Thornton High School in Mount Vernon, NY

Thornton High School

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Public School
121 S 6th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Westchester County
(914) 358-2740

School District
Mount Vernon School District

Thornton High School Enrollment, Ranking, and Statistics

Thornton High School Students by Grade
PK 0
K 0
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 313
10 176
11 163
12 2

Thornton High School is a public high school of the Mount Vernon School District located in Mount Vernon, NY. It has 654 students in grades 9th through 12th. Thornton High School is the 452nd largest public high school in New York and the 8,771st largest nationally. It has a student teacher ratio of 12.2 to 1.

Total Students: 654
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 12.2:1
Full Time Teachers: 53.48
Enrollment Rank Nationally: 8,771st out of 26,089
Enrollment Rank in New York: 452nd out of 1,454
Student/Teacher Rank in New York: 450th out of 1,411
Full Time Teacher Rank in New York: 451st out of 1,411

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Thornton High School Students by Gender

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  School District
██ Female 343
(52%) 		1,190
(47%)
██ Male 311
(48%) 		1,343
(53%)

Thornton High School Students by Ethnicity

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  School District
██ Black 486
(74%) 		1,923
(76%)
██ Hispanic 135
(21%) 		463
(18%)
██ White 27
(4%) 		115
(5%)
██ Asian 6
(1%) 		25
(1%)
██ Two or More 0
(0%) 		6
(0%)
██ Pacific Islander 0
(0%) 		0
(0%)
██ American Indian 0
(0%) 		1
(0%)

Thornton High School Free and Reduced Lunch Assistance

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  School District*
██ Free Lunch Eligible 426
(65%) 		1,553
(61%)
██ Not Eligible 195
(30%) 		871
(34%)
██ Reduced-Price Lunch Eligible 33
(5%) 		109
(4%)
* School District values based on schools that reported lunch assistance data

Thornton High School is ranked 231st out of 1,339 ranked schools in New York, for total students on lunch assistance.

The percentage of Thornton High School students on free and reduced lunch assistance (70.2%) is higher than the state average of 48.3%. This may indicate that the area has a higher level of poverty than the state average.

Students at a participating school may purchase a meal through the National School Lunch Program. Families with incomes between 130% and 185% of the federal poverty level are eligible for reduced price meals. Schools may not charge more than 40¢ for reduced-price lunches, nor more than 30¢ for reduced-price breakfasts. Students from families with incomes at or below 130% of the federal poverty level are eligible for free meals.

For 2014, a family of two needs to make an annual income below $20,449 to be eligible for free meals or below $29,100 for reduced price meals. A family of four needs to make an annual income below $31,005 for free meals or $44,122 for reduced price meals.

Thornton High School Trends Over Time

Total Students Over Time

Total Students Over Time
Year Total Students
2007 499
2008 549
2009 697
2010 758
2011 659
2012 706
2013 751
2014 770
2015 654

Student Teacher Ratio Over Time

Student Teacher Ratio Over Time
Year Student Teacher Ratio
2007 12.9
2008 12.3
2009 13.2
2010 17.2
2011 14.1
2012 14.5
2013 14.9
2014 14.5
2015 12.2

Lunch Assistance Over Time

Lunch Assitance Over Time
Year Lunch Assitance
2007 0.53306613226453
2008 0.52094717668488
2009 0.6987087517934
2010 0.58179419525066
2011 0.54779969650986
2012 0.61898016997167
2013 0.67376830892144
2014 0.70649350649351
2015 0.70183486238532

Compare Thornton High School to Other High Schools

Student Teacher Ratio Comparison
1,220.0% 12.2:1
 
1,296.7% 13.0:1
 
1,636.7% 16.4:1
 
Free and Reduced Lunch Comparison
National Average 48.3%
 
State Average 48.3%
 
This School 70.2%
 

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