Gorton High School
100 Shonnard Place, Yonkers, NY, 10703-2242 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Gorton High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Westchester County, NY
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1476 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 104 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 493 students
Grade 10 - 370 students
Grade 11 - 228 students
Grade 12 - 215 students
Grade Not Listed - 170 students
This School
(NY) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NY) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 7% 4%
% Hispanic 47% 17%
% Black 33% 19%
% White 13% 58%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NY) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 81% 28%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NY) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Yonkers City School District
This School's Agency
(NY) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 39 4
Number of Students Managed 25,306 students 2,265 students
District Total Revenue $441,220,000 $31,819,000
District Expenditure $424,789,000 $31,869,000
District Revenue / Student $17,435 $14,048
District Expenditure / Student $16,786 $14,070
District Graduation Rates 60% 97%
In the News:
  • OFALS to hold anniversary gala Thursday (Greenwich Post)
    posted on October 19, 2009 at 04:10:26 am
    The Orthopaedic Foundation for Active Lifestyles (OFALS), a nonprofit organization which promotes, supports, develops and encourages research and education on minimally invasive orthopaedic surgery and advancements in musculoskeletal diseases, will host its fifth Anniversary Gala Fund-raiser on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 at 7 p.m. at an elegant evening at Brae Burn Country Club, Purchase, N.Y.
  • Crash victim identified as Yonkers nurse (The Journal News)
    posted on October 6, 2009 at 01:06:03 pm
    YONKERS - A registered nurse who worked in the intensive care unit at St. John's Riverside Hospital has been identified as the 26-year-old motorcyclist killed Sunday along a scenic mountain road in Orange County.
  • Fallen Yonkers Marine laid to rest (The Journal News)
    posted on October 4, 2009 at 06:34:29 am
    BRONX - Lance Cpl. John Malone was treated in death with the care that he had shown so often to others when he was alive. The 24-year-old Yonkers resident was carried to his grave by his fellow Marines Saturday, protected as he had done for them on dangerous missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • Services set for local Marine killed in Afghanistan (The Journal News)
    posted on September 30, 2009 at 03:17:49 pm
    A local Marine killed in action in Afghanistan on Thursday will be honored by family and friends this week.
  • ‘John's gone' (The Journal News)
    posted on September 29, 2009 at 06:43:43 am
    John Malone could light up a room. Friends from Yonkers and Mahopac recall his friendliness and fantastic sense of humor; both would reveal themselves after Malone would overcome his shyness. Today they mourn news of the Marine's loss.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (10703)
School Zip (10703)
(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate) 20,410 people 18,208,943 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 25% 32%
Population Average Age 37 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $41,578 $41,761
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.6 rooms 4.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 57 years old 56 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (10703)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 47% / 53% 42% / 58%
School Map:
1. High School Of Travel & Tourism - 132 students - 0.5 mi. away - view location
2. Yonkers Residential Center - n/a - 0.5 mi. away - view location
3. Stratton Street I C F - Jcca - n/a - 0.7 mi. away - view location
4. Saunders Trades & Technical High School - 1395 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
5. Richmond Childrens Center - n/a - 1.1 mi. away - view location
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