Morse Young Magnet School

101 Mansion St, Poughkeepsie NY, 12601 | Poughkeepsie City School District | 845-451-4690
  • grades KG-6
  • students 582
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 26% 54% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 29 in Poughkeepsie
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
47%Poughkeepsie
56%New York

Morse Young Magnet School is a school servicing grades KG to 6 and is located in the district of "Poughkeepsie City School District" in Poughkeepsie, NY. There are a total of 582 students and 38 teachers at Morse Young Magnet School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Morse Young Magnet School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 26.0%, which is 54% lower than the New York average.

Morse Young Magnet School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students582
Teachers38
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Morse Young Magnet School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All21%
330-34%
415-19%
56-9%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All31%
335-39%
430-34%
515-19%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Morse Young Magnet School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 8.3% 10.7% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 44.0% 55.6% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 1.0% 0.4% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 38.2% 29.3% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.8% 0.2% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.3% 0.7% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 6.5% 3.1% 2.0% 3.1%

Poughkeepsie demographics profile

StatisticPoughkeepsieNew YorkNational
Population30,34119,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5,89841391
Median age38.738.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)41%52%55%
Speak English80%70%79%
Speak Spanish14%15%13%

Education level achieved in Poughkeepsie

IndexPoughkeepsieNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade74.8%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school73.5%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college51.0%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree31.2%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors23.0%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters9.4%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.2%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Morse Young Magnet School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.