Elementary · New York

Gayhead School

Gayhead School, a public elementary school in Hopewell Junction, New York: grades k–6, 831 students, 13.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Wappingers Central School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 831
Teachers (FTE): 60.4
Students per teacher: 13.8
Grades: K–6; Elementary

More students per teacher than 79% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 95% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Larger than 95% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–6
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Wappingers Central School District

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Location

Address: 15 Entry Rd, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
Phone: (845)227-1756
County: Dutchess County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Fishkill Plains Elementary School	Pre-K–6	602	16.0	2.9 mi
Brinckerhoff Elementary School	K–6	545	14.7	3.9 mi
Myers Corners School	K–6	836	14.1	4.6 mi
Beekman School	K–5	351	10.6	5.1 mi
Noxon Road Elementary School	K–5	348	10.7	5.2 mi
Fishkill Elementary School	Pre-K–6	334	15.3	5.8 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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