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Benjamin Turner Academy

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Benjamin Turner Academy ranks 1365 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Turner Academy is an elementary school located in Mount Vernon, New York, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 371 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.

Benjamin Turner Academy outperforms the Mount Vernon School District in several academic areas, including English Language Arts (ELA) and math proficiency rates for grades 3-8, as well as Regents exam performance. However, the school's performance is still below the state average in many subjects and grade levels. The school performs relatively well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 35% and top 52% of New York elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. The school's performance for special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is weaker, ranking in the bottom 11% and bottom 42% of New York elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups.

Nearby schools in the Mount Vernon School District, such as Graham School and Grimes School, generally perform at a similar or lower level than Benjamin Turner Academy. However, some nearby schools in the Bronx, such as PS 68 and Bronx Charter School for Excellence 4, significantly outperform Benjamin Turner Academy in academic proficiency rates, particularly in math and ELA. The school has shown some improvement in academic performance over the past few years, but its overall ranking among New York elementary schools has remained relatively stagnant.

340

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,608

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

624 S 3rd Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550

(914) 665-5150

District: Mount Vernon School District

Students who attend Benjamin Turner Academy usually attend:

High:	Denzel Washington School-Arts
	Mount Vernon High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.2%

Hispanic:

21.8%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2024 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2024

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mount Vernon School District

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 17 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg44%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

1,365^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 9 pts since 2024

From bottom 36% (2024) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,157^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	44.0	1365 of 2445	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1575 of 2445	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	331 of 928	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	302 of 927	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	1191 of 2409	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	1725 of 2413	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	518 of 1569	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	259 of 792	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	282 of 766	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	875 of 2098	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	978 of 2078	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1445 of 2407	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	1387 of 2411	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.2	1879 of 2110	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1157 of 1500	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1282 of 1504	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1300 of 1500	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1205 of 1479	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1165 of 1242	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1361 of 1439	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1189 of 1438	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	1217 of 1455	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	1221 of 1429	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	1282 of 1407	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.0	1231 of 1401	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	1234 of 1373	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	1134 of 1337	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	1070 of 1295	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	963 of 1243	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	1011 of 1224	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.7	946 of 1185	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	940 of 1123	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.0	905 of 1095	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	330 of 676	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	424 of 705	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	461 of 696	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	451 of 706	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	571 of 653	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	450 of 663	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	254 of 615	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	435 of 473	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	464 of 503	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1055 of 1457	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1294 of 1465	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1269 of 1463	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1224 of 1454	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1299 of 1370	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1075 of 1353	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	24.6	674 of 826	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	447 of 810	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	369 of 603	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	404 of 594	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	337 of 392	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	329 of 457	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	862 of 1283	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1055 of 1296	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1003 of 1288	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1189 of 1241	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1040 of 1245	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1162 of 1455	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1189 of 1464	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1240 of 1464	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1006 of 1455	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1011 of 1071	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1284 of 1366	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1209 of 1352	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1243 of 1298	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1124 of 1303	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1297 of 1307	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1186 of 1283	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1070 of 1139	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1001 of 1170	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2025)67th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2019)18th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Living Environment79%+22 vs state

Algebra I79%+23 vs state

Life Science Biology68%+10 vs state

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Math45%-10 vs state

Science28%-17 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Cornerstone Academy For Social Action	Public	PK, KG-5	3441 Steenwick Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-6160	258	23	11.2	96.5%	4 (1.6%)	104 (40.3%)	134 (51.9%)	10 (3.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	12.1	2263^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.4%		20.4	2047^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.3%	216				20.6	23.5	34.3				44.1	23.5	32.4				21.2										$40,801	$3,777	$37,024
Bronx Charter School For Better Learning	Public, Charter	K-5	3740 Baychester Ave Annex	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-6660	532	26	20.2	76.9%	2 (0.4%)	465 (87.4%)	43 (8.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	64.7	831^st of 2445 public elementary schools	66.0%		66.1	749^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%	82				63.0	58.5	68.9				68.0	68.1	63.3				47.2										$19,844	$1,616	$18,228
Ps 111 Seton Falls	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 881-2418	397	32	12.5	94.2%	6 (1.5%)	213 (53.7%)	166 (41.8%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	22	2022^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	17.3%		13.9	2243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	8.3%	221				44.4	41.7	35.3				46.3	48.9	30.0				10.0										$36,313	$3,691	$32,622

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