Elementary · New York

Pennington School

Free meals for all

Pennington School, a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York: grades pre-k–8, 409 students, 11.3 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: 409
Teachers (FTE): 36.2
Students per teacher: 11.3
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 55% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 84% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 51% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Smaller than 51% 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%

49%proficient

−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of elementary schools in New York

Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

205 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

46%proficient

+1.6 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

189 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 Pre-K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Mount Vernon School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Mount Vernon School District.

Location

Address: 20 Fairway Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10552
Phone: (914)665-5105
City or town: Mount Vernon
County: Westchester County

Website Quality of life in Mount Vernon Schools in Mount Vernon

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
Traphagen SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	316	10.0	56%	50%	0.6 mi
Lincoln SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	470	11.5	64%	56%	0.7 mi
Bronxville Elementary School	K–7	688	11.2	87%	87%	0.7 mi
Mount Vernon Honor AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	301	9.7	57%	51%	0.7 mi
Mount Vernon Leadership AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	382	11.1	41%	39%	0.8 mi
School 30Free meals for all	Pre-K–8	566	23.9	66%	62%	0.9 mi

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.

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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