Elementary · New York
Benjamin Turner Academy
Free meals for allBenjamin Turner Academy, a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York: grades k–8, 340 students, 8.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Mount Vernon School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 340
- Teachers (FTE)
- 40.9
- Students per teacher
- 8.3
- Grades
- K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 94% of elementary schools in New York
Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 97% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 67% of elementary schools in New York
Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared
Smaller than 65% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%46%proficient
+6.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 65% of elementary schools in New York
Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
166 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%45%proficient
+18.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 70% of elementary schools in New York
Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
170 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Mount Vernon School District.
Location
- Address
- 624 S 3RD Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
- Phone
- (914)665-5150
- City or town
- Mount Vernon
- County
- Westchester County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cecil H Parker SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 293 | 10.0 | 30% | 26% |
Edward Williams SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 398 | 11.8 | 26% | 17% |
PS 68Free meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 493 | 8.3 | 72% | 79% |
Bronx Charter School for Excellence 4CharterFree meals for all | K–7 | 452 | 22.6 | 83% | 80% |
Graham SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 406 | 10.6 | 38% | 24% |
PS 87Free meals for all | K–5 | 307 | 14.6 | 54% | 47% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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