Is Morse Young Magnet School a good school?

Morse Young Magnet School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Morse Young Magnet School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 434 students attended Morse Young Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Morse Young Magnet School?

Students at Morse Young Magnet School are 44% African American, 42% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% Asian.

Morse Young Magnet School

Summary:

Morse Young Magnet School is an elementary school serving grades K-6 in Poughkeepsie, New York, with a total enrollment of 495 students. The school is part of the Poughkeepsie City School District, which is ranked 826 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Morse Young Magnet School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools over the past decade.

Morse Young Magnet School's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math around 20-35%, compared to the state averages of 42-58%. The school's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) students, perform better than the overall school, but still lag behind state averages. Morse Young Magnet School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is significantly higher than the state and nearby school district averages. Despite the high per-student spending of around $18,800, the school has not shown significant improvement over the past decade.

Nearby schools in the Poughkeepsie City School District, such as G.W. Krieger School and Gov. George Clinton School, also perform poorly on state assessments and have similar low-income student populations. However, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Hagan School and Highland Elementary School, demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement, despite serving student populations with similar socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public K-6

101 Mansion St
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3313

(845) 451-4690

District: Poughkeepsie City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2240^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,834

Student/teacher ratio: 9.8

Number of students: 434

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.5%

Hispanic:

42.2%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Morse Young Magnet School ranks worse than 91.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Poughkeepsie City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Morse Young Magnet School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Poughkeepsie City School District. Racial makeup is: African American (43.5%), Hispanic (42.2%), two or more races (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morse Young Magnet School is 9.8, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Poughkeepsie City School District! (See more...)

Compare Morse Young Magnet School employs 43.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morse Young Magnet School is $18,834. 3 elementary schools in the Poughkeepsie City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morse Young Magnet School:

SchoolDigger ranks Morse Young Magnet School 2240^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Morse Young Magnet School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Poughkeepsie City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Poughkeepsie City School District 826^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Morse Young Magnet School

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Rank History for all students at Morse Young Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2009	39.15	1649^th	2257	26.9%
2010	14.02	2055^th	2263	9.2%
2011	13.05	2076^th	2286	9.2%
2012	16.85	2023^rd	2320	12.8%
2013	9.19	2248^th	2325	3.3%
2014	7.83	2282^nd	2345	2.7%
2015	7.86	2283^rd	2352	2.9%
2016	8.47	2270^th	2366	4.1%
2017	11.71	2226^th	2386	6.7%
2018	8.99	2281^st	2395	4.8%
2019	14.64	2166^th	2413	10.2%
2021	4.09	2156^th	2201	2.0%
2022	13.08	2248^th	2434	7.6%
2023	15.93	2150^th	2439	11.8%
2024	14.00	2240^th	2445	8.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Morse Young Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	38.58	92^nd	180	48.9%
2022	36.36	170^th	289	41.2%
2024	16.83	243^rd	279	12.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Morse Young Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.86	727^th	938	22.5%
2019	24.85	773^rd	860	10.1%
2022	32.37	713^th	1027	30.6%
2023	35.57	649^th	1001	35.2%
2024	36.27	691^st	1066	35.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Morse Young Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.84	1745^th	1941	10.1%
2019	31.20	1302^nd	1859	30.0%
2022	25.55	1732^nd	2031	14.7%
2023	21.91	1794^th	2016	11.0%
2024	25.28	1745^th	2110	17.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morse Young Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.01	1939^th	2045	5.2%
2019	22.47	1714^th	2032	15.6%
2021	6.00	1664^th	1678	0.8%
2022	18.10	1914^th	2099	8.8%
2023	21.30	1749^th	2041	14.3%
2024	19.82	1830^th	2078	11.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Morse Young Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.10	675^th	730	7.5%
2019	23.54	517^th	570	9.3%
2023	30.23	463^rd	637	27.3%
2024	39.59	453^rd	766	40.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Morse Young Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.77	2294^th	2338	1.9%
2019	14.92	2135^th	2357	9.4%
2021	2.91	1938^th	1955	0.9%
2022	12.45	2253^rd	2401	6.2%
2023	17.66	2109^th	2403	12.2%
2024	16.68	2173^rd	2413	9.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Morse Young Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.60	2118^th	2340	9.5%
2019	17.44	2056^th	2358	12.8%
2021	9.12	1864^th	1961	4.9%
2022	16.09	2149^th	2400	10.5%
2023	18.19	2087^th	2400	13.0%
2024	15.14	2198^th	2411	8.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Morse Young Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.44	810^th	948	14.6%
2019	31.16	614^th	891	31.1%
2021	29.77	306^th	427	28.3%
2022	23.36	760^th	936	18.8%
2023	27.26	641^st	857	25.2%
2024	27.94	695^th	927	25.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Morse Young Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.91	1228^th	1392	11.8%
2019	24.71	1072^nd	1315	18.5%
2021	2.85	818^th	818	0.0%
2022	22.45	1292^nd	1503	14.0%
2023	28.79	1086^th	1429	24.0%
2024	24.30	1259^th	1531	17.8%

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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 Morse Young Magnet School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	119	297	6	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	431
1990	132	293	8	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	451
1991	114	208	4	13	1	n/a	n/a	128	468
1992	159	300	8	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1993	150	297	7	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
1994	147	304	4	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	475
1995	137	300	3	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	465
1996	137	300	3	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	465
1997	119	296	2	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	458
1998	116	336	5	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	502
1999	113	333	3	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
2000	129	334	9	40	2	n/a	n/a	12	526
2001	96	309	3	94	3	n/a	n/a	0	505
2002	98	331	8	102	1	n/a	n/a	0	540
2003	98	331	8	102	1	n/a	n/a	0	540
2004	88	330	0	107	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
2005	75	325	4	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	500
2006	74	294	4	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
2007	56	306	6	106	1	n/a	n/a	0	475
2008	49	301	6	121	2	n/a	n/a	0	479
2009	39	249	3	133	2	n/a	n/a	0	426
2010	40	296	6	157	3	n/a	n/a	0	502
2011	40	339	7	191	3	0	2	0	582
2012	44	324	1	210	2	7	0	0	588
2013	44	228	3	194	1	7	18	0	495
2014	40	225	11	200	1	0	35	0	512
2015	35	228	9	195	0	0	39	0	506
2016	36	252	7	209	1	0	48	0	553
2017	34	247	5	207	1	0	53	0	547
2018	34	273	4	213	1	3	54	0	582
2019	31	259	3	195	2	3	64	0	557
2020	26	264	6	201	2	3	55	0	557
2021	20	248	11	206	2	3	51	0	541
2022	22	257	10	234	2	1	44	0	570
2023	22	243	8	190	1	1	30	0	495
2024	23	189	8	183	0	1	30	0	434

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 Morse Young Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	431	36.9	11.6	n/a
1990	451	36.9	12.2	n/a
1991	468	37.9	12.3	n/a
1992	488	40.9	11.9	n/a
1993	470	26.0	18.1	n/a
1994	475	26.0	18.3	57.7
1995	465	26.3	17.7	58.3
1996	465	26.3	17.7	58.3
1997	458	25.0	18.3	74.7
1998	502	26.0	19.3	66.7
1999	492	22.9	21.5	71.7
2000	526	27.1	19.4	71.4
2001	505	28.0	18.0	90.1
2002	540	28.0	19.3	68.9
2003	540	28.0	19.3	68.9
2004	525	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	500	29.8	16.8	91
2006	452	34.0	13.3	85
2007	475	33.1	14.4	87.2
2008	479	37.8	12.7	83.9
2009	426	30.8	13.8	77.2
2010	502	34.5	14.5	89.4
2011	582	40.9	14.2	84.4
2012	588	37.0	15.8	86.1
2013	495	31.0	15.9	93.9
2014	512	38.0	13.4	88.1
2015	506	33.0	15.3	83.6
2016	553	32.0	17.2	85.4
2017	547	34.9	15.6	88.5
2018	582	38.0	15.3	72.2
2019	557	38.8	14.3	82
2020	557	45.0	12.3	84.9
2021	541	45.8	11.7	76.3
2022	570	44.5	12.7	79.1
2023	495	44.2	11.1	n/a
2024	434	43.9	9.8	81.8

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 Morse Young Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	431	36.9	11.6	n/a
1990	451	36.9	12.2	n/a
1991	468	37.9	12.3	n/a
1992	488	40.9	11.9	n/a
1993	470	26.0	18.1	n/a
1994	475	26.0	18.3	57.7
1995	465	26.3	17.7	58.3
1996	465	26.3	17.7	58.3
1997	458	25.0	18.3	74.7
1998	502	26.0	19.3	66.7
1999	492	22.9	21.5	71.7
2000	526	27.1	19.4	71.4
2001	505	28.0	18.0	90.1
2002	540	28.0	19.3	68.9
2003	540	28.0	19.3	68.9
2004	525	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	500	29.8	16.8	91
2006	452	34.0	13.3	85
2007	475	33.1	14.4	87.2
2008	479	37.8	12.7	83.9
2009	426	30.8	13.8	77.2
2010	502	34.5	14.5	89.4
2011	582	40.9	14.2	84.4
2012	588	37.0	15.8	86.1
2013	495	31.0	15.9	93.9
2014	512	38.0	13.4	88.1
2015	506	33.0	15.3	83.6
2016	553	32.0	17.2	85.4
2017	547	34.9	15.6	88.5
2018	582	38.0	15.3	72.2
2019	557	38.8	14.3	82
2020	557	45.0	12.3	84.9
2021	541	45.8	11.7	76.3
2022	570	44.5	12.7	79.1
2023	495	44.2	11.1	n/a
2024	434	43.9	9.8	81.8

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.

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