Van Wyck Junior High School
6 Hillside Lake Rd
Wappingers Falls NY, 12590, Dutchess County
Phone: 845-227-1700
Ranking: 
(1,238 out of 3,424, top 36%)*
(1,238 out of 3,424, top 36%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Wappingers Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 99 | 98 | 99 | 97 | 106 | 106 | 101 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,520 | 1,496 | 1,500 | 1,560 | 1,514 | 1,511 | 1,434 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 501 | 33.0% | 509 | 34.0% | 497 | 33.1% | 474 | 30.4% | 447 | 29.5% | 441 | 29.2% | 417 | 29.1% |
| Grade 7: | 509 | 33.5% | 504 | 33.7% | 469 | 31.3% | 533 | 34.2% | 539 | 35.6% | 526 | 34.8% | 525 | 36.6% |
| Grade 8: | 503 | 33.1% | 474 | 31.7% | 533 | 35.5% | 553 | 35.4% | 528 | 34.9% | 544 | 36.0% | 492 | 34.3% |
| Ungraded: | 7 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 776 | 51.1% | 766 | 51.2% | 789 | 52.6% | 836 | 53.6% | 779 | 51.5% | 777 | 51.4% | 718 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 744 | 48.9% | 730 | 48.8% | 711 | 47.4% | 724 | 46.4% | 723 | 47.8% | 720 | 47.7% | 712 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 82 | 5.4% | 89 | 5.9% | 96 | 6.4% | 89 | 5.7% | 63 | 4.2% | 62 | 4.1% | 68 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic: | 140 | 9.2% | 122 | 8.2% | 124 | 8.3% | 125 | 8.0% | 128 | 8.5% | 117 | 7.7% | 104 | 7.3% |
| Black: | 65 | 4.3% | 69 | 4.6% | 71 | 4.7% | 87 | 5.6% | 65 | 4.3% | 63 | 4.2% | 65 | 4.5% |
| White: | 1,224 | 80.5% | 1,210 | 80.9% | 1,205 | 80.3% | 1,257 | 80.6% | 1,251 | 82.6% | 1,258 | 83.3% | 1,195 | 83.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 132 | 8.7% | 116 | 7.8% | 127 | 8.5% | 124 | 7.9% | 101 | 6.7% | 72 | 4.8% | 58 | 4.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 5.5% | 71 | 4.7% | 73 | 4.9% | 60 | 3.8% | 57 | 3.8% | 40 | 2.6% | 35 | 2.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.35 | 15.26 | 15.17 | 16.10 | 14.28 | 14.30 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 32.3% | 29.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 63% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 22.9% | 30.6% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 57% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 63% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 38.6% | 31.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 56% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 66% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 24.3% | 27.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 49% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 69% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 41.5% | 33.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 54% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 59% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 80% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 29.6% | 27.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 65% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 71% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 69% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 70% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 54% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 63% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 69% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 75% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 75% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 73% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 99% | 73% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 90% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 92% | 73% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 87% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Van Wyck Junior High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.