Located in LAGRANGEVILLE, NY. Serving grades KG through 05.
Vail Farm Elementary is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school in LaGrangeville, serving a community that is suburban and car-dependent, with commercial development spread along Route 55 rather than concentrated in a walkable center. The school sits on the eastern side of the town, near Noxon Road.
The school enrolls a student population that is majority white, with meaningful representation from Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial families. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. State testing data from the most recent school year shows mixed results across subjects and grade levels. In third-grade math and ELA, roughly half the students reached proficiency. Fourth-grade math performed better, with a majority of students proficient, though fourth-grade ELA dipped to about half. Fifth grade reversed this pattern: ELA showed strong performance above two-thirds proficient, while math and science both fell to about half or slightly below. The data suggests uneven academic footing across the grades, with some strength in upper-elementary reading but softer performance in math, particularly in grade five. Test participation rates were generally strong across grades, running in the high eighties to mid-nineties.
Compared to other elementary schools across Dutchess County districts, Vail Farm's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a meaningful strength. This reflects solid performance in tested subjects when considered across all grades together, even though individual grade-level results show volatility. A parent may want to look into whether there are particular instructional supports in place for the students who are not yet proficient, especially in upper-grade math.
The school is part of Arlington Central School District, which recently passed a community-created 2024 Facilities Bond that will fund renovations, new classrooms and labs, new library media centers, secure entry vestibules, new roofs, and electrical upgrades across every building in the district, including Vail Farm. That capital investment is rolling out in phases. The district has also been studying a primary and intermediate school consolidation model, which means families should expect that building assignments and grade configurations may shift in coming years as the district restructures its facilities.
LaGrangeville itself offers parks, trails, and civic amenities: Freedom Park is the town's largest park, with a swimming lake, beach, hiking trails, and the Little Woods Nature Play Trail. The William R. Steinhaus Dutchess Rail Trail runs through the town as a paved shared-use path. The LaGrange Association Library provides story time and STEAM programming. Dutchess County Public Transit serves the area, including a route to Poughkeepsie. Housing values in the zip code are above state and national benchmarks, reflecting the region's appeal to families seeking suburban living within reach of the wider Hudson Valley job market.
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
Officially reported figures, 2024-25.
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