📍 624 S 3rd Ave, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, 10550
Benjamin Turner Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Westchester County. The school has 196 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Vernon School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Turner Middle School enrolls 196 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 151 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 20% |
| White | 4 | 2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
139 of the school's 196 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 139 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.
Benjamin Turner Middle 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.
Benjamin Turner Middle 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 196 students, Benjamin Turner Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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