DUTCHESS BOCES
POUGHKEEPSIE · NY · DUTCHESS BOCES · Public · K-12 combined
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POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL → Abilities First → Tabernacle Christian Academy → Poughkeepsie Day School → ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL → FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → HIGHLAND RESIDENTIAL CENTER → SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOL →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How DUTCHESS BOCES compares for families
What families should know about DUTCHESS BOCES.
- ▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL, Abilities First, Tabernacle Christian Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 325 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE |
Public | 4.1 | 1,136 | -4.2% |
| Abilities First Poughkeepsie |
Private | 4.5 | 105 | — |
| Tabernacle Christian Academy Poughkeepsie |
Private | 4.6 | 107 | -20.1% |
| Poughkeepsie Day School Poughkeepsie |
Private | 5.9 | 29 | — |
| ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL LAGRANGEVILLE |
Public | 6.0 | 2,446 | -5.5% |
| FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HYDE PARK |
Public | 6.1 | 1,107 | -1.4% |
| HIGHLAND RESIDENTIAL CENTER HIGHLAND |
Public | 6.1 | 76 | — |
| SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE |
Public | 6.3 | 536 | +6.3% |