Mount Vernon High School

100 California Rd, Mount Vernon, NY 10552 | (914) 665-5300

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,532

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2.5 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,532 high school students from grades 9-12

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: James Rutter

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Mount Vernon City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $19,536
Graduation Rate: 61.2%
Dropout Rate: 8.1%
Students Per Teacher: 13.2
Enrolled Students: 8,904

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,532
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 113.7
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 747 (48.8%)
Females: 785 (51.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 173 (11.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 835 (54.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,008 (65.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Mount Vernon High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.07%
Black	1,245	81.3%
Asian	21	1.4%
Hispanic	219	14.3%
White	46	3.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	690	45.0%
10th Grade	260	17.0%
11th Grade	226	14.8%
12th Grade	302	19.7%
Ungraded	54	3.5%

Graduate & Dropout Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

65.0%

District:

63.0%

Percent of Graduates Earning a Regents Diploma

School:

65.0%

District:

65.0%

State:

83.0%

Percent of Students That Dropped Out

School:

3.0%

District:

3.0%

State:

3.0%

Public Assistance (2010)

Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 61-70%

Attendance & Suspensions (2009)

Attendance Rate

School:

78.0%

District:

90.0%

State:

93.0%

Percent of Students Suspended

School:

12.0%

District:

12.0%

State:

5.0%

Teacher Certification & Qualifications (2010)

Percent of Teachers Without a Valid Teaching Certificate: 1.0%

Percent of Teachers Out of Certification

School:

1.0%

District:

1.0%

Percent of Classes Taught by Teachers Without Appropriate Certification

School:

2.0%

District:

2.0%

Percent of Core Classes Not Being Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers

School:

2.0%

District:

1.0%

Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)

Turnover Rate For All Teachers

School:

14.0%

District:

14.0%

Turnover Rate For Teachers with Less Than 5 Years of Experience

School:

33.0%

District:

29.0%

Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.

School:

52.0%

District:

43.0%

Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2.5

2.5 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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4 reviews for Mount Vernon High School

Reviewed by Former Student on August 09, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This was a great school for me when i was there from 75-79, 9th to 12th grade. i had a blast back then.

Reviewed by Former Student on January 04, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I don't know about now but wen i was there from 91-94 it was also garbage. teachers also did not give a damn. i had one teacher read the newspaper during the whole period and another used to mark me in then let me leave. it was like a big hang out. maybe this was the reason i dropped out? if i had stronger mentors maybe it would ave been different.

Reviewed by Student on July 22, 2008
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
As a student of mvhs i personally think that this school could have better teachers who care for there students. also i quote, "each child needs a voice in this school".i hope that as this years 2008-2009 school season only changes for the better.

Reviewed by Student on June 23, 2008
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is a piece of crap. It isn't good at all. They lie to you over and over again and they don't care about the students. They don't do their jobs and if they do their jobs, they do it incorrectly.

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