Mount Vernon Honor Academy in Mount Vernon, New York on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Mount Vernon Honor Academy is a suburban public school in Mount Vernon, New York that is part of Mount Vernon City School District. It serves 302 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Its teachers have had 14 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

302 Students

23 Teachers

195 N Columbus Ave

Mount Vernon, NY 10553 View local requests

https://mvha.mtvernoncsd.org/

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Mount Vernon Honor Academy Demographics

50%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

91%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Mount Vernon Honor Academy Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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