REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY

REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY operates as a very small four-year high school in MOUNT VERNON, New York, overseen by MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 98 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 85% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 6,654 students. REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY reports that the largest single group is Black, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 72% of students at REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.4%; actual is 72.3%, +24.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Westchester County) shows that median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

The closest other public school is BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 6 years. REBECCA TURNER ACADEMY's enrollment has edged down 66% since 2018, when it stood at 291 (now 98). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 12% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

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