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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Binghamton University, SUNY198 Students
Dutchess Community College (SUNY)190 Students
Stony Brook University163 Students
SUNY New Paltz152 Students
University at Albany, SUNY140 Students
New York University135 Students
Pace University128 Students
Marist College109 Students
University at Buffalo, SUNY93 Students
Boston University92 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology119 Students
Biology105 Students
Nursing91 Students
Business89 Students
Computer Science57 Students
Liberal Arts and Humanities43 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies39 Students
Criminology33 Students
Political Science and Government32 Students
Education31 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
3.7259 Reviews
4.0Senior
7/26/2023
The best parts were the teachers, they all taught well. The bad part was the crowded hallways and lack of praise to other sports.
5.0Alum
6/28/2023
It was great I had so much fun. The only thing I would say was ran poorly would be the field hockey program. It had little to no funding and the program was all over the place. Another thing I would have to say is the way the school handled school during Covid 19. While at an hour away field hockey game, my coach was notified that I was not able to play because I had "come in contact" with someone who had the virus. They provided me no transportation home and made my parent drop what she was doing so she could come and get me. It made me extremely uncomfortable that the administrators claimed they had watched me on the camera that day to see where I was at what time and who I was with.
5.0Senior
1/31/2023
2022 is was my first full year at Roy C. Ketcham since I moved from the city of New York and up to the district of Wappinger Falls and it was a really big switch for me. My first day was very welcoming and I met a lot of different people in Ketcham. My guidance counselor was very polite and friendly when making my schedule all while getting to know me and my parents and I got along with my teachers very well and quickly. I'm now a senior of Ketcham and I have so many friends and participated in many school events. I even joined a club which was the STEP Dance Team. My overall experience at this school was amazing.
Great HS! My daughter was able to enjoy a fabulous theatre arts dept and music. The plays were magnificent. The choir, band, orchestra were equally amazing. Great clubs after school. Teachers very responsive.
As the parent of a 2015 graduate, I can say that RCK is a very good school, but it's what the student puts into it. My child did not participate in many extracurricular activities, but that was not for lack of choice. RCK offers a ton of sports programs, drama, debate, robotics, music, art...too muc...
It was winter I had to get a blue pass from the main office lady, who didn't know my personal life at all when I showed her my paper to explain my absence she looked at it and immediately said "I don't think family emergency cuts it.", but what she didn't know was that my grandpa died.
As a former student ('13) , I have mixed feelings on this school. On one hand, there are so many opportunities. There are AP and honors classes, business classes that actually apply to the real world, after-school activities, and sports. If you get involved in a lot of things such as these, you will...
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