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Cecil H Parker School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1985^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Schools

Better than 19% of New York schools

Summary

Cecil H Parker School is an elementary school located in Mount Vernon, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 272 students. It is part of the Mount Vernon School District, which is ranked 693 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cecil H Parker School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math ranging from 10-50%, significantly below the state averages of 50-60%. The school struggles to support its student subgroups, with lower rankings for female, male, and special education students compared to the overall school ranking. However, the school performs relatively better for African American students, ranking in the top half of New York elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

Despite the school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and its low academic performance, Cecil H Parker School has significantly higher per-student spending compared to the state and district averages. When comparing the school to nearby schools within the Mount Vernon School District, both Grimes School and Graham School outperform Cecil H Parker on state assessments and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. Additionally, schools in the Bronx, such as PS 68 and Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4, generally outperform Cecil H Parker School on academic measures.

293

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,701

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

461 S 6th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550-4497

(914) 665-5040

District: Mount Vernon School District

Students who attend Cecil H Parker School usually attend:

Elementary:	Benjamin Turner Academy
High:	Denzel Washington School-Arts
	Mount Vernon High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.3%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2021 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (28% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg41%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,985^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,436^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 10% (2019) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3schools 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1985 of 2445	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2000 of 2445	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1917 of 2439	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2287 of 2434	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1992 of 2201	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1941 of 2413	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1765 of 2395	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	1741 of 2386	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	1978 of 2366	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	2048 of 2352	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	2160 of 2345	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.7	1933 of 2325	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	1869 of 2320	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	1613 of 2286	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.4	1574 of 2263	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.9	838 of 2257	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.4	904 of 2227	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.1	960 of 2219	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.8	819 of 2206	62.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	510 of 928	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	551 of 927	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	380 of 857	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	701 of 936	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	274 of 427	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	489 of 891	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	434 of 948	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	2056 of 2409	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1962 of 2413	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1854 of 2403	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2170 of 2401	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1708 of 1955	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1730 of 2357	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1624 of 2338	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	50.6	569 of 1315	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	666 of 792	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	711 of 766	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	597 of 622	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	483 of 570	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.5	330 of 730	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1608 of 2098	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1057 of 2041	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1381 of 1678	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1474 of 2032	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1747 of 2407	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1911 of 2411	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1854 of 2400	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2289 of 2400	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1847 of 1961	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	2007 of 2358	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1841 of 2340	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	1812 of 2110	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1336 of 2016	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1917 of 2031	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	826 of 1859	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	1168 of 1941	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1436 of 1500	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1331 of 1504	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1283 of 1500	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1412 of 1479	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1111 of 1242	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1292 of 1439	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	591 of 676	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	597 of 705	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	656 of 706	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1405 of 1457	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1283 of 1465	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1132 of 1463	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1333 of 1454	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	938 of 1066	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1274 of 1370	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	437 of 487	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	25.5	1057 of 1288	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1373 of 1455	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1418 of 1464	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1265 of 1464	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1389 of 1455	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	819 of 1071	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1145 of 1366	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1210 of 1298	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1024 of 1283	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2019)57th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)14th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)18th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2022)10th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-24 vs state

Math26%-29 vs state

Science26%-18 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 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)	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 (2025)	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 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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Rebecca Turner Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	625 S 4th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(914) 665-5387	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Benjamin Turner Academy	Public	K-8	624 S 3rd Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5150	340	41	8.3	62.6%	7 (2.1%)	249 (73.2%)	74 (21.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	44	1365^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.2%		35.8	1575^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.6%	210					79.0			79.0	68.4		48.0	63.6	47.6	30.4	42.9	44.4	50.0	62.5	57.1	47.8	42.9	30.9	42.9	18.2	97.5	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.4	$47,608	$2,963	$44,646
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 Murdock Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 773-3100	452	20	22.6	81.6%	1 (0.2%)	353 (78.1%)	81 (17.9%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	89	214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.2%		82.8	365^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.1%	151											89.8	80.0	81.8	73.5	87.2		98.3	76.4	76.4	79.2	66.7		65.5										$16,727	$1,583	$15,144
Edward Williams School	Public	PK, KG-6	9 Union Ln	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5070	398	34	11.7	67.8%	8 (2.0%)	266 (66.8%)	111 (27.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	7.4	2357^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.6%		18.4	2111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.7%	246								64.7			21.6	28.2	15.8	31.0	17.7	37.8	16.2	17.5	27.0	11.9	17.7	10.0	13.5	36.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$39,677	$2,666	$37,010
Ps 68	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 Monticello Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-2854	493	60	8.2	80.1%	16 (3.2%)	307 (62.3%)	145 (29.4%)	8 (1.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	72.5	628^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.3%		50.7	1148^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.0%	520											87.5	57.8	69.7				97.0	71.9	68.2				38.5										$49,983	$3,588	$46,395
Denzel Washington School-Arts	Public, Magnet	7-12	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
Ps 87	Public	K-5	1935 Bussing Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-5188	307	21	14.6	87.9%	5 (1.6%)	159 (51.8%)	109 (35.5%)	10 (3.3%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	39.7	1482^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.4%		26.4	1861^st of 2445 public elementary schools	23.9%	379											48.2	48.9	72.4				47.4	43.5	50.0				40.0										$35,337	$3,699	$31,638
Amani Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	60 S 3rd Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Amani Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(914) 668-2553	314	20	15.7	60.2%	1 (0.3%)	298 (94.9%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	43.1	847^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.5%		56.5	601^st of 1504 public middle schools	60.0%	246								88.0					54.1	45.6	51.4	65.3			27.9	40.9	27.4	42.7	31.3	33.9									$20,296	$1,221	$19,075
Grimes School	Public	K-6	58 S 10th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5020	330	36	9.2	71.8%	3 (0.9%)	223 (67.6%)	91 (27.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	24.6	1935^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.9%		27	1846^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.5%	89											44.4	30.6	48.4	20.0	57.1	52.9	50.0	27.8	53.1	30.0	35.7	8.6	38.7	25.0	94.3	99.5	97.5	97.5	99.8	99.3	99.5	97.0	$39,395	$2,878	$36,517
Graham School	Public	PK, KG-8	421 E 5th St	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-2800	406	38	10.5	58.1%	22 (5.4%)	272 (67.0%)	101 (24.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	11.8	2269^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%		23.1	1969^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.5%	300					72.7			59.1	63.6		29.6	32.6	31.6	32.0	52.2	54.2	27.3	26.1	20.5	20.8	33.3	11.5	28.2	23.1	95.4	99.7	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.5	99.7	98.2	$35,744	$2,591	$33,153

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