WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, a small primary school in PLEASANT VALLEY, New York, operated by ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolls 354 students, covering grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 20% below typical.

ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 7,644 students; WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Dutchess County shows the typical household earns roughly $99,478 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dutchess County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), of which WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: DUTCHESS BOCES, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 43.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has fell 3%, going from 365 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 72% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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