Summary:
Grimes School is an elementary school located in Mount Vernon, New York, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 411 students. It is part of the Mount Vernon School District, which is ranked 644 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Grimes School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,412 to 2,096 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 19.23% to 48.15% in ELA and 12.2% to 58.62% in math, compared to state averages of 42.6% to 51.88% and 40.72% to 58.03%, respectively. The school's performance on Regents exams, such as Living Environment, is also well below the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing better relative to their peers statewide, while Hispanic and Special Education students perform significantly worse.
Grimes School has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.1% to 83.97% over the past few years. The school's per-student spending is higher than the district average, ranging from $15,021 to $19,400 per student, and the student-teacher ratio is lower than the district average, ranging from 11.3 to 11.8 students per teacher. When comparing Grimes School to other nearby schools in the Mount Vernon School District, Nelson Mandela/Dr Hosa Zollicoffer School and Mount Vernon Leadership Academy perform slightly better, while Lincoln School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district. Additionally, the nearby Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4, which is outside the Mount Vernon School District, outperforms Grimes School and the district on state assessments.
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Detail:
Public K-8
District:
Mount Vernon School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
1846th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,400
Students who attend Grimes School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 9.9
Number of students: 348
Racial breakdown:
African American:
67.5%
Hispanic:
27.9%
Asian:
2.0%
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Two or more races:
1.1%
White:
0.6%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Not Specified:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.1%
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