South Avenue School
60 South Ave
Beacon NY, 12508, Dutchess County
Phone: 845-838-6900
Ranking: (1,565 out of 3,424, top 46%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Beacon City 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: | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 375 | 399 | 458 | 474 | 473 | 441 | 438 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 29 | 7.7% | 28 | 7.0% | 35 | 7.6% | 29 | 6.1% | 32 | 6.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 60 | 16.0% | 60 | 15.0% | 70 | 15.3% | 73 | 15.4% | 78 | 16.5% | 71 | 16.1% | 72 | 16.4% |
Grade 1: | 59 | 15.7% | 65 | 16.3% | 69 | 15.1% | 83 | 17.5% | 72 | 15.2% | 81 | 18.4% | 79 | 18.0% |
Grade 2: | 56 | 14.9% | 63 | 15.8% | 73 | 15.9% | 64 | 13.5% | 85 | 18.0% | 78 | 17.7% | 76 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 54 | 14.4% | 67 | 16.8% | 65 | 14.2% | 76 | 16.0% | 73 | 15.4% | 73 | 16.6% | 64 | 14.6% |
Grade 4: | 63 | 16.8% | 53 | 13.3% | 74 | 16.2% | 74 | 15.6% | 73 | 15.4% | 64 | 14.5% | 71 | 16.2% |
Grade 5: | 54 | 14.4% | 63 | 15.8% | 72 | 15.7% | 75 | 15.8% | 60 | 12.7% | 74 | 16.8% | 76 | 17.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 181 | 48.3% | 183 | 45.9% | 214 | 46.7% | 222 | 46.8% | 188 | 39.7% | 194 | 44.0% | 187 | 42.7% |
Female: | 194 | 51.7% | 216 | 54.1% | 244 | 53.3% | 252 | 53.2% | 226 | 47.8% | 233 | 52.8% | 223 | 50.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 11 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.0% | 21 | 4.6% | 25 | 5.3% | 32 | 6.8% | 22 | 5.0% | 18 | 4.1% |
Hispanic: | 121 | 32.3% | 134 | 33.6% | 131 | 28.6% | 147 | 31.0% | 141 | 29.8% | 140 | 31.7% | 144 | 32.9% |
Black: | 83 | 22.1% | 93 | 23.3% | 113 | 24.7% | 116 | 24.5% | 126 | 26.6% | 152 | 34.5% | 135 | 30.8% |
White: | 125 | 33.3% | 127 | 31.8% | 165 | 36.0% | 122 | 25.7% | 123 | 26.0% | 120 | 27.2% | 117 | 26.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 35 | 9.3% | 33 | 8.3% | 27 | 5.9% | 63 | 13.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 156 | 41.6% | 156 | 39.1% | 176 | 38.4% | 222 | 46.8% | 108 | 22.8% | 159 | 36.1% | 156 | 35.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 9.9% | 35 | 8.8% | 46 | 10.0% | 63 | 13.3% | 56 | 11.8% | 57 | 12.9% | 67 | 15.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.30 | 15.95 | 16.29 | 17.09 | 18.19 | 17.00 | 16.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 53% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 54% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 27.3% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 55% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 60% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 32.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 75% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 51% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 24.3% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 83% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 84% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 67% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 58% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 63% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 28.5% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 90% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 88% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 45% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 49% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 50% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 27.9% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 85% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 59% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 62% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 26% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 86% |
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* South Avenue 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.