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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362010001842
PENNINGTON SCHOOL
20 FAIRWAY AVE, MOUNT VERNON, NY 10552 · (914) 665-5105 · Westchester County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
180 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 8% |
| Ungraded | 29 | 7% |
Student demographics
64%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
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 45.6% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Where PENNINGTON SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,190 of 2,335 | #71 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,586 of 2,342 | #100 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,387 of 2,343 | #86 of 127 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #1,308 of 2,585 | #86 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #975 of 2,338 | #58 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #499 of 2,388 | #25 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #238 of 606 | #7 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
409
+43 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 15.2:1
% White
15%
was 17%
% Hispanic
29%
was 23%
% Black
50%
was 54%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 409 | 36.2 | 11.3:1 | 44% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 37.8 | 11.2:1 | 42% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 34.2 | 12.5:1 | 45% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 52% (190) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PENNINGTON SCHOOL.
About PENNINGTON SCHOOL
PENNINGTON SCHOOL is an elementary school in MOUNT VERNON, New York, according to federal school records. The school's 409 students are in pre-K through 8.
MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for PENNINGTON SCHOOL. It runs 16 schools with 6,654 students.
PENNINGTON SCHOOL's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 50%. The school is also 29% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 14%. PENNINGTON SCHOOL has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
PENNINGTON SCHOOL's 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.3:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 44%.
On BeatsExpectations, PENNINGTON SCHOOL is 9.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
In the county around the school, Westchester County, median household income is about $118,976, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 255 public schools operate in Westchester County, serving about 140,968 students.
TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. PENNINGTON SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. PENNINGTON SCHOOL comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes PENNINGTON SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 409, 12% above the 366 of 2017-18. Meanwhile, the Hispanic share grew from 23% to 29% of enrollment. The school's ratio fell from 15.2:1 to 11.3:1 between 2017-18 and 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
- MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMYHigh · 747 students
- LINCOLN SCHOOLElementary · 470 students
- DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTSHigh · 427 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
- DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTSHigh · 427 students
- GRAHAM SCHOOLElementary · 406 students
- EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
Nearby schools
- TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL0.6 mi · 316
- LINCOLN SCHOOL0.7 mi · 470
- BRONXVILLE HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 535
- BRONXVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 688
- BRONXVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 361
- MOUNT VERNON STEAM ACADEMY0.7 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About PENNINGTON SCHOOLHow many students attend PENNINGTON SCHOOL?
PENNINGTON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 409 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does PENNINGTON SCHOOL serve?
PENNINGTON SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at PENNINGTON SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at PENNINGTON SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PENNINGTON SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PENNINGTON SCHOOL are roughly 15% White, 29% Hispanic, 50% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PENNINGTON SCHOOL?
PENNINGTON SCHOOL is overseen by MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.