Total enrollment
6,556
-676 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 6,654 students · 1 city
MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 16 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 6,654 (12 elementary and 4 high).
4-year change in MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
-1 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #374 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,654 | #67 of 576 | #1,423 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #41 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #363 of 565 | #1,330 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 63.9% | #72 of 573 | #2,434 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #161 of 425 | #2,438 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from LINCOLN SCHOOL at 58.0% proficient to EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL at 25.1%, a gap of 32.9 points. That is the 114th widest gap among 258 New York districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL | Mount Vernon | High | 09-12 | 1,062 |
| MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY | Mount Vernon | High | 09-12 | 747 |
| LINCOLN SCHOOL | Mount Vernon | Elementary | KG-08 | 470 |
| DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS | Mount Vernon | High | 06-12 | 427 |
| PENNINGTON SCHOOL | Mount Vernon | Elementary | PK-08 | 409 |
| GRAHAM SCHOOL | Mount Vernon | Elementary | PK-08 | 406 |
| EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL | Mount Vernon | Elementary | PK-08 | 398 |
| MOUNT VERNON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | Mount Vernon | Elementary | PK-08 | 382 |
| NELSON MANDELA/DR HOSA ZOLLICOFFER SCHOOL | Mount Vernon | Elementary | PK-08 | 355 |
| BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY | Mount Vernon | Elementary | KG-08 | 340 |
| GRIMES SCHOOL | Mount Vernon | Elementary | KG-08 | 330 |
| HAMILTON SCHOOL | Mount Vernon | Elementary | KG-08 | 320 |
| TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL | Mount Vernon | Elementary | PK-08 | 316 |
| MOUNT VERNON HONOR ACADEMY | Mount Vernon | Elementary | PK-08 | 301 |
| CECIL H PARKER SCHOOL | Mount Vernon | Elementary | PK-08 | 293 |
| REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY | Mount Vernon | High | 09-12 | 98 |
About MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
As a sparse district in New York, MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT instructs 6,654 students across 16 schools.
In terms of grade levels, MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 12 elementary and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 416, noticeably below the New York average of roughly 519.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT has fell 9% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 7,232 students to 6,556. The school count fell from 16 to 15 across the same 4-year window.
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