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MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY
As a reasonably sized high school in MOUNT VERNON, New York, MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY hosts 747 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Within MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 16 schools and 6,654 students, MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY shows that Black students make up the majority at 56%; the rest consists of 33% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is north of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.2%; this one delivers 54.8%.
Around the school, census data for Westchester County shows median household income runs about $118,976, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).
The closest other public school is MOUNT VERNON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 45.9%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
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