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Nelson R Mandela/Dr Hosea Zollicoffer High School
250 Gramatan Ave
Mount Vernon NY, 10550, Westchester County
Phone: 914-358-2720
Ranking: 
(769 out of 989, bottom 22%)*
(769 out of 989, bottom 22%)*Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
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: | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 126 | 177 | 208 | 203 | 193 | 201 | 199 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 9 | 7.1% | 22 | 12.4% | 58 | 27.9% | 40 | 19.7% | 68 | 35.2% | 43 | 21.4% | 17 | 8.5% |
| Grade 10: | 26 | 20.6% | 58 | 32.8% | 44 | 21.2% | 67 | 33.0% | 50 | 25.9% | 36 | 17.9% | 47 | 23.6% |
| Grade 11: | 44 | 34.9% | 54 | 30.5% | 36 | 17.3% | 35 | 17.2% | 29 | 15.0% | 69 | 34.3% | 83 | 41.7% |
| Grade 12: | 47 | 37.3% | 43 | 24.3% | 70 | 33.7% | 61 | 30.0% | 46 | 23.8% | 53 | 26.4% | 52 | 26.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 60 | 47.6% | 83 | 46.9% | 103 | 49.5% | 97 | 47.8% | 91 | 47.2% | 90 | 44.8% | 87 | 43.7% |
| Female: | 66 | 52.4% | 94 | 53.1% | 105 | 50.5% | 106 | 52.2% | 94 | 48.7% | 103 | 51.2% | 107 | 53.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 7.9% | 20 | 11.3% | 17 | 8.2% | 13 | 6.4% | 11 | 5.7% | 13 | 6.5% | 6 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 111 | 88.1% | 150 | 84.7% | 183 | 88.0% | 187 | 92.1% | 178 | 92.2% | 186 | 92.5% | 192 | 96.5% |
| White: | 5 | 4.0% | 6 | 3.4% | 7 | 3.4% | 3 | 1.5% | 4 | 2.1% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 32.5% | 94 | 53.1% | 158 | 76.0% | 95 | 46.8% | 117 | 60.6% | 80 | 39.8% | 22 | 11.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 5.6% | 6 | 3.4% | 13 | 6.3% | 9 | 4.4% | 15 | 7.8% | 11 | 5.5% | 6 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 7.40 | 9.30 | 12.22 | 14.33 | 10.14 | 12.60 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 39% | 56% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 23% | 46% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 9% | 36% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 69% | 62% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 33% | 71% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 58% | 71% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 58% | 78% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 47% | 62% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 28% | 68% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 35% | 47% | 82% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 17% | 30% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 31% | 24% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 10% | 29% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 45% | 67% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 46% | 66% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 12% | 50% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 49% | 56% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 54% | 66% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 21% | 54% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 42% | 81% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 7% | 44% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 17% | 53% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 49% | 51% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 46% | 50% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 49% | 39% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 59% | 57% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 73% | 65% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 83% | 63% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 85% | 64% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 63% | 67% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 60% | 63% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 50% | 63% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 47% | 51% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 78% | 60% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 98% | 70% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 77% | 65% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 89% | 70% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 42% | 54% | 61% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 22% | 66% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 71% | 80% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 47% | 67% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 34% | 71% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 33% | 67% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 33% | 68% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 22% | 46% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 29% | 31% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Nelson R Mandela/Dr Hosea Zollicoffer High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.