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Enrollment
747
High
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362010006668
MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY
350 GRAMATAN AVE, MOUNT VERNON, NY 10552 · (914) 665-5120 · Westchester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- B-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
14.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
524 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 9 | 214 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 177 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 188 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 168 | 22% |
Student demographics
57%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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
71.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY
MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY this school | 747 | 70.1% | 54.8% |
| BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BROOKLYN | 890 | 66.6% | 59.3% |
| MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 1,062 | 66.4% | 43.7% |
| BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS BUFFALO | 617 | 69.2% | 40.9% |
| SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ROCHESTER | 1,065 | 68.4% | 42.6% |
| CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 454 | 76.9% | 46.7% |
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 MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #648 of 1,135 | #37 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #627 of 1,109 ▲ 207 | #35 of 48 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #568 of 1,135 ▲ 29 | #39 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 747 | #335 of 1,216 | #29 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #961 of 1,058 | #42 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #328 of 1,070 | #15 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #523 of 1,167 | #9 of 49 |
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
747
+119 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 747 | 51.7 | 14.5:1 | 70% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 755 | 47.7 | 15.8:1 | 66% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 46.5 | 16.3:1 | 65% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 80% (501) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY.
About MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY
Families in MOUNT VERNON, New York, are served by MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY, a mid-sized high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 747 students enrolled.
MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 6,654 students, and its 16 schools include MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY.
Federal enrollment data show MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY is 56% Black. The next largest groups are 33% Hispanic, 7% White, and 4% Asian. The school's Black share is 43 points above the 14% share among Westchester County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY are from different groups.
For every teacher at MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY, there are about 14.5 students; the school has 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 524 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 70% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Westchester County is 38%.
On the allk12 Grade, MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY lands at B-, ahead of 46% of New York public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.8%; the prediction is 49.2%.
The school is in Westchester County, where the median household earns about $118,976 a year, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Westchester County, 255 public schools serve about 140,968 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, MOUNT VERNON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 747, compared with 628 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 13.4 in 2020-21 to 14.5 in 2024-25.
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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
- LINCOLN SCHOOLElementary · 470 students
- DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTSHigh · 427 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
- LINCOLN SCHOOLElementary · 470 students
- DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTSHigh · 427 students
- PENNINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 409 students
- GRAHAM SCHOOLElementary · 406 students
- EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
Nearby schools
- MOUNT VERNON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.1 mi · 382
- NELSON MANDELA/DR HOSA ZOLLICOFFER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 355
- INTELLECTUS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 97
- LINCOLN SCHOOL0.4 mi · 470
- HAMILTON SCHOOL0.6 mi · 320
- ROSEMARIE ANN SIRAGUSA SCHOOL0.6 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMYHow large is MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY?
MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY enrolls approximately 747 students in grades 09-12.
Is MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY?
At MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 7% White, 33% Hispanic, 56% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY public or private?
MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.