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Mount Vernon High School

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Mount Vernon High School ranks 808 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

808^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 35% of New York high schools

Summary

Mount Vernon High School is a public high school serving 1,014 students in grades 9-12 in Mount Vernon, New York, which is part of the Mount Vernon School District. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New York high schools, with below-average performance on Regents exams across subjects like math, science, and English Language Arts. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.5% of students were proficient or better in Regents Chemistry, compared to 32.77% in the district and 64.53% statewide.

Mount Vernon High School also struggles with low graduation rates, ranging from 70.7% to 84.3% over the past few years, and high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.7% to 34.1%. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.98% to 75.59% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While nearby schools like Denzel Washington School-Arts and Mount Vernon Steam Academy have slightly better academic performance and graduation rates, they still lag behind higher-performing schools in the surrounding districts, such as Pelham Memorial High School, Eastchester Senior High School, and Bronxville High School.

Despite a significant increase in per-student spending, from $17,811 in 2020-2021 to $39,325 in 2023-2024, the school's academic outcomes have not improved. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and implementation strategies to better address the systemic challenges it faces. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes for the students of Mount Vernon High School.

1,062

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,331

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 California Rd
Mount Vernon, NY 10552-1499

(914) 665-5300

District: Mount Vernon School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.1%

Hispanic:

30.7%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2014 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (55% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (66% vs 83%)

!Earth Science scores 58 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

New York avg66%

808^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Mount Vernon School District

693^rd of 874Mount Vernon School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	808 of 1234	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	983 of 1242	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1013 of 1228	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1001 of 1190	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1030 of 1207	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1087 of 1210	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	1024 of 1221	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	1058 of 1255	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	1074 of 1255	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	1090 of 1237	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	1085 of 1217	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	1141 of 1198	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	995 of 1165	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	919 of 1117	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.6	842 of 1086	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.1	752 of 1027	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.9	785 of 1002	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.2	749 of 986	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.3	761 of 935	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	294 of 713	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	411 of 690	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	480 of 671	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	457 of 593	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	555 of 686	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	582 of 679	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	21 of 669	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	40.6	366 of 637	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	223 of 583	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	230 of 481	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	288 of 565	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	386 of 546	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	733 of 1206	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	951 of 1219	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	926 of 1197	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	915 of 1155	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1016 of 1193	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1055 of 1176	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	362 of 885	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.8	714 of 865	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	634 of 851	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	656 of 760	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	573 of 815	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	708 of 791	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	67 of 607	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	43.8	293 of 564	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	267 of 531	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	241 of 389	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	397 of 493	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	434 of 498	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	732 of 1179	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	938 of 1170	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	986 of 1155	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	974 of 1101	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1021 of 1179	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1066 of 1154	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	824 of 1201	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	965 of 1211	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1026 of 1191	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1031 of 1154	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1032 of 1190	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1099 of 1176	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	731 of 1149	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	844 of 1144	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1042 of 1130	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	991 of 1038	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1078 of 1132	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1060 of 1095	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	539 of 788	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.5	722 of 781	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	768 of 793	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+62 vs school

Homeless (2025)89th percentile+54 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography73%-3 vs state

U.S. History and Government68%-7 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts67%-8 vs state

Physics57%-11 vs state

Living Environment55%~ state avg

Life Science Biology54%-4 vs state

Algebra I38%-18 vs state

Geometry38%-22 vs state

Common Core Geometry33%+10 vs state

Common Core Algebra II24%-51 vs state

Chemistry12%-52 vs state

Earth Science7%-58 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences0%-56 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Vernon High School	Public	9-12	100 California Rd	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5300	1,062	78	13.6	66.4%	32 (3.0%)	670 (63.1%)	326 (30.7%)	16 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	34.8	808^th of 1234 public high schools	34.5%		20.2	983^rd of 1242 public high schools	20.9%	175	12.5	24.3	66.9	33.3	6.7	73.2	55.3	57.1	68.3	38.0	54.5	37.8	0.0								96.3	99.2	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	98.3	99.2	$35,331	$2,313	$33,018
Bronxville High School	Public	9-12	177 Pondfield Rd	Bronxville	10708	Westchester County	Bronxville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 395-0500	535	46	11.7	4.5%	401 (75.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.8%)	37 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	90.3	11^th of 1234 public high schools	99.1%		88.5	12^th of 1242 public high schools	99.0%	1	98.0		97.8		100.0	100.0	91.4	100.0	99.3	88.6											98.9	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	$36,341	$855	$35,486
Tuckahoe High School	Public	9-12	65 Siwanoy Blvd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Tuckahoe Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 337-5376	299	29	10.3	27.8%	184 (61.5%)	34 (11.4%)	52 (17.4%)	18 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	68.2	365^th of 1234 public high schools	70.4%		77.5	181^st of 1242 public high schools	85.4%	184	77.8	84.8	86.2			87.2	65.6	41.7	76.9	65.9		81.1	55.0								97.9	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	$37,322	$634	$36,688
New Rochelle High School	Public	9-12	265 Clove Rd	New Rochelle	10801	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 576-4502	3,047	217	14.0	58.8%	573 (18.8%)	632 (20.7%)	1,671 (54.8%)	117 (3.8%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	46 (1.5%)	49.5	649^th of 1234 public high schools	47.4%		47.4	672^nd of 1242 public high schools	45.9%	23	63.7	82.5	80.4	18.5	15.2	78.3	29.4	72.1	74.8	42.9	48.8	56.1	62.0								99.2	99.3	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.3	99.4	99.9	$31,563	$819	$30,744
Mount Vernon Steam Academy	Public	9-12	350 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5120	747	52	14.4	70.1%	50 (6.7%)	421 (56.4%)	245 (32.8%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	46.3	695^th of 1234 public high schools	43.7%		36.9	783^rd of 1242 public high schools	37.0%	88	45.0	68.9	71.4	19.0		84.0	56.5	53.9	91.2	48.0	48.1	27.6									99.1	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.8	$31,002	$2,032	$28,969
Pelham Memorial High School	Public	9-12	575 Colonial Ave	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 738-8110	852	74	11.5	15.5%	525 (61.6%)	48 (5.6%)	171 (20.1%)	48 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (6.8%)	83.9	67^th of 1234 public high schools	94.6%		82.3	82^nd of 1242 public high schools	93.4%	15	83.6		94.8		72.7	99.5	50.0		97.1	72.1	86.0	82.0									98.7	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	98.9	$31,764	$344	$31,421
Denzel Washington School-Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	121 S 6th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 358-2740	427	34	12.5	67.4%	5 (1.2%)	320 (74.9%)	95 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	25.9	914^th of 1234 public high schools	25.9%		31.6	840^th of 1242 public high schools	32.4%	74	13.9	37.5	78.7			59.0	40.0	6.7	76.3	35.6	34.2	16.0		48.4	43.1	41.5	38.7	40.0	29.0	27.8	95.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,229	$2,285	$33,943
Eastchester Senior High School	Public	9-12	2 Stewart Pl	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Eastchester Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 793-6130	922	99	9.3	2.9%	611 (66.3%)	24 (2.6%)	151 (16.4%)	100 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.8%)	79.2	161^st of 1234 public high schools	87.0%		83.7	57^th of 1242 public high schools	95.4%	104	87.7	98.6	91.6	40.0	50.0	90.0	47.6	93.3	93.5	74.6	91.5	79.3	55.6								96.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.9	100.0	97.1	99.9	$36,638	$430	$36,208
Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	631 Tuckahoe Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8118	1,096	74	14.8	82.6%	107 (9.8%)	205 (18.7%)	721 (65.8%)	32 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.6%)	36.9	783^rd of 1234 public high schools	36.5%		32.5	828^th of 1242 public high schools	33.3%	45	66.7	31.9	69.3	0.0	38.2	68.3	47.8		68.2	34.2	54.0	35.7	78.0								95.2	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.9	95.7	96.9	$28,598	$1,514	$27,084
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	375 Kneeland Ave	Yonkers	10704	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8400	1,176	69	16.9	88.1%	93 (7.9%)	171 (14.5%)	854 (72.6%)	35 (3.0%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	26.7	900^th of 1234 public high schools	27.1%		30.9	848^th of 1242 public high schools	31.7%	52	59.4	78.3	73.8		13.2	67.1	24.0	96.0	63.6	31.6	16.3	45.6	28.5								91.0	99.7	99.6	99.9	99.9	99.2	99.6	99.4	$27,642	$1,488	$26,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Vernon High School

How many students attend Mount Vernon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,062 students attended Mount Vernon High School.

What district is Mount Vernon High School in?

Mount Vernon School District

Is Mount Vernon High School a good school?

Mount Vernon High School ranks 808^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Vernon High School?

Students at Mount Vernon High School are 63% African American, 31% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Mount Vernon High School?

Mount Vernon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benjamin Turner Academy
Elementary : Cecil H Parker School
Elementary : Edward Williams School
Elementary : Graham School
Elementary : Grimes School
Elementary : Hamilton School
Elementary : Lincoln School
Elementary : Mount Vernon Honor Academy
Elementary : Mount Vernon Leadership Academy
Elementary : Pennington School
Elementary : Traphagen School

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