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The Beacon City School District (also known as the Beacon City Schools) is one of 18 public school districts serving residents of Dutchess County, New York, United States. The district serves the City of Beacon and parts of the Town of Fishkill and Town of Wappinger; [1] it is one of 57 small city school districts in New York State.

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The district is composed of four elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, an administration building, and a transportation facility. It has a student enrollment of 2577 students as of end of the 2020-21 school year. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Its elementary school serves pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, its middle school serves 6-8th grade and the high school serves 9-12th grade.

Schools

Elementary schools

SchoolLocationGradesNotesHomepage
Glenham Elementary School Fishkill, New York Grades K-5Located at 20 Chase Drive, Fishkill, New York 12524
J. V. Forrestal Elementary School Beacon, New York Grades K-5Located at 125 Liberty Street, Beacon, New York 12508. Named for James Forrestal.
Sargent Elementary School Beacon, New York Grades K-5Located at 29 Education Drive, Beacon, New York 12508
South Avenue Elementary School Beacon, New York Grades K-5Located at 60 South Avenue, Beacon, New York 12508. This is the largest of all the elementary schools and serves as the city's magnet school.

Rombout Middle School

Rombout Middle School is located at 84 Matteawan Road, Beacon, New York, 12508. It offers volleyball, baseball, basketball, football, and a variety of clubs. As of the end of the 2020-21 school year, it educated 632 students.

High schools

SchoolLocationGradesNotesHomepage
Beacon High School Beacon, New York Grades 9-12101 Matteawan Road, Beacon, New York 12508

Former Beacon High School

The old Beacon High School was shut down in order to make a proper transition to the New Beacon High School. The school was then turned into an alternative high school for several years. It had served as the city's high school since 1913, before being closed in 2002. The school was sold to an art group in 2002 which defaulted on the mortgage in 2006. The school has since been resold to an art partnership in an all-cash deal.

New Beacon High School

Beacon High School
Address
101 Matteawan Road

Beacon
,
New York
12508

United States
Information
Type Public high school
Established2002
School districtBeacon City School District
PrincipalCorey Dwyer
Grades9–12
Enrollment900 (2019-2020)
Color(s)Blue/Gold
Athletics conference NYSPHSAA Section 1
MascotBulldog
Website https://www.beaconk12.org/

The new Beacon High School is located at 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon, New York 12508. It was finished in 2001 and opened in 2002. The school educated 863 students as of the end of the 2020-2021 school year. [8] Beacon High School has several wings and features such amenities as an indoor swimming pool, and the largest theater north of North Rockland and south of Albany. In 2021, Beacon High School switched to compete in Section 9 of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA).

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dutchess County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 5 (PDF p. 6/7). Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ↑ "BEACON HIGH SCHOOL | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  3. ↑ "ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  4. ↑ "GLENHAM SCHOOL | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  5. ↑ "J V FORRESTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  6. ↑ "SARGENT SCHOOL | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  7. ↑ "SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  8. ↑ "BEACON HIGH SCHOOL | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
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