BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY

BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY is one of the modestly sized elementary schools in MOUNT VERNON, New York, part of MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 340 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 23% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 16 schools and 6,654 students, BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY records that Black students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 2% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 63% of students at BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 43.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Westchester County put median household income runs about $118,976, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY has ticked down 42%, going from 583 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 83% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 today.

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