VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL

Regular School · POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL is a regular school school in POUGHKEEPSIE, New York, serving grades KG–05 with 312 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

312

Teachers (FTE)

27.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	122	39%
White	89	29%
Black or African American	74	24%
Two or more races	19	6%
Asian	6	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	312	160M / 152F

English Language Learners: 51 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	55.2%	125
Science Proficiency	70-79%	—	47

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.23 grade levels

Math

-0.23 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

100

32.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	312	100%

Contact & Location

191 VIOLET AVE

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601

Phone: (845)486-4499

http://www.hpcsd.org

District

HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $36,005

District enrollment: 3,320

Other Schools in District

NETHERWOOD SCHOOL Elementary
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
RALPH R SMITH SCHOOL Elementary
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL High
HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 12601) → CensusDepth.com
New York population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New York teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

361518001276

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD