Enrollment
427
High
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362010005949
DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS
121 S 6TH AVE, MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550 · (914) 358-2740 · Westchester County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
288 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 11% |
| Ungraded | 15 | 4% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
55.6%
NY avg 58.3% . -14.8pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.4% | 25.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS
DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS this school | 427 | 67.4% | 43.3% |
| PREPARATORY ACADEMY FOR WRITERS: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 521 | 69.5% | 61.0% |
| UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN ROCHESTER | 514 | 61.1% | 23.3% |
| CAPITAL PREPARATORY BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 488 | 71.1% | 56.0% |
| UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE IV JAMAICA | 363 | 74.4% | 54.3% |
| EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN III JAMAICA | 498 | 75.1% | 40.2% |
Matched among New York high 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 DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #877 of 1,135 | #42 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #796 of 1,109 ▲ 156 | #42 of 48 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #862 of 1,135 ▼ 225 | #46 of 48 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #650 of 1,216 | #45 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #773 of 1,058 | #34 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #702 of 1,070 | #44 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #548 of 1,167 | #10 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.0% | #42 of 743 | #1 of 29 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
427
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 427 | 34.1 | 12.5:1 | 67% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 37 | 11.3:1 | 60% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 30.7 | 12.5:1 | 58% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 70% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 60 | 12.5:1 | 85% (640) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 53 | 12.3:1 | 70% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 758 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 58% (441) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS.
About DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS
DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS, located in MOUNT VERNON, New York, is a small high school. The school reports 427 students in grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in New York is about 668 students.
MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 6,654 students in 16 schools, including DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS.
Black students are the majority at DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS, with 75% of enrollment. The school is also 22% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 14%. DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 34.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.5:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher above the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS is 67%. The rate at public schools in Westchester County averages 38%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS is C-. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS is -6.9 points: 43.3% actual, 50.2% predicted.
Census estimates describe Westchester County this way: the median household income is $118,976, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS, Westchester County has 254 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.1%; DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS's is 43.3%, ranking 5th of 9.
DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS had 417 students in 2020-21 and 427 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,062 students
- MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMYHigh · 747 students
- LINCOLN SCHOOLElementary · 470 students
- PENNINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 409 students
- GRAHAM SCHOOLElementary · 406 students
- EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
Other schools in MOUNT VERNON
- MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,062 students
- MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMYHigh · 747 students
- LINCOLN SCHOOLElementary · 470 students
- PENNINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 409 students
- GRAHAM SCHOOLElementary · 406 students
- EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
Nearby schools
- AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 314
- GRIMES SCHOOL0.3 mi · 330
- INTELLECTUS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 97
- HAMILTON SCHOOL0.5 mi · 320
- EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL0.5 mi · 398
- NELSON MANDELA/DR HOSA ZOLLICOFFER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTSWhat is the total enrollment at DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS?
DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS serve?
DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS?
At DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS, the student body is approximately 1% White, 22% Hispanic, 75% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS in?
DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS is part of MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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