VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL

VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in POUGHKEEPSIE, New York, overseen by HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 312 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.

Within HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 3,286 students, VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 29% White, 24% Black, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Dutchess County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Dutchess County) logs that median household earnings sit near $99,478, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Dutchess County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), of which VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: S F B MORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 37.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 11% since 2018, when it stood at 281 (now 312). White enrollment moved from 37% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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