TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL

TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL is a K-5 school of small scale in MOUNT VERNON, New York, one of the schools within MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 316 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

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

Demographically, TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment; the rest consists of 31% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.0%.

In the broader community, Westchester County reports that median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MOUNT VERNON HONOR ACADEMY, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 52.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 417 (now 316). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 75% to 56% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.