VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1659 E NOXON RD, in LAGRANGEVILLE, New York, VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary campus that instructs 653 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 47% above the state mean of about 443.

ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 7,644 students. VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dutchess County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dutchess County) records that median household income runs about $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. Across Dutchess County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 10%: 596 students in 2018 compared to 653 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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