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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360105106291

AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

60 S 3RD AVE, MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550 · (914) 668-2553 · Westchester County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of New York public middle schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools

Enrollment
314
Middle
STATE 531
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
189 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 56420%
Grade 68126%
Grade 78126%
Grade 88828%
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
White
10%
STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
103%
STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
29895%
STATE 16% · US 15%
Two+
31%
STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
21%
STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14847%
Female
16653%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +42.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 42 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.0%88.0%
2023-2453.0%45.8%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL this school31460.2%46.5%
LENOX ACADEMY
BROOKLYN
26476.5%76.0%
QUEENS UNITED MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS
23975.7%40.9%
IS 59 SPRINGFIELD GARDENS
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS
40171.6%53.2%
BROOKLYN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ACADEMY
BROOKLYN
39980.2%68.8%
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 14
SOUTH OZONE PARK
16864.3%N/A
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Westchester County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.5%#493 of 766#34 of 38
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
88.0%#124 of 768
▲ 406
#18 of 40
▲ 19
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#282 of 768
▼ 35
#29 of 40
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
314#539 of 796#37 of 43
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.8:1#669 of 683#38 of 40
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
9.8%#662 of 688#40 of 40
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
60.2%#342 of 773#5 of 38
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.5%#284 of 524#13 of 30
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
314
-40 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531419.915.8:160% (189)
2023-24343N/AN/A62% (212)
2022-2333228.911.5:167% (222)
2020-213543310.7:165% (231)
2017-183553011.8:165% (230)
2015-163312314.4:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.

About AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

MOUNT VERNON, New York, is home to AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, a small middle school. Total enrollment is 314 students, and the grades served are 5 through 8. Middle schools in New York have about 531 students on average; enrollment here is 41% lower.

AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

The share of Black students at AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is 95%. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. Westchester County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL scores 10%.

With 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.8:1. Middle schools in New York average 10.3:1, 5.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 60% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Westchester County average 38%.

Among New York public middle schools, AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

After adjusting for student poverty, AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.5%; the prediction is 52.9%.

American Community Survey estimates for Westchester County show that median household income comes to about $118,976, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 255, with about 140,968 students.

A public school about 0.1 miles away, DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS, is the closest to AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 43.1%, lower than AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL's 46.5%.

In the federal locale system, AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is one of the charter schools in New York.

The school shrank from 354 students in 2020-21 to 314 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.7:1 to 15.8:1.

Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.

Westchester County at a glance

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Population
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students

Quick facts

School name
AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
District
AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
Address
60 S 3RD AVE, MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550
Phone
(914) 668-2553
County
Westchester County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
314
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
189 (60%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
360105106291
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
How large is AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL?
AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 15.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL?
At AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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