
- WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 764 students
Other schools in WAPPINGERS FALLS
- 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
- FISHKILL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 602 students
- JAMES S EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 297 students
Nearby schools
- MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 780
- MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 440
- WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 764
- JAMES S EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 297
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 455
- NASSAU SCHOOL2.3 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 612 students in grades KG-06.
Is SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.8:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 37% White, 45% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY 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.