📍 121 S 6th Ave, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, 10550
Denzel Washington School-arts is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Westchester County. The school has 383 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Vernon School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Denzel Washington School-arts enrolls 383 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 31% male and 69% female. A teaching staff of 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 299 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 19% |
| White | 10 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 383 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 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.
Denzel Washington School-arts 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.
Denzel Washington School-arts 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 383 students, Denzel Washington School-arts 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
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