BENJAMIN TURNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
BENJAMIN TURNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a Title I public middle school that is part of the MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT school district, located in MOUNT VERNON, NY with about 583 students offering grade levels from 6th Grade to 9th Grade. Student demographics can be found below. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 40 teachers, BENJAMIN TURNER MIDDLE SCHOOL has a student/teacher ratio of about 14:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
For more information, contact BENJAMIN TURNER MIDDLE SCHOOL at (914) 665-5150 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550
(914) 665-5150
http://www.mtvernoncsd.org
BENJAMIN TURNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public Title I school in MOUNT VERNON, NY with about 583 enrolled students. See other public middle schools in New York
School Details
- Level:
- Middle School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Total Students:
- 583
- Teachers:
- 40
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide eligible-Title I targeted assistance program
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 583 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending BENJAMIN TURNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is predominantly Black or African American, representing about 83% of the student body.
- Black or African American
- 83.2%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 12.2%
- White
- 2.6%
- Two or more races
- 1.0%
- Asian
- 0.7%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- 0.2%
- Female
- 51.5%
- Male
- 48.5%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.