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Violet Avenue School
191 Violet Ave
Poughkeepsie NY, 12601, Dutchess County
Phone: 845-486-4499
Ranking: 
(2,734 out of 3,534, bottom 23%)*
(2,734 out of 3,534, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hyde Park Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 28 | 27 | |||
| Total Students: | 354 | 354 | 383 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 51 | 14.4% | 63 | 17.8% | 64 | 16.7% |
| Grade 1: | 78 | 22.0% | 66 | 18.6% | 70 | 18.3% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 15.0% | 62 | 17.5% | 65 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 18.4% | 57 | 16.1% | 60 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 17.2% | 53 | 15.0% | 61 | 15.9% |
| Grade 5: | 46 | 13.0% | 53 | 15.0% | 63 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 188 | 53.1% | 188 | 53.1% | 199 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 156 | 44.1% | 158 | 44.6% | 180 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 14 | 4.0% | 14 | 4.0% | 17 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic: | 68 | 19.2% | 61 | 17.2% | 63 | 16.4% |
| Black | 78 | 22.0% | 92 | 26.0% | 90 | 23.5% |
| White: | 192 | 54.2% | 187 | 52.8% | 213 | 55.6% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 37.6% | 118 | 33.3% | 108 | 28.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 17.2% | 44 | 12.4% | 52 | 13.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.11 | 12.60 | 14.20 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 74% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 81% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 54% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 50.7% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 82% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 83% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 55% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 46% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 54% | N/A |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 71% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 68% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 51% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 52% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 54.3% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 82% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 79% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 81% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 52% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 55.2% | N/A |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 91% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 91% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 88% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 71% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 77% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 82% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 52% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 49.4% | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 77% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 61.4% | N/A |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 86% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Violet Avenue School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.