Is Violet Avenue School a good school?

Violet Avenue School ranks 1779 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Violet Avenue School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 314 students attended Violet Avenue School.

What is the racial makeup of Violet Avenue School?

Students at Violet Avenue School are 38% Hispanic, 32% White, 21% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Violet Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Violet Avenue School usually go on to attend: Middle : Haviland Middle School High : Franklin D Roosevelt Senior High School

Violet Avenue School

Summary:

Violet Avenue School is an elementary school located in Poughkeepsie, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 314 students. The school is part of the Hyde Park Central School District, which is ranked 674 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Violet Avenue School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 20% (3rd grade) to 41.38% (4th grade), while the state average was around 42-47%. In math, the proficiency rates ranged from 33.33% (5th grade) to 48.28% (4th grade), compared to the state average of 48-58%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than their White peers, but English Language Learners and students with Special Education needs tend to struggle. Violet Avenue School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, and it has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with around 65% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Highland Elementary School, which is part of the Highland Central School District, Violet Avenue School generally underperforms, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math. The declining performance and disparities in student group performance at Violet Avenue School suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges facing the school and its community.

Detail:

Public K-5

191 Violet Ave
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-1298

(845) 486-4499

District: Hyde Park Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1779^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,727

Students who attend Violet Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Haviland Middle School
High:	Franklin D Roosevelt Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 314

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.6%

White:

32.2%

African American:

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Violet Avenue School ranks worse than 72.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Hyde Park Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.8. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Violet Avenue School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (37.6%), White (32.2%), African American (21.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Hyde Park Central School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Violet Avenue School is 10.8. 2 elementary schools in the Hyde Park Central School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Violet Avenue School employs 28.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Violet Avenue School is $18,727. 2 elementary schools in the Hyde Park Central School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Violet Avenue School:

SchoolDigger ranks Violet Avenue School 1779^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Violet Avenue School in the ranking list.)

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Hyde Park Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hyde Park Central School District 674^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Violet Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	36.68	1620^th	2206	26.6%
2007	37.74	1592^nd	2219	28.3%
2008	30.92	1741^st	2227	21.8%
2009	33.35	1760^th	2257	22.0%
2010	33.05	1690^th	2263	25.3%
2011	33.12	1680^th	2286	26.5%
2012	42.81	1480^th	2320	36.2%
2013	28.02	1772^nd	2325	23.8%
2014	35.90	1575^th	2345	32.8%
2015	34.50	1595^th	2352	32.2%
2016	42.31	1387^th	2366	41.4%
2017	56.32	1010^th	2386	57.7%
2018	43.81	1369^th	2395	42.8%
2019	34.08	1603^rd	2413	33.6%
2021	28.72	1646^th	2201	25.2%
2022	32.48	1702^nd	2434	30.1%
2023	27.46	1827^th	2439	25.1%
2024	28.80	1779^th	2445	27.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Violet Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	25.18	365^th	454	19.6%
2022	17.66	1000^th	1027	2.6%
2023	46.76	436^th	1001	56.4%
2024	41.73	550^th	1066	48.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Violet Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.10	1112^th	1941	42.7%
2019	27.87	1448^th	1859	22.1%
2021	23.55	906^th	1044	13.2%
2022	34.34	1341^st	2031	34.0%
2023	29.25	1489^th	2016	26.1%
2024	50.56	803^rd	2110	61.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Violet Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.73	957^th	2045	53.2%
2019	41.47	1133^rd	2032	44.2%
2021	36.17	1123^rd	1678	33.1%
2022	33.39	1443^rd	2099	31.3%
2023	31.42	1423^rd	2041	30.3%
2024	30.42	1493^rd	2078	28.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Violet Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.80	1346^th	2338	42.4%
2019	40.47	1401^st	2357	40.6%
2021	25.70	1554^th	1955	20.5%
2022	31.84	1715^th	2401	28.6%
2023	24.46	1907^th	2403	20.6%
2024	27.37	1834^th	2413	24.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Violet Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.35	1329^th	2340	43.2%
2019	32.10	1653^rd	2358	29.9%
2021	29.90	1451^st	1961	26.0%
2022	35.12	1600^th	2400	33.3%
2023	32.95	1633^rd	2400	32.0%
2024	33.11	1654^th	2411	31.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Violet Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	44.20	219^th	427	48.7%
2022	28.71	695^th	936	25.7%
2023	47.81	404^th	857	52.9%
2024	40.65	531^st	927	42.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Violet Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.30	503^rd	1392	63.9%
2019	55.58	502^nd	1315	61.8%
2021	39.73	490^th	818	40.1%
2022	45.60	772^nd	1503	48.6%
2023	37.99	900^th	1429	37.0%
2024	47.47	725^th	1531	52.6%

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Rank History for White students at Violet Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.60	964^th	1408	31.5%
2019	27.66	1047^th	1338	21.7%
2021	29.28	931^st	1224	23.9%
2022	38.41	905^th	1399	35.3%
2023	23.01	1085^th	1337	18.8%
2024	26.62	1084^th	1392	22.1%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Violet Avenue School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	329	50	16	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	401
1990	346	57	10	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	424
1991	377	57	20	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1992	366	56	16	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1993	362	74	13	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1994	367	72	16	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	467
1995	337	57	13	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
1996	337	57	13	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
1997	328	96	9	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1998	346	116	14	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	498
1999	360	103	14	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
2000	265	102	6	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
2001	287	90	15	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	425
2002	295	93	12	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2003	295	93	12	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2004	270	92	15	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	425
2005	256	84	14	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
2006	258	79	17	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
2007	229	71	12	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
2008	213	90	17	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
2009	187	92	14	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
2010	192	78	14	68	0	n/a	n/a	2	354
2011	182	80	17	74	0	0	2	0	355
2012	148	84	19	77	0	0	13	0	341
2013	155	89	17	86	0	1	21	0	369
2014	145	97	11	82	0	0	16	0	351
2015	134	72	12	87	0	0	21	0	326
2016	114	71	12	79	0	0	18	0	294
2017	115	54	10	97	0	0	22	0	298
2018	105	53	9	92	0	0	22	0	281
2019	102	61	9	104	0	0	23	0	299
2020	88	66	9	99	0	2	25	0	289
2021	84	65	7	102	1	2	20	0	281
2022	88	70	7	119	3	2	21	0	310
2023	101	67	4	118	3	2	19	0	314

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Violet Avenue School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	401	28.9	13.8	n/a
1990	424	27.4	15.4	n/a
1991	464	31.3	14.8	n/a
1992	451	30.4	14.8	n/a
1993	459	26.0	17.7	n/a
1994	467	25.1	18.6	27.2
1995	424	26.1	16.2	34.9
1996	424	26.1	16.2	34.9
1997	445	27.1	16.4	36.4
1998	498	27.0	18.4	34.7
1999	504	30.0	16.8	41.7
2000	404	26.2	15.4	34.9
2001	425	27.0	15.7	39.5
2002	442	28.0	15.8	26.5
2003	442	28.0	15.8	26.5
2004	425	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	405	30.2	13.4	40
2006	408	29.0	14.1	44.1
2007	356	26.0	13.7	44.1
2008	383	27.0	14.2	41.8
2009	354	28.0	12.6	45.8
2010	354	27.0	13.1	55.1
2011	355	27.9	12.7	57.5
2012	341	25.0	13.6	53.4
2013	369	25.9	14.2	66.7
2014	351	29.0	12.0	60.4
2015	326	29.0	11.2	63.2
2016	294	24.0	12.2	63.3
2017	298	24.9	11.9	49
2018	281	21.0	13.3	65.1
2019	299	23.9	12.4	63.9
2020	289	28.0	10.3	62.6
2021	281	26.4	10.6	64.1
2022	310	26.9	11.5	62.9
2023	314	28.8	10.8	65

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Violet Avenue School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	401	28.9	13.8	n/a
1990	424	27.4	15.4	n/a
1991	464	31.3	14.8	n/a
1992	451	30.4	14.8	n/a
1993	459	26.0	17.7	n/a
1994	467	25.1	18.6	27.2
1995	424	26.1	16.2	34.9
1996	424	26.1	16.2	34.9
1997	445	27.1	16.4	36.4
1998	498	27.0	18.4	34.7
1999	504	30.0	16.8	41.7
2000	404	26.2	15.4	34.9
2001	425	27.0	15.7	39.5
2002	442	28.0	15.8	26.5
2003	442	28.0	15.8	26.5
2004	425	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	405	30.2	13.4	40
2006	408	29.0	14.1	44.1
2007	356	26.0	13.7	44.1
2008	383	27.0	14.2	41.8
2009	354	28.0	12.6	45.8
2010	354	27.0	13.1	55.1
2011	355	27.9	12.7	57.5
2012	341	25.0	13.6	53.4
2013	369	25.9	14.2	66.7
2014	351	29.0	12.0	60.4
2015	326	29.0	11.2	63.2
2016	294	24.0	12.2	63.3
2017	298	24.9	11.9	49
2018	281	21.0	13.3	65.1
2019	299	23.9	12.4	63.9
2020	289	28.0	10.3	62.6
2021	281	26.4	10.6	64.1
2022	310	26.9	11.5	62.9
2023	314	28.8	10.8	65

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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