📍 58 S 10th Ave, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, 10550
Grimes School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Westchester County. The school has 411 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Vernon School District school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Grimes School enrolls 411 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 303 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.5% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
321 of the school's 411 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grimes School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 89.
Grimes School is one of 16 schools in MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MOUNT VERNON, New York. The district serves 6,815 students district-wide and employs 572 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 411 students, Grimes School is close to the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large