Morse Young Magnet School
101 Mansion St
Poughkeepsie NY, 12601, Dutchess County
Phone: 845-451-4690
Ranking: 
(3,091 out of 3,424, bottom 10%)*
(3,091 out of 3,424, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Poughkeepsie 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: | 38 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 31 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 512 | 495 | 588 | 582 | 502 | 426 | 479 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 106 | 18.0% | 106 | 18.2% | 101 | 20.1% | 97 | 22.8% | 119 | 24.8% |
| Grade 1: | 109 | 21.3% | 105 | 21.2% | 103 | 17.5% | 112 | 19.2% | 99 | 19.7% | 98 | 23.0% | 139 | 29.0% |
| Grade 2: | 106 | 20.7% | 106 | 21.4% | 105 | 17.9% | 107 | 18.4% | 85 | 16.9% | 92 | 21.6% | 125 | 26.1% |
| Grade 3: | 97 | 18.9% | 98 | 19.8% | 96 | 16.3% | 82 | 14.1% | 83 | 16.5% | 95 | 22.3% | 96 | 20.0% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 16.6% | 95 | 19.2% | 75 | 12.8% | 95 | 16.3% | 86 | 17.1% | 44 | 10.3% | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 99 | 19.3% | 83 | 16.8% | 103 | 17.5% | 80 | 13.7% | 48 | 9.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 8 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 286 | 55.9% | 264 | 53.3% | 325 | 55.3% | 319 | 54.8% | 258 | 51.4% | 221 | 51.9% | 265 | 55.3% |
| Female: | 226 | 44.1% | 231 | 46.7% | 263 | 44.7% | 263 | 45.2% | 236 | 47.0% | 197 | 46.2% | 210 | 43.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 11 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 200 | 39.1% | 194 | 39.2% | 210 | 35.7% | 191 | 32.8% | 157 | 31.3% | 133 | 31.2% | 121 | 25.3% |
| Black: | 225 | 43.9% | 228 | 46.1% | 324 | 55.1% | 339 | 58.2% | 296 | 59.0% | 249 | 58.5% | 301 | 62.8% |
| White: | 40 | 7.8% | 44 | 8.9% | 44 | 7.5% | 40 | 6.9% | 40 | 8.0% | 39 | 9.2% | 49 | 10.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 35 | 6.8% | 18 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 416 | 81.3% | 420 | 84.8% | 449 | 76.4% | 425 | 73.0% | 379 | 75.5% | 270 | 63.4% | 337 | 70.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 6.8% | 45 | 9.1% | 57 | 9.7% | 66 | 11.3% | 70 | 13.9% | 59 | 13.8% | 65 | 13.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.47 | 15.97 | 15.89 | 14.23 | 14.55 | 13.80 | 12.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 41% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 51% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 27% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 34% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 35% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 8.9% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 59% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 64% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 29% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 8.8% | 34.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 57% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 26% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 37% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 10.6% | 30.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 22% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 29% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 36% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 5.5% | 9.5% | 36.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 79% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 89% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 28% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 26% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 30% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 7.4% | 30.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 37% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 33% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.3% | 4.4% | 29.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 86% |
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* Morse Young Magnet School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.