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Mount Vernon Leadership Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

455 N High St, Mount Vernon, NY 10552 · (914) 358-2700 · Part of Mount Vernon School District

Mount Vernon’s School Grade C− better than 17% of New York school districts

Students
382
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Mount Vernon Leadership Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 41 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mount Vernon kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Mount Vernon kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Mount Vernon Leadership AcademyYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

455 N High St, Mount Vernon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten26
Grade 135
Grade 234
Grade 348
Grade 458
Grade 551
Grade 638
Grade 740
Grade 835
Enrollment over time
418’20
445’21
404’22
381’23
382’24

Down 8.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%Black 39%White 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mount Vernon Leadership Academy from Mount Vernon families.

Other schools in Mount Vernon School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Mount Vernon’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.