Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360414000182
SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL
60 SOUTH AVE, BEACON, NY 12508 · (845) 838-6900 · Dutchess County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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.
- CBeats 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
9.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
90 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL
SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL this school | 244 | 36.9% | 49.1% |
| J V FORRESTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEACON | 234 | 32.1% | 53.0% |
| SARGENT SCHOOL BEACON | 285 | 35.1% | 45.6% |
| NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL NEW YORK | 215 | 44.2% | 46.0% |
| CENTRE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST ROCKAWAY | 239 | 31.8% | 56.3% |
| RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PATCHOGUE | 314 | 40.4% | 39.8% |
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 SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Dutchess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #1,197 of 2,335 | #18 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,402 of 2,342 ▼ 325 | #19 of 36 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,182 of 2,343 ▲ 51 | #19 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #2,247 of 2,585 | #37 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #390 of 2,338 | #8 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #159 of 2,388 | #1 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #1,783 of 2,534 | #19 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.0% | #245 of 1,757 | #1 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
244
-51 (-17%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 244 | 24.8 | 9.8:1 | 37% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 26.7 | 9.4:1 | 44% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 25.5 | 10.1:1 | 46% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 27 | 10.9:1 | 46% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 56% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 23 | 15.2:1 | 60% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 60% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 54% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 39 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL.
About SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL
SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in New York, located in BEACON. Enrollment stands at 244 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 45% below the average for elementary schools in New York.
BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL. It runs 6 schools with 2,580 students.
White students make up 40% of enrollment at SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 14% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Dutchess County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
Teacher count: 24.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.8:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. Roughly 37% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 40% average for public schools in Dutchess County.
SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of New York public elementary schools.
SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.1% and a predicted 61.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Dutchess County show that the median household earns about $99,478 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Dutchess County has 76 public schools with about 36,885 students, including SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, SARGENT SCHOOL, is the closest to SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 49.1% is above the 42.6% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 295 students in 2020-21 to 244 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.8:1.
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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 BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BEACON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 831 students
- ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 592 students
- GLENHAM SCHOOLElementary · 394 students
- SARGENT SCHOOLElementary · 285 students
- J V FORRESTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 234 students
Other schools in BEACON
- BEACON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 831 students
- ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 592 students
- SARGENT SCHOOLElementary · 285 students
- J V FORRESTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 234 students
Nearby schools
- SARGENT SCHOOL0.7 mi · 285
- ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 592
- BEACON HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 831
- J V FORRESTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 234
- HORIZON-ON-THE-HUDSON SCHOOL1.6 mi · 447
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 782
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOLHow many students attend SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL?
SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-05.
Is SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL is approximately 9.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL?
SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL reports a student body of 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL?
SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL is overseen by BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Dutchess County.
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