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Grimes School

Public Grades K-8

1935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Grimes School is an elementary school located in Mount Vernon, NY, serving grades K-8 with 348 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.

Grimes School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating it is a low-performing school. Its test scores are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 20% to 57.14% in ELA and 8.57% to 53.13% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 46.74% to 59.7% in Math. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with its rankings for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students in the bottom 25-50% of New York elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Mount Vernon School District also struggle academically, with test scores and rankings similar to or slightly better than Grimes School, suggesting a systemic issue within the district. However, the Bronx Charter School for Excellence 4, which is outside the Mount Vernon district, significantly outperforms Grimes School and the other nearby public schools, with proficiency rates of 73.47% to 98.31% in ELA and 66.67% to 98.31% in Math. This highlights the potential for high-quality educational options to improve student outcomes.

330

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,395

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

58 S 10th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550

(914) 665-5020

District: Mount Vernon School District

Students who attend Grimes School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.6%

Hispanic:

27.6%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Math scores 21 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg41%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,935^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,239^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	24.6	1935 of 2445	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1846 of 2445	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1412 of 2439	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2096 of 2434	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1937 of 2201	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1968 of 2413	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1978 of 2395	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	1998 of 2386	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	1963 of 2366	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	2128 of 2352	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	2094 of 2345	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	2054 of 2325	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.3	2080 of 2320	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	1975 of 2286	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	1741 of 2263	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.5	1695 of 2257	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.1	1803 of 2227	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	1910 of 2219	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.9	1775 of 2206	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	563 of 928	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	485 of 927	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	303 of 857	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	581 of 936	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	246 of 427	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	422 of 891	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	521 of 948	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	489 of 1117	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.2	963 of 1066	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	611 of 1001	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	376 of 938	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1777 of 2409	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2010 of 2413	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1532 of 2403	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2150 of 2401	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1711 of 1955	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1710 of 2357	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1762 of 2338	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	1195 of 1503	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	773 of 818	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1154 of 1315	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	41.9	415 of 766	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	199 of 637	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	369 of 570	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	472 of 730	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1269 of 2098	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1390 of 2078	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	883 of 2041	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.8	1724 of 2099	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1621 of 2032	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1672 of 2045	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	2033 of 2407	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1633 of 2411	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1250 of 2400	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1949 of 2400	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1701 of 1961	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	2058 of 2358	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	2042 of 2340	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1051 of 2134	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	773 of 2110	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	571 of 2016	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	22.9	1829 of 2031	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1282 of 1859	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1430 of 1941	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1239 of 1500	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1168 of 1504	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1337 of 1500	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1214 of 1479	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1022 of 1242	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	953 of 1439	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	428 of 676	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	390 of 705	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	504 of 696	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	449 of 706	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	131 of 253	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	191 of 653	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1118 of 1457	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1210 of 1465	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1265 of 1463	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1161 of 1454	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	806 of 1066	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	727 of 1370	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	428 of 594	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	481 of 543	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	929 of 1283	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	928 of 1296	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1116 of 1288	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	974 of 1306	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	585 of 935	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1052 of 1241	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1222 of 1455	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1066 of 1464	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1319 of 1464	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1205 of 1455	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	918 of 1071	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1025 of 1366	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	678 of 1298	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1036 of 1303	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1282 of 1283	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2024)46th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2022)20th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2024)28th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Math34%-21 vs state

Science31%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (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 Algebra I 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
Grimes School	Public	K-8	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
Hamilton School	Public	K-8	20 Oak St	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5050	320	34	9.4	73.4%	4 (1.3%)	136 (42.5%)	167 (52.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	31.1	1738^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.9%		36.9	1541^st of 2445 public elementary schools	37.0%	197		50.0	39.4	27.0	29.0	24.0	66.7	67.9	69.7	33.3	41.5	30.4	29.2	26.2	47.4	91.8	97.8	97.6	97.6	100.0	97.8	99.0	97.3	$37,283	$2,714	$34,569
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
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Public, Charter	K-7	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
Cecil H Parker School	Public	PK, KG-8	461 S 6th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5040	293	29	9.9	64.2%	4 (1.4%)	206 (70.3%)	65 (22.2%)	12 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	23.2	1985^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.8%		22.1	2000^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.2%	15		25.0	50.0	50.0	30.0	10.5	22.9	38.1	37.0	37.0	30.0	10.8	17.7	25.9	26.5	97.2	98.8	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.4	$39,701	$2,409	$37,292
Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	60 Crescent Pl	Yonkers	10704	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8570	500	25	20.1	58.6%	80 (16.0%)	51 (10.2%)	303 (60.6%)	39 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	43.1	1384^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.4%		45.7	1267^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.2%	117		45.8	53.6	44.3	50.0			44.8	71.4	40.0	58.9			32.9		99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$26,747	$1,724	$25,023
Edward Williams School	Public	PK, KG-8	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 16 Wakefield	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-1262	343	23	14.7	93.6%	7 (2.0%)	105 (30.6%)	196 (57.1%)	17 (5.0%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	14.3	2212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.5%		11	2315^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.3%	103		33.9	27.9	34.6				44.6	29.6	29.8				17.5										$35,158	$4,019	$31,140
Matilda Avenue School (The)	Public	K-5	4520 Matilda Ave	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-4360	222	20	10.9	94.1%	10 (4.5%)	107 (48.2%)	87 (39.2%)	9 (4.1%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	28.8	1811^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.9%		26.4	1862^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.8%	51		44.4	38.5	52.8				46.0	39.5	48.7				26.3										$31,283	$3,646	$27,636
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grimes School

What is the racial makeup of Grimes School?

Students at Grimes School are 68% African American, 28% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Grimes School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Grimes School.

What district is Grimes School in?

Mount Vernon School District

Is Grimes School a good school?

Grimes School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Grimes School attend?

Students who attend Grimes School usually go on to attend:

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

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