WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 30 MAJOR MACDONALD WAY, in WAPPINGERS FALLS, New York, WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a reasonably sized middle-grades school that instructs 764 students (grades 7 through 8), run under WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 44% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 10,199 students. WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 31% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.5%; this one delivers 55.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dutchess County indicate the typical household earns roughly $99,478 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JAMES S EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 770 students in 2018 compared to 764 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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