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Denzel Washington School-Arts School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
121 S 6 Th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Phone
(914) 358-2740
District
MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
383
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.3% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.8% of all U.S. schools.


Denzel Washington School-Arts School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
56%
47%
41%
46%
70%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
59%
50%
69%
48%
48%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
53%
65%
82%
78%
23%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 22 5.7%
Grade 7 40 10.4%
Grade 8 46 12.0%
Grade 9 71 18.5%
Grade 10 70 18.3%
Grade 11 74 19.3%
Grade 12 60 15.7%
Total 383 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.6% 5.4% 42.2%
Black 78.1% 63.7% 16.4%
Hispanic 18.8% 29.0% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.7% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.2% 68.9% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 58.2% 68.9% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 72,817 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 16,579.0 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.7% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.2% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 28,778 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 10.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.4% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.1% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.8% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.2% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.7% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.9% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 13.9% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,205 $134,606,000 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,806 $12,658,000 5.2%
Staff $1,572 $11,017,000 4.5%
General Administration $1,226 $8,592,000 3.5%
School Administration $1,245 $8,726,000 3.6%
Operation $2,896 $20,298,000 8.4%
Transportation $870 $6,095,000 2.5%
Other $1,031 $7,227,000 3.0%
Total Support $10,645 $74,613,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,796 $33,618,000 13.8%
Total Expenditures $34,646 $242,837,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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