EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL

EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL, a moderately sized primary school in MOUNT VERNON, New York, part of MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 398 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 16 schools in MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT (6,654 students total), EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL shows that 67% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest comes out to 28% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.0%; EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL posts 25.1%, -24.9 points below that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Westchester County) shows that median household earnings sit near $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

The closest other public school is CECIL H PARKER SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 436 students in 2018 compared to 398 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 77% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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