📍 250 Gramatan Ave, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, 10550
Nelson Mandela/dr Hosa Zollicoffer School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Westchester County. The school has 367 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Vernon School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nelson Mandela/dr Hosa Zollicoffer School enrolls 367 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 178 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 157 | 43% |
| White | 28 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 367 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 253 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nelson Mandela/dr Hosa Zollicoffer 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.
Nelson Mandela/dr Hosa Zollicoffer 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 367 students, Nelson Mandela/dr Hosa Zollicoffer 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
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