Is Denzel Washington School-Arts a good school?

Denzel Washington School-Arts ranks 840 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Denzel Washington School-Arts?

In the 2023-24 school year, 420 students attended Denzel Washington School-Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Denzel Washington School-Arts?

Students at Denzel Washington School-Arts are 77% African American, 20% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools feed into Denzel Washington School-Arts?

Denzel Washington School-Arts is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Benjamin Turner Middle School Elementary : Cecil H Parker School Elementary : Edward Williams School Elementary : Graham School Elementary : Grimes School Elementary : Hamilton School Elementary : Lincoln School Elementary : Mount Vernon Honor Academy Elementary : Mount Vernon Leadership Academy Elementary : Pennington School Elementary : Traphagen School High : Rebecca Turner Academy

Denzel Washington School-Arts

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Denzel Washington School-Arts is a public magnet high school serving grades 6-12 in Mount Vernon, New York, with a student population of 383. The school 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.

Denzel Washington School-Arts consistently outperforms the Mount Vernon School District and the state of New York in proficiency rates on various state assessments and Regents exams, particularly in English Language Arts. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 88.73% proficiency on the Regents Common Core English Language Arts exam, compared to 65.29% for the district and 78.55% for the state. The school also performs better than the district and state in subjects like Global History and Geography, U.S. History and Government, and some math Regents exams. Additionally, the school has stronger performance among its African American and Hispanic student subgroups compared to the district and state averages.

While Denzel Washington School-Arts outperforms the nearby Mount Vernon High School and Mount Vernon Steam Academy in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and subgroup performance, its performance is not as strong as the highly-ranked Bronxville High School, which is in a neighboring district and has exceptional academic outcomes. Despite spending more per student ($20,067 in 2022-2023) compared to the Mount Vernon High School ($21,381 in 2022-2023) and the district average ($16,255 in 2022-2023), the school's performance is still not on par with the top-performing schools in the region, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's outcomes.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-12

121 S 6th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550

(914) 358-2740

District: Mount Vernon School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
840^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,067

Feeder schools for Denzel Washington School-Arts:

Elementary:	Benjamin Turner Middle School
	Cecil H Parker School
	Edward Williams School
	Graham School
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	Grimes School
	Hamilton School
	Lincoln School
	Mount Vernon Honor Academy
	Mount Vernon Leadership Academy
	Pennington School
	Traphagen School
High:	Rebecca Turner Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 420

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.9%

Hispanic:

20.0%

White:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Denzel Washington School-Arts ranks better than 51.1% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.95. (See more...)

Compare Details Denzel Washington School-Arts ranks worse than 67.6% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Mount Vernon School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.6. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Denzel Washington School-Arts who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (76.9%), Hispanic (20%), White (1.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Mount Vernon School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Denzel Washington School-Arts is 11.3, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Mount Vernon School District! (See more...)

Compare Denzel Washington School-Arts employs 37 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Denzel Washington School-Arts is $20,067. 2 high schools in the Mount Vernon School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Denzel Washington School-Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Denzel Washington School-Arts 735^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Denzel Washington School-Arts in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Denzel Washington School-Arts 840^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Denzel Washington School-Arts 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 Denzel Washington School-Arts

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Rank History for all middle school students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	69.39	380^th	1439	73.6%
2021	79.22	183^rd	1242	85.3%
2023	71.77	358^th	1500	76.1%
2024	48.95	735^th	1504	51.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	19.05	1238^th	1303	5.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	68.85	286^th	1241	77.0%
2023	66.79	315^th	1288	75.5%
2024	53.20	531^st	1296	59.0%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	65.62	133^rd	594	77.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	61.67	471^st	1370	65.6%
2023	70.57	372^nd	1463	74.6%
2024	56.88	591^st	1465	59.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	77.90	246^th	1366	82.0%
2023	66.11	408^th	1464	72.1%
2024	26.84	1148^th	1464	21.6%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	81.94	91^st	653	86.1%
2021	88.91	13^th	253	94.9%
2023	79.29	95^th	696	86.4%
2024	55.86	257^th	705	63.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	65.78	219^th	826	73.5%
2024	77.74	145^th	953	84.8%

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

Rank History for Denzel Washington School-Arts

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Rank History for all high school students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2009	24.90	845^th	1086	22.2%
2010	20.95	924^th	1117	17.3%
2011	23.13	920^th	1165	21.0%
2012	7.38	1109^th	1198	7.4%
2013	18.51	964^th	1217	20.8%
2014	21.12	959^th	1237	22.5%
2015	31.16	868^th	1255	30.8%
2016	28.28	918^th	1255	26.9%
2017	25.91	864^th	1221	29.2%
2018	21.39	929^th	1210	23.2%
2019	29.97	859^th	1207	28.8%
2022	36.49	751^st	1190	36.9%
2023	39.90	737^th	1228	40.0%
2024	31.60	840^th	1242	32.4%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	49.35	236^th	546	56.8%
2019	48.65	242^nd	565	57.2%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	25.99	849^th	1095	22.5%
2019	36.44	702^nd	1132	38.0%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.94	910^th	1154	21.1%
2019	32.20	830^th	1179	29.6%
2022	32.58	758^th	1101	31.2%
2023	38.45	715^th	1155	38.1%
2024	32.09	797^th	1170	31.9%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.58	272^nd	498	45.4%
2019	49.11	221^st	493	55.2%
2022	42.26	207^th	389	46.8%
2023	70.73	65^th	531	87.8%
2024	53.66	201^st	564	64.4%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.29	948^th	1176	19.4%
2019	30.34	853^rd	1193	28.5%
2022	33.50	774^th	1155	33.0%
2023	40.88	723^rd	1197	39.6%
2024	30.82	845^th	1219	30.7%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.64	913^th	1176	22.4%
2019	29.07	859^th	1190	27.8%
2022	37.05	728^th	1154	36.9%
2023	40.02	710^th	1191	40.4%
2024	27.26	872^nd	1211	28.0%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.17	461^st	679	32.1%
2019	41.69	385^th	686	43.9%
2022	50.22	249^th	593	58.0%
2023	59.01	214^th	671	68.1%
2024	44.40	355^th	690	48.6%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Denzel Washington School-Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	38.67	482^nd	791	39.1%
2019	58.39	310^th	815	62.0%

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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 Denzel Washington School-Arts

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2008	16	444	1	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
2009	14	487	1	46	1	n/a	n/a	0	549
2010	18	596	5	76	2	n/a	n/a	0	697
2011	19	654	10	75	0	0	0	0	758
2012	19	540	10	89	0	1	0	0	659
2013	26	554	11	113	0	1	1	0	706
2014	26	591	14	119	0	0	1	0	751
2015	30	578	12	149	0	0	1	0	770
2016	27	486	6	135	0	0	0	0	654
2017	32	558	6	164	2	0	0	0	762
2018	37	526	9	175	1	0	1	0	749
2019	23	521	0	135	1	1	5	0	686
2020	14	412	1	93	1	1	6	0	528
2021	8	338	3	58	0	1	9	0	417
2022	7	311	2	58	0	1	9	0	388
2023	10	299	2	72	0	0	0	0	383
2024	7	323	1	84	0	0	4	1	420

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 Denzel Washington School-Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	499	38.6	12.9	53.3
2009	549	44.8	12.3	52.1
2010	697	52.9	13.1	69.9
2011	758	43.9	17.2	58.2
2012	659	46.7	14.1	54.8
2013	706	48.7	14.4	61.9
2014	751	50.4	14.8	61.8
2015	770	53.0	14.5	70.6
2016	654	53.0	12.3	70.2
2017	762	56.9	13.3	74
2018	749	60.0	12.4	85.4
2019	686	50.0	13.7	76.1
2020	528	39.6	13.3	71.2
2021	417	34.5	12.0	70.3
2022	388	32.2	12.0	70.6
2023	383	30.6	12.4	58.2
2024	420	37.0	11.3	59.8

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 Denzel Washington School-Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	499	38.6	12.9	53.3
2009	549	44.8	12.3	52.1
2010	697	52.9	13.1	69.9
2011	758	43.9	17.2	58.2
2012	659	46.7	14.1	54.8
2013	706	48.7	14.4	61.9
2014	751	50.4	14.8	61.8
2015	770	53.0	14.5	70.6
2016	654	53.0	12.3	70.2
2017	762	56.9	13.3	74
2018	749	60.0	12.4	85.4
2019	686	50.0	13.7	76.1
2020	528	39.6	13.3	71.2
2021	417	34.5	12.0	70.3
2022	388	32.2	12.0	70.6
2023	383	30.6	12.4	58.2
2024	420	37.0	11.3	59.8

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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