Is Pennington School a good school?

Pennington School ranks 1146 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pennington School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 421 students attended Pennington School.

What is the racial makeup of Pennington School?

Students at Pennington School are 50% African American, 28% Hispanic, 16% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pennington School attend?

Students who attend Pennington School usually go on to attend: Elementary : Benjamin Turner Middle School High : Denzel Washington School-Arts High : Mount Vernon High School

Pennington School

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Pennington School is an elementary school located in Mount Vernon, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 426 students. It is part of the Mount Vernon School District, which is ranked 644 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pennington School consistently outperforms the Mount Vernon School District and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across most grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Pennington School had 63.16% of 8th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48.76% for the district and 51.88% for the state. In Math, Pennington School had 60.42% of 3rd graders proficient or better, compared to 44.71% for the district and 53.93% for the state. Pennington School also performs well in Regents exams, with 77.27% of students proficient or better in Living Environment and 52.38% in Algebra I, outpacing the district and state.

Pennington School's African American and Hispanic students consistently outperform their peers in the district and state, often ranking in the top quartile of schools in New York. The school's special education students also perform well, ranking 420 out of 2,110 elementary schools in New York for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, Pennington School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4 and spends more per student, with a spending of $17,982 per student in the 2022-2023 school year, higher than the district average.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

20 Fairway Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10552-1997

(914) 665-5105

District: Mount Vernon School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1146^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,982

Students who attend Pennington School usually attend:

Elementary:	Benjamin Turner Middle School
High:	Denzel Washington School-Arts
	Mount Vernon High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 421

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.4%

Hispanic:

28.0%

White:

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pennington School ranks better than 53.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.78. (See more...)

Compare Details Pennington School ranks worse than 50.1% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.61. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Pennington School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (50.4%), Hispanic (28%), White (16.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pennington School is 11.1. 7 elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pennington School is $17,982. 8 elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pennington School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pennington School 1146^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Pennington School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pennington School 754^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Pennington School in the ranking list.)

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Mount Vernon School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Vernon School District 644^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	78.11	397^th	2206	82.0%
2007	71.07	699^th	2219	68.5%
2008	85.58	81^st	2227	96.4%
2009	75.63	474^th	2257	79.0%
2010	68.94	727^th	2263	67.9%
2011	67.01	783^rd	2286	65.7%
2012	68.00	774^th	2320	66.6%
2013	55.49	969^th	2325	58.3%
2014	40.21	1450^th	2345	38.2%
2015	40.37	1437^th	2352	38.9%
2016	37.21	1537^th	2366	35.0%
2017	34.70	1587^th	2386	33.5%
2018	35.33	1605^th	2395	33.0%
2019	44.39	1302^nd	2413	46.0%
2021	45.23	1206^th	2201	45.2%
2022	42.75	1376^th	2434	43.5%
2023	51.86	1111^th	2439	54.4%
2024	50.78	1146^th	2445	53.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	56.17	543^rd	1859	70.8%
2022	30.32	1531^st	2031	24.6%
2024	68.37	420^th	2110	80.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.90	1616^th	2045	21.0%
2019	39.44	1207^th	2032	40.6%
2021	52.29	724^th	1678	56.9%
2022	42.43	1142^nd	2099	45.6%
2023	55.75	758^th	2041	62.9%
2024	54.10	793^rd	2078	61.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.66	1236^th	2338	47.1%
2019	60.63	870^th	2357	63.1%
2021	46.10	1066^th	1955	45.5%
2022	45.81	1282^nd	2401	46.6%
2023	59.97	899^th	2403	62.6%
2024	46.66	1246^th	2413	48.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.41	1776^th	2340	24.1%
2019	32.33	1646^th	2358	30.2%
2021	42.55	1146^th	1961	41.6%
2022	39.64	1467^th	2400	38.9%
2023	43.60	1316^th	2400	45.2%
2024	54.54	1022^nd	2411	57.6%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.55	356^th	948	62.4%
2019	58.48	287^th	891	67.8%
2021	65.53	101^st	427	76.3%
2022	54.03	368^th	936	60.7%
2023	64.20	251^st	857	70.7%
2024	63.07	264^th	927	71.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.40	1075^th	1392	22.8%
2021	58.50	292^nd	818	64.3%
2022	58.59	529^th	1503	64.8%
2023	80.70	178^th	1429	87.5%
2024	61.18	459^th	1531	70.0%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	60.19	553^rd	1408	60.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2008	91.32	8^th	1185	99.3%
2015	24.12	1089^th	1407	22.6%
2016	37.13	906^th	1429	36.6%
2017	36.58	922^nd	1455	36.6%
2018	39.85	866^th	1438	39.8%
2019	30.68	1001^st	1439	30.4%
2021	41.87	706^th	1242	43.2%
2022	44.10	812^th	1479	45.1%
2023	32.97	1046^th	1500	30.3%
2024	47.61	754^th	1504	49.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	39.19	727^th	1283	43.3%
2024	51.58	478^th	1303	63.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.75	547^th	1245	56.1%
2019	32.08	868^th	1241	30.1%
2021	54.99	338^th	935	63.9%
2022	45.62	621^st	1306	52.5%
2023	39.36	790^th	1288	38.7%
2024	45.21	668^th	1296	48.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.18	656^th	1353	51.5%
2019	27.20	1044^th	1370	23.8%
2021	52.49	455^th	1066	57.3%
2022	55.45	599^th	1454	58.8%
2023	38.91	920^th	1463	37.1%
2024	46.12	786^th	1465	46.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.92	1045^th	1352	22.7%
2019	34.61	878^th	1366	35.7%
2021	37.46	676^th	1071	36.9%
2022	30.23	1057^th	1455	27.4%
2023	28.60	1114^th	1464	23.9%
2024	49.51	681^st	1464	53.5%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.03	239^th	663	64.0%
2019	46.79	293^rd	653	55.1%
2021	56.34	89^th	253	64.8%
2022	51.23	292^nd	706	58.6%
2023	49.59	328^th	696	52.9%
2024	71.54	150^th	705	78.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Pennington School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	46.44	216^th	449	51.9%
2022	49.01	408^th	914	55.4%
2023	43.84	501^st	943	46.9%
2024	43.14	534^th	953	44.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Pennington School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	256	151	0	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	472
1990	246	151	13	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
1991	291	151	11	21	10	n/a	n/a	0	484
1992	246	130	18	58	1	n/a	n/a	0	453
1993	277	152	14	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	482
1994	260	118	17	41	4	n/a	n/a	0	440
1995	264	165	22	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	480
1996	264	165	22	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	480
1997	233	174	20	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1998	199	157	12	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
1999	176	193	8	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
2000	165	205	9	38	0	n/a	n/a	1	418
2001	127	224	11	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
2002	108	215	11	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	377
2003	108	215	11	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	377
2004	110	201	12	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	368
2005	93	181	16	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	341
2006	106	205	16	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
2007	138	200	10	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
2008	158	216	15	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	421
2009	148	165	14	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	371
2010	127	167	12	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	352
2011	141	179	13	5	0	0	4	0	342
2012	105	142	18	28	0	0	0	0	293
2013	99	167	16	36	1	0	0	0	319
2014	91	193	18	51	1	0	3	0	357
2015	72	205	20	79	2	0	9	0	387
2016	73	232	20	81	2	0	9	0	417
2017	61	196	10	82	1	2	9	0	361
2018	64	197	8	83	1	2	11	0	366
2019	47	239	7	74	1	1	14	0	383
2020	82	268	7	120	1	1	19	0	498
2021	71	243	7	120	2	1	22	0	466
2022	70	215	11	103	0	1	13	0	413
2023	73	213	16	121	0	0	3	0	426
2024	68	212	15	118	0	0	7	1	421

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pennington School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	472	29.5	16.0	n/a
1990	489	29.5	16.5	n/a
1991	484	25.5	18.9	n/a
1992	453	22.9	19.7	n/a
1993	482	28.1	17.2	n/a
1994	440	26.6	16.5	0.9
1995	480	25.7	18.7	6.5
1996	480	25.7	18.7	6.5
1997	457	25.0	18.3	7.2
1998	402	26.0	15.5	6.7
1999	410	24.3	16.9	8.8
2000	418	23.1	18.1	11.8
2001	378	23.0	16.4	20.4
2002	377	25.0	15.1	32.9
2003	377	25.0	15.1	32.9
2004	368	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	341	21.1	16.2	26.7
2006	357	22.0	16.2	30.8
2007	374	25.0	15.0	22.5
2008	421	30.0	14.0	26.8
2009	371	25.5	14.5	26.7
2010	352	25.5	13.8	26.1
2011	342	26.6	12.8	31.9
2012	293	23.0	12.7	34.5
2013	319	22.0	14.5	43.3
2014	357	24.0	14.8	28.9
2015	387	25.0	15.4	39.8
2016	417	28.0	14.8	40.8
2017	361	30.9	11.6	46
2018	366	24.0	15.2	51.9
2019	383	30.0	12.7	46.7
2020	498	39.0	12.7	51
2021	466	37.5	12.4	53
2022	413	33.8	12.2	46.5
2023	426	34.1	12.4	45.3
2024	421	37.7	11.1	41.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pennington School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	472	29.5	16.0	n/a
1990	489	29.5	16.5	n/a
1991	484	25.5	18.9	n/a
1992	453	22.9	19.7	n/a
1993	482	28.1	17.2	n/a
1994	440	26.6	16.5	0.9
1995	480	25.7	18.7	6.5
1996	480	25.7	18.7	6.5
1997	457	25.0	18.3	7.2
1998	402	26.0	15.5	6.7
1999	410	24.3	16.9	8.8
2000	418	23.1	18.1	11.8
2001	378	23.0	16.4	20.4
2002	377	25.0	15.1	32.9
2003	377	25.0	15.1	32.9
2004	368	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	341	21.1	16.2	26.7
2006	357	22.0	16.2	30.8
2007	374	25.0	15.0	22.5
2008	421	30.0	14.0	26.8
2009	371	25.5	14.5	26.7
2010	352	25.5	13.8	26.1
2011	342	26.6	12.8	31.9
2012	293	23.0	12.7	34.5
2013	319	22.0	14.5	43.3
2014	357	24.0	14.8	28.9
2015	387	25.0	15.4	39.8
2016	417	28.0	14.8	40.8
2017	361	30.9	11.6	46
2018	366	24.0	15.2	51.9
2019	383	30.0	12.7	46.7
2020	498	39.0	12.7	51
2021	466	37.5	12.4	53
2022	413	33.8	12.2	46.5
2023	426	34.1	12.4	45.3
2024	421	37.7	11.1	41.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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