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:
1779th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,727 Help


Students who attend Violet Avenue School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  10.6 Help
Number of students:  306

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
38.6%
White:
30.1%
African American:
21.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Violet Avenue School ranks worse than 72.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Hyde Park Central School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.8. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Violet Avenue School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (38.6%), White (30.1%), African American (21.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.8% 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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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Violet Avenue School is 10.6. 2 elementary schools in the Hyde Park Central School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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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 1779th 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 674th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Violet Avenue School

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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2006 36.68 1620th 2206 26.6%
2007 37.74 1592nd 2219 28.3%
2008 30.92 1741st 2227 21.8%
2009 33.35 1760th 2257 22.0%
2010 33.05 1690th 2263 25.3%
2011 33.12 1680th 2286 26.5%
2012 42.81 1480th 2320 36.2%
2013 28.02 1772nd 2325 23.8%
2014 35.90 1575th 2345 32.8%
2015 34.50 1595th 2352 32.2%
2016 42.31 1387th 2366 41.4%
2017 56.32 1010th 2386 57.7%
2018 43.81 1369th 2395 42.8%
2019 34.08 1603rd 2413 33.6%
2021 28.72 1646th 2201 25.2%
2022 32.48 1702nd 2434 30.1%
2023 27.46 1827th 2439 25.1%
2024 28.80 1779th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.18 365th 454 19.6%
2022 17.66 1000th 1027 2.6%
2023 46.76 436th 1001 56.4%
2024 41.73 550th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.10 1112th 1941 42.7%
2019 27.87 1448th 1859 22.1%
2021 23.55 906th 1044 13.2%
2022 34.34 1341st 2031 34.0%
2023 29.25 1489th 2016 26.1%
2024 50.56 803rd 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.73 957th 2045 53.2%
2019 41.47 1133rd 2032 44.2%
2021 36.17 1123rd 1678 33.1%
2022 33.39 1443rd 2099 31.3%
2023 31.42 1423rd 2041 30.3%
2024 30.42 1493rd 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.80 1346th 2338 42.4%
2019 40.47 1401st 2357 40.6%
2021 25.70 1554th 1955 20.5%
2022 31.84 1715th 2401 28.6%
2023 24.46 1907th 2403 20.6%
2024 27.37 1834th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.35 1329th 2340 43.2%
2019 32.10 1653rd 2358 29.9%
2021 29.90 1451st 1961 26.0%
2022 35.12 1600th 2400 33.3%
2023 32.95 1633rd 2400 32.0%
2024 33.11 1654th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.20 219th 427 48.7%
2022 28.71 695th 936 25.7%
2023 47.81 404th 857 52.9%
2024 40.65 531st 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.30 503rd 1392 63.9%
2019 55.58 502nd 1315 61.8%
2021 39.73 490th 818 40.1%
2022 45.60 772nd 1503 48.6%
2023 37.99 900th 1429 37.0%
2024 47.47 725th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.60 964th 1408 31.5%
2019 27.66 1047th 1338 21.7%
2021 29.28 931st 1224 23.9%
2022 38.41 905th 1399 35.3%
2023 23.01 1085th 1337 18.8%
2024 26.62 1084th 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.

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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
2024 92 66 5 118 1 2 22 0 306

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
2024 306 28.6 10.6 61.8

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
2024 306 28.6 10.6 61.8

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.

Immunization Rates

Violet Avenue School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201398.9%0.0%0.5%99.5%98.9%98.9%98.9%99.5%99.5%99.5%
201499.7%0.0%0.3%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201598.5%0.3%0.6%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%98.8%
201696.7%1.0%0.0%97.4%97.0%97.0%97.0%97.4%98.0%96.7%
201798.3%0.7%0.0%98.7%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.7%98.7%98.3%
201897.9%0.4%0.0%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.9%97.9%
201997.1%0.0%0.0%97.1%97.1%97.1%97.1%97.1%97.1%97.1%
202099.3%0.0%99.3%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.3%99.3%99.3%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Violet Avenue School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,728 (9.0%) $17,404 (91.0%) $19,132
2020 $1,581 (9.5%) $14,978 (90.5%) $16,559
2021 $1,505 (8.4%) $16,386 (91.6%) $17,891
2022 $1,870 (10.5%) $16,022 (89.5%) $17,892
2023 $2,642 (14.1%) $16,085 (85.9%) $18,727

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Violet Avenue School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1603rd of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 1827th of 2439 Elementary schools
 8.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Violet Avenue School)4318.5
 24.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hyde Park Central School District)3927.9
 11.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Violet Avenue School)4234.5
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Hyde Park Central School District)4635.9
 10.1%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Violet Avenue School)3840
 2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hyde Park Central School District)3536
 1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Violet Avenue School)3236.4
 4.4%
   4th Grade Math (Hyde Park Central School District)2836.6
 8.5%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Violet Avenue School)3136.5
 5.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hyde Park Central School District)3136.6
 5.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Violet Avenue School)4643.4
 2.6%
   5th Grade Math (Hyde Park Central School District)3445.8
 11.8%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students299314
 5%
African American6167
 9.8%
American Indian03
Asian94
 55.6%
Hispanic104118
 13.5%
Pacific Islander02
White102101
 1%
Two or More Races2319
 17.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63.9%65%
 1.1%


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Students at Violet Avenue School are 39% Hispanic, 30% White, 22% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 306 students attended Violet Avenue School.

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

Students who attend Violet Avenue School usually go on to attend:

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


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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