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Pennington School

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Pennington School ranks 1495 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Pennington School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Mount Vernon School District in New York, with 421 students enrolled. While the school generally outperforms the district average on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math, it still lags behind many higher-performing schools in the surrounding area.

Pennington School's student performance is a mixed bag. On one hand, the school outperforms the district average on state assessments, with 42.11% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and 43.59% in Math, compared to 40.74% and 42.11% for the district, respectively. The school also performs well on Regents exams, with 93.33% proficient or better in Living Environment and 53.33% in Algebra I, outpacing the district. However, when compared to top-performing schools outside the district, such as Bronxville Elementary School and William E Cottle School, Pennington School lags behind significantly in student achievement.

Pennington School's relatively high per-student spending of $33,707 and lower student-teacher ratio of 11.1 suggest the school is well-resourced. However, the school's challenges in supporting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 41.57% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its overall performance. While the school has shown some improvement in certain areas, its overall ranking has remained in the bottom half of New York elementary schools for the past decade.

409

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,350

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Fairway Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10552-1997

(914) 665-5105

District: Mount Vernon School District

Students who attend Pennington School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.9%

Hispanic:

28.6%

White:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg44%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

1,495^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

893^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	1495 of 2445	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	1146 of 2445	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	1111 of 2439	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	1376 of 2434	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	1206 of 2201	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1302 of 2413	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1605 of 2395	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.7	1587 of 2386	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.2	1537 of 2366	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	1437 of 2352	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.2	1450 of 2345	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.5	969 of 2325	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.0	774 of 2320	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	783 of 2286	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.9	727 of 2263	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.6	474 of 2257	79.0%	★★★★☆
2008	85.6	81 of 2227	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	71.1	699 of 2219	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.1	397 of 2206	82.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	464 of 928	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	264 of 927	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	251 of 857	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	368 of 936	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	101 of 427	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	287 of 891	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	356 of 948	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1738 of 2409	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	1246 of 2413	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	899 of 2403	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	1282 of 2401	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	1066 of 1955	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	870 of 2357	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	1236 of 2338	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	814 of 1569	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.2	459 of 1531	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	178 of 1429	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	529 of 1503	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	292 of 818	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.4	1075 of 1392	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1214 of 2098	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	793 of 2078	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	758 of 2041	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	1142 of 2099	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	724 of 1678	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	1207 of 2032	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1616 of 2045	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	1222 of 2407	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	1022 of 2411	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	1316 of 2400	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	1467 of 2400	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	1146 of 1961	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1646 of 2358	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1776 of 2340	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	217 of 2134	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	420 of 2110	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	30.3	1531 of 2031	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	543 of 1859	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	60.2	553 of 1408	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	893 of 1500	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	754 of 1504	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	1046 of 1500	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	812 of 1479	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	706 of 1242	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1001 of 1439	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	866 of 1438	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.6	922 of 1455	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	906 of 1429	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.1	1089 of 1407	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	91.3	8 of 1185	99.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	324 of 676	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	150 of 705	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	328 of 696	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	292 of 706	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	89 of 253	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	293 of 653	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	239 of 663	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1022 of 1457	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	786 of 1465	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	920 of 1463	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	599 of 1454	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	455 of 1066	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.2	1044 of 1370	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.2	656 of 1353	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	534 of 953	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	501 of 943	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	408 of 914	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	216 of 449	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	778 of 1283	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	668 of 1296	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	790 of 1288	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	621 of 1306	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	338 of 935	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	868 of 1241	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	547 of 1245	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	704 of 1455	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	681 of 1464	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	1114 of 1464	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1057 of 1455	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	676 of 1071	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	878 of 1366	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1045 of 1352	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	51.6	478 of 1303	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	727 of 1283	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+51 vs school

White (2018)61st percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)63rd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)44th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Living Environment93%+37 vs state

Life Science Biology73%+15 vs state

Algebra I53%-3 vs state

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Math46%-10 vs state

Science40%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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
Pennington School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Fairway Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5105	409	36	11.2	44.0%	60 (14.7%)	204 (49.9%)	117 (28.6%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	39.4	1495^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.9%		50.8	1146^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.1%	349	93.3	53.3	73.3	42.1	60.5	48.7	42.9	52.6	48.4	43.6	58.1	45.0	43.8	55.6	11.8	38.5	43.8	99.3	99.6	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.6	99.8	$35,350	$2,425	$32,925
Traphagen School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Lexington Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5060	316	32	10.0	50.6%	21 (6.6%)	177 (56.0%)	98 (31.0%)	14 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	39.7	1480^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.5%		55.6	1015^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.5%	465	53.9	76.9	57.7	40.9	48.5	65.5	47.8	61.5	80.8	43.2	35.3	50.0	78.3	57.7		37.9		99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.7	$38,209	$2,680	$35,528
Lincoln School	Public	K-8	170 E Lincoln Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5039	470	41	11.4	63.4%	46 (9.8%)	204 (43.4%)	201 (42.8%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	53.1	1124^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.0%		69.4	662^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.9%	462	75.0	72.2	58.3	62.5	58.5	55.1	61.9	73.0	72.9	61.0	68.3	48.0	54.6	56.8	43.3	29.4	33.3	97.8	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.5	99.5	$34,823	$2,456	$32,367
Bronxville Elementary School	Public	K-7	177 Pondfield Rd	Bronxville	10708	Westchester County	Bronxville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 395-0500	688	61	11.1	4.5%	516 (75.0%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.4%)	56 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.1%)	93	130^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.7%		95	89^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.4%	41				84.6	81.6	93.8				85.7	88.2	86.8				80.5		98.8	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.1	99.3	$30,806	$3,375	$27,431
Mount Vernon Honor Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	195 N Columbus Ave	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5110	301	31	9.7	53.8%	9 (3.0%)	207 (68.8%)	76 (25.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	52.1	1157^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.7%		37.1	1536^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.2%	379	85.7	85.7	92.9	44.7	79.2	68.0	36.6	47.6	78.6	52.6	80.0	66.7	40.0	42.1	13.3	53.9	31.3	98.7	99.0	99.2	99.2	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.0	$41,072	$2,633	$38,439
Mount Vernon Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	455 N High St	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2700	382	34	11.0	65.7%	28 (7.3%)	148 (38.7%)	200 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22.6	1999^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.2%		26.2	1869^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.6%	130				30.2	40.8	30.0	52.9	44.7	57.6	27.9	46.0	20.0	45.7	43.6	58.8	30.6	35.3	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$36,492	$2,436	$34,056
School 30	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Nevada Pl	Yonkers	10708	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8590	566	24	23.9	55.1%	199 (35.2%)	71 (12.5%)	246 (43.5%)	27 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	66.3	782^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.0%		65	779^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.1%	3		100.0	58.2	50.0	74.1	73.1	70.7	60.0	68.4	50.9	67.8	58.5	75.4	66.1	54.4	45.3		98.7	99.8	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.6	98.7	$22,809	$1,547	$21,262
Nelson Mandela/Dr Hosa Zollicoffer School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2720	355	30	11.8	66.2%	20 (5.6%)	173 (48.7%)	154 (43.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	39.4	1494^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.9%		39.9	1449^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.7%	45				52.8	56.1	44.7	47.2	52.6	46.4	40.5	53.7	34.2	51.4	59.0	40.0	41.5	48.3									$33,592	$2,269	$31,323
William E Cottle School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Siwanoy Blvd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Tuckahoe Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 337-5376	488	47	10.4	21.9%	303 (62.1%)	40 (8.2%)	90 (18.4%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	87.2	254^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.6%		82.1	385^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.3%	131				86.1	73.3	75.7				93.7	91.7	77.3				59.5		98.4	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.0	99.2	98.9	$34,530	$669	$33,861
Hutchinson School	Public	K-5	48 5th St	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 738-3640	366	39	9.4	23.0%	171 (46.7%)	23 (6.3%)	101 (27.6%)	34 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.8%)	79.2	445^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.8%		83	361^st of 2445 public elementary schools	85.2%	84				73.5	70.2	79.2				54.0	74.1	78.1				72.6		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,721	$343	$32,378

Frequently Asked Questions about Pennington School

What schools do graduates of Pennington School attend?

Students who attend Pennington School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Pennington School in?

Mount Vernon School District

How many students attend Pennington School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Pennington School.

What is the racial makeup of Pennington School?

Students at Pennington School are 50% African American, 29% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Pennington School a good school?

Pennington School ranks 1495^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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