Pennington School
20 Fairway Ave
Mount Vernon NY, 10552, Westchester County
Phone: 914-665-5105
Ranking: (936 out of 3,424, top 27%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Mount Vernon City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 357 | 319 | 293 | 342 | 352 | 371 | 421 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 35 | 9.8% | 36 | 11.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 10.5% | 33 | 9.4% | 36 | 9.7% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 54 | 15.1% | 37 | 11.6% | 34 | 11.6% | 34 | 9.9% | 35 | 9.9% | 36 | 9.7% | 46 | 10.9% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 12.3% | 38 | 11.9% | 47 | 16.0% | 38 | 11.1% | 41 | 11.6% | 46 | 12.4% | 52 | 12.4% |
Grade 2: | 40 | 11.2% | 42 | 13.2% | 36 | 12.3% | 41 | 12.0% | 42 | 11.9% | 55 | 14.8% | 47 | 11.2% |
Grade 3: | 49 | 13.7% | 30 | 9.4% | 38 | 13.0% | 55 | 16.1% | 55 | 15.6% | 45 | 12.1% | 49 | 11.6% |
Grade 4: | 34 | 9.5% | 35 | 11.0% | 39 | 13.3% | 49 | 14.3% | 46 | 13.1% | 47 | 12.7% | 53 | 12.6% |
Grade 5: | 52 | 14.6% | 53 | 16.6% | 53 | 18.1% | 49 | 14.3% | 54 | 15.3% | 59 | 15.9% | 56 | 13.3% |
Grade 6: | 49 | 13.7% | 47 | 14.7% | 43 | 14.7% | 40 | 11.7% | 46 | 13.1% | 47 | 12.7% | 63 | 15.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 195 | 54.6% | 168 | 52.7% | 150 | 51.2% | 173 | 50.6% | 174 | 49.4% | 173 | 46.6% | 198 | 47.0% |
Female: | 162 | 45.4% | 151 | 47.3% | 143 | 48.8% | 169 | 49.4% | 170 | 48.3% | 190 | 51.2% | 219 | 52.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 18 | 5.0% | 16 | 5.0% | 18 | 6.1% | 13 | 3.8% | 12 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.8% | 15 | 3.6% |
Hispanic: | 51 | 14.3% | 36 | 11.3% | 28 | 9.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 46 | 13.1% | 44 | 11.9% | 32 | 7.6% |
Black: | 193 | 54.1% | 167 | 52.4% | 142 | 48.5% | 179 | 52.3% | 167 | 47.4% | 165 | 44.5% | 216 | 51.3% |
White: | 91 | 25.5% | 99 | 31.0% | 105 | 35.8% | 141 | 41.2% | 127 | 36.1% | 148 | 39.9% | 158 | 37.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 21.3% | 112 | 35.1% | 77 | 26.3% | 79 | 23.1% | 81 | 23.0% | 69 | 18.6% | 72 | 17.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 7.6% | 26 | 8.2% | 24 | 8.2% | 30 | 8.8% | 11 | 3.1% | 30 | 8.1% | 41 | 9.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.88 | 14.50 | 12.73 | 12.85 | 13.80 | 14.50 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 71% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 71% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 80% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 44% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 17.2% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 88% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 54% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 53% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 49% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 18.6% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 73% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 82% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 57% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 21.1% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 83% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 61% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 66% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 71% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 82% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 47% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 44% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 18.4% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 62% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 71% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 83% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 63% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 52% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 11.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 59% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 69% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 48% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 48% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 44% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 16.6% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 51% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 65% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 58% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 55% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 50% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 13% | 30.6% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 61% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 60% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Pennington School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.