Wappingers Falls Junior High School

30 Major Macdonald Way, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 | (845) 298-5200

Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 948

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 948 middle and high school students from grades 7-8
Ranks 485th out of 1,279 middle schools in NY.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Vincent Digrandi

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Wappingers Central School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $13,642
Graduation Rate: 86.4%
Dropout Rate: 3.0%
Students Per Teacher: 15.1
Enrolled Students: 12,407

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 948
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 73.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 490 (51.7%)
Females: 455 (48.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 56 (5.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 133 (14.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 189 (19.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Wappingers Falls Junior High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.2%
Black	74	7.8%
Asian	60	6.3%
Hispanic	104	11.0%
White	705	74.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
7th Grade	478	50.4%
8th Grade	470	49.6%

Public Assistance (2010)

Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 11-20%

Attendance & Suspensions (2009)

Attendance Rate

School:

94.0%

District:

95.0%

State:

93.0%

Percent of Students Suspended

School:

8.0%

District:

4.0%

State:

5.0%

Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with Less Than 3 Years of Experience

School:

3.0%

District:

4.0%

Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.

School:

11.0%

District:

16.0%

Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)

Turnover Rate For All Teachers

School:

7.0%

District:

8.0%

Turnover Rate For Teachers with Less Than 5 Years of Experience

School:

6.0%

District:

12.0%

Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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