Enrollment
98
High
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362010001838
REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY
625 S 4TH AVE, MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550 · (914)665-5100 · Westchester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
71 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 3% |
| Grade 10 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 45% |
Student demographics
37%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.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
57.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
91.0%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in New York's top 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 REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #1,177 of 1,216 | #52 of 56 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
98
-193 (-66%) vs 2017
-76% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 8.8:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
21%
was 12%
% Black
77%
was 85%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 98 | 4.9 | 19.9:1 | 72% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 22 | 9.9:1 | 70% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 76% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 33 | 8.8:1 | 88% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 30 | 9.3:1 | 75% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 79% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 88% (385) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY.
About REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY
REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY is classified as a high school. It is located in MOUNT VERNON, New York. It had 98 students in 2023-24, spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.
MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 6,654 students in its 16 schools, and REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY is one of them.
Of every 100 students at REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY, about 77 are Black. Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic. Westchester County's residents are about 14% Black, 63 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY scores 37%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY is 9.9:1, based on 4.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Westchester County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 72.3%, is 24.0 points above the 48.4% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of New York schools.
For the population of Westchester County, median household income comes to about $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westchester County's 255 public schools enroll about 140,968 students and include REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY.
BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY sits less than a tenth of a mile from REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY. REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 72.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's enrollment figures are 291 for 2017-18 and 98 for 2023-24. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. By 2023-24, 21% of students were Hispanic, compared with 12% in 2017-18. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.8:1 in 2017-18, and 19.9:1 in 2023-24.
The discussion board for REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- PENNINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 409 students
- GRAHAM SCHOOLElementary · 406 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
- PENNINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 409 students
- GRAHAM SCHOOLElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY0.0 mi · 340
- CECIL H PARKER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 293
- EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL0.5 mi · 398
- PS 680.6 mi · 493
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 40.6 mi · 452
- PS 870.8 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About REBECCA TURNER ACADEMYHow large is REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY?
REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 98 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY serve?
REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY have?
REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
How diverse is REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY?
REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY reports a student body of 1% White, 21% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Asian.
Is REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY public or private?
REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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