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Peekskill City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 841 students in Peekskill City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Peekskill City School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the New York public middle school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
3,713 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
312 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Peekskill City School District, which is ranked #924 of all 1,009 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 68% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#932 out of 1017 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
78%
Graduation Rate
88%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.73
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
76%
30%
% Black
14%
20%
% White
6%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,695 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,766 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$103 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$99 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,695
$31,307
Spending / Student
$26,766
$32,183
Best Peekskill City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Peekskill Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
212 Ringgold St
Peekskill, NY 10566
(914) 737-4542
Peekskill, NY 10566
(914) 737-4542
Grades: 6-8
| 841 students
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