Is Brinckerhoff Elementary School a good school?

Brinckerhoff Elementary School ranks 324 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Brinckerhoff Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 559 students attended Brinckerhoff Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Brinckerhoff Elementary School?

Students at Brinckerhoff Elementary School are 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Brinckerhoff Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Brinckerhoff Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Van Wyck Junior High School High : John Jay Senior High School

Brinckerhoff Elementary School

Summary:

Brinckerhoff Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fishkill, NY, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 570 students. It is part of the Wappingers Central School District, which is ranked 322 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brinckerhoff Elementary School consistently outperforms the Wappingers Central School District and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Brinckerhoff's 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 83.12%, compared to 55.57% for the district and 47.05% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 99th out of 927 New York elementary schools for African American students and 167th out of 671 for Asian students, both with a 4-star rating. Brinckerhoff Elementary School has maintained a high statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 25% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, and has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 13.43% to 16.32% over the past three school years.

When comparing Brinckerhoff Elementary School to other nearby schools within the Wappingers Central School District, it consistently outperforms them in academic proficiency rates for both ELA and Math. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Brinckerhoff's 4th-grade Math proficiency rate was 90.91%, compared to 67.11% at Fishkill Plains Elementary School and 65.82% at Gayhead School. Brinckerhoff Elementary School also maintains strong academic performance across all grade levels, with high proficiency rates in ELA and Math for 3rd through 6th grades, and serves a diverse student population with significant representation of Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students.

Detail:

Public K-6

16 Wedgewood Rd
Fishkill, NY 12524-1498

(845) 897-6800

District: Wappingers Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,827

Students who attend Brinckerhoff Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Van Wyck Junior High School
High:	John Jay Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.8

Number of students: 559

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

Hispanic:

11.3%

Asian:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Brinckerhoff Elementary School ranks better than 86.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Wappingers Central School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.46. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.7%), Hispanic (11.3%), Asian (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 20.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Wappingers Central School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brinckerhoff Elementary School is 15.8. 6 elementary schools in the Wappingers Central School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Brinckerhoff Elementary School employs 35.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brinckerhoff Elementary School is $14,827. 7 elementary schools in the Wappingers Central School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brinckerhoff Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Brinckerhoff Elementary School 324^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Brinckerhoff Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Wappingers Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wappingers Central School District 322^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Brinckerhoff Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Brinckerhoff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	67.15	848^th	2206	61.6%
2007	62.53	1005^th	2219	54.7%
2008	63.57	982^nd	2227	55.9%
2009	57.17	1186^th	2257	47.5%
2010	63.41	913^th	2263	59.7%
2011	68.74	734^th	2286	67.9%
2012	69.65	722^nd	2320	68.9%
2013	62.80	783^rd	2325	66.3%
2014	71.44	597^th	2345	74.5%
2015	78.12	448^th	2352	81.0%
2016	78.55	427^th	2366	82.0%
2017	77.49	453^rd	2386	81.0%
2018	73.98	549^th	2395	77.1%
2019	70.63	651^st	2413	73.0%
2021	69.91	609^th	2201	72.3%
2022	77.47	480^th	2434	80.3%
2023	83.84	362^nd	2439	85.2%
2024	84.46	324^th	2445	86.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Brinckerhoff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	45.83	816^th	1859	56.1%
2021	56.70	336^th	1044	67.8%
2022	61.43	505^th	2031	75.1%
2023	71.40	352^nd	2016	82.5%
2024	71.00	377^th	2110	82.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brinckerhoff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.25	745^th	2045	63.6%
2019	41.13	1145^th	2032	43.7%
2021	54.01	686^th	1678	59.1%
2022	67.18	516^th	2099	75.4%
2023	68.54	499^th	2041	75.6%
2024	76.63	331^st	2078	84.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Brinckerhoff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.01	417^th	2338	82.2%
2019	68.39	700^th	2357	70.3%
2021	71.24	478^th	1955	75.5%
2022	76.81	464^th	2401	80.7%
2023	80.97	408^th	2403	83.0%
2024	84.43	304^th	2413	87.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Brinckerhoff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.53	688^th	2340	70.6%
2019	71.57	589^th	2358	75.0%
2021	63.50	678^th	1961	65.4%
2022	75.42	496^th	2400	79.3%
2023	83.59	327^th	2400	86.4%
2024	80.99	371^st	2411	84.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Brinckerhoff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	91.60	5^th	548	99.1%
2021	79.55	52^nd	430	87.9%
2022	73.10	167^th	671	75.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Brinckerhoff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	84.64	99^th	927	89.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brinckerhoff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.03	346^th	1392	75.1%
2019	62.55	379^th	1315	71.2%
2021	55.73	321^st	818	60.8%
2022	65.79	401^st	1503	73.3%
2023	70.32	312^th	1429	78.2%
2024	56.79	536^th	1531	65.0%

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Rank History for White students at Brinckerhoff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.39	584^th	1408	58.5%
2019	53.27	623^rd	1338	53.4%
2021	58.57	526^th	1224	57.0%
2022	66.50	444^th	1399	68.3%
2023	75.12	315^th	1337	76.4%
2024	77.74	260^th	1392	81.3%

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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 Brinckerhoff Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	487	20	24	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
1990	492	30	30	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	569
1991	474	21	30	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
1992	426	15	25	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	481
1993	451	13	29	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1994	438	13	23	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
1995	481	13	30	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	544
1996	481	13	30	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	544
1997	489	9	19	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1998	490	15	28	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
1999	494	22	25	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
2000	491	23	29	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
2001	501	24	23	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
2002	531	22	40	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	626
2003	531	22	40	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	626
2004	503	22	41	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	597
2005	493	24	33	31	5	n/a	n/a	0	586
2006	520	15	37	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	616
2007	485	30	36	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	605
2008	489	24	30	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	587
2009	474	17	33	42	0	n/a	n/a	10	576
2010	476	22	27	44	0	n/a	n/a	11	580
2011	462	16	54	41	0	0	2	0	575
2012	415	20	54	44	0	1	5	0	539
2013	416	24	50	57	0	1	7	0	555
2014	395	26	48	56	0	0	8	0	533
2015	368	19	38	60	0	0	13	0	498
2016	459	29	68	81	0	0	11	0	648
2017	460	30	49	77	0	0	13	0	629
2018	481	26	33	76	0	0	14	0	630
2019	474	26	37	69	0	0	17	0	623
2020	444	17	33	61	0	0	17	0	572
2021	422	13	35	63	0	0	18	0	551
2022	429	22	35	61	0	0	18	0	565
2023	421	26	38	69	0	0	16	0	570
2024	401	35	41	63	1	0	18	0	559

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 Brinckerhoff Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	544	41.9	12.9	n/a
1990	569	34.8	16.3	n/a
1991	541	38.4	14.0	n/a
1992	481	28.9	16.6	n/a
1993	503	28.1	17.9	n/a
1994	489	27.1	18.0	8
1995	544	31.1	17.5	5.7
1996	544	31.1	17.5	5.7
1997	543	32.1	16.9	7.2
1998	555	32.0	17.3	5
1999	563	31.2	18.0	6.2
2000	572	31.2	18.3	6.1
2001	573	35.6	16.1	8.6
2002	626	35.5	17.6	8.1
2003	626	35.5	17.6	8.1
2004	597	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	586	35.4	16.6	10.1
2006	616	38.0	16.2	9.7
2007	605	39.0	15.5	10.9
2008	587	38.0	15.4	9.5
2009	576	41.0	14.0	9.5
2010	580	36.0	16.1	13
2011	575	36.9	15.5	12.9
2012	539	32.5	16.5	14.7
2013	555	33.0	16.8	15.5
2014	533	33.0	16.1	12.9
2015	498	31.0	16.0	18.1
2016	648	37.0	17.5	14.4
2017	629	33.0	19.0	13.2
2018	630	39.0	16.1	11.4
2019	623	38.0	16.3	11.9
2020	572	40.0	14.3	10.3
2021	551	36.7	15.0	13.4
2022	565	35.3	16.0	14
2023	570	33.9	16.7	16.3
2024	559	35.2	15.8	20.9

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 Brinckerhoff Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	544	41.9	12.9	n/a
1990	569	34.8	16.3	n/a
1991	541	38.4	14.0	n/a
1992	481	28.9	16.6	n/a
1993	503	28.1	17.9	n/a
1994	489	27.1	18.0	8
1995	544	31.1	17.5	5.7
1996	544	31.1	17.5	5.7
1997	543	32.1	16.9	7.2
1998	555	32.0	17.3	5
1999	563	31.2	18.0	6.2
2000	572	31.2	18.3	6.1
2001	573	35.6	16.1	8.6
2002	626	35.5	17.6	8.1
2003	626	35.5	17.6	8.1
2004	597	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	586	35.4	16.6	10.1
2006	616	38.0	16.2	9.7
2007	605	39.0	15.5	10.9
2008	587	38.0	15.4	9.5
2009	576	41.0	14.0	9.5
2010	580	36.0	16.1	13
2011	575	36.9	15.5	12.9
2012	539	32.5	16.5	14.7
2013	555	33.0	16.8	15.5
2014	533	33.0	16.1	12.9
2015	498	31.0	16.0	18.1
2016	648	37.0	17.5	14.4
2017	629	33.0	19.0	13.2
2018	630	39.0	16.1	11.4
2019	623	38.0	16.3	11.9
2020	572	40.0	14.3	10.3
2021	551	36.7	15.0	13.4
2022	565	35.3	16.0	14
2023	570	33.9	16.7	16.3
2024	559	35.2	15.8	20.9

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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