Top Rankings
Yonkers City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 30 public preschools serving 15,502 students in Yonkers City School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in New York.
Public Preschools in Yonkers City School District have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the New York public pre school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 41% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public preschool average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
39 Schools
1,576 Schools
# Students
23,551 Students
680,405 Students
# Teachers
1,424 Teachers
57,270 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Yonkers City School District, which is ranked #751 of all 1,009 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#768 out of 1017 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
78%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.73
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
5%
11%
% Hispanic
62%
31%
% Black
16%
16%
% White
14%
38%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,294 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $28,566 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$666 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$673 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,294
$31,307
Spending / Student
$28,566
$32,183
Best Yonkers City School District Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Pearls Hawthorne School
Magnet School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
350 Hawthorne Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Gr: PK-8 | 795 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
Rank: #22.
Patricia A Dichiaro School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
373 Bronxville Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 376-8566
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 376-8566
Gr: PK-8 | 543 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #33.
Casimir Pulaski School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
150 Kings Cross
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 376-8575
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 376-8575
Gr: PK-8 | 561 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #44.
Montessori School 27
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
132 Valentine Ln
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8455
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8455
Gr: PK-6 | 332 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #55.
School 29
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
47 Croydon Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Gr: PK-8 | 610 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #66.
School 30
(Math: 47% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
30 Nevada Pl
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 376-8590
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 376-8590
Gr: PK-8 | 546 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #77.
Kahlil Gibran School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
18 Rosedale Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8580
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8580
Gr: PK-8 | 515 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 67%
Rank: #88.
Yonkers Montessori Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
160 Woodlawn Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8540
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8540
Gr: PK-12 | 1,240 student Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
Rank: #99.
Paideia School 15
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
175 Westchester Ave
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
(914) 376-8645
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
(914) 376-8645
Gr: PK-8 | 579 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 60%
Rank: #1010.
Montessori School 31
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
7 Ravenswood Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8623
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8623
Gr: PK-6 | 360 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #1111.
Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
60 Crescent Pl
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8570
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8570
Gr: PK-6 | 519 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #1212.
Paideia School 24
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
50 Colin St
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8640
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8640
Gr: PK-6 | 301 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #1313.
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
75 Morris St
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8430
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8430
Gr: PK-8 | 575 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1414.
School 21
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
100 Lee Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8435
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8435
Gr: PK-6 | 306 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #1515.
School 16
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
759 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8340
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8340
Gr: PK-8 | 544 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #1616.
Family School 32
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1 Montclair Pl
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8595
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8595
Gr: PK-8 | 590 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #1717.
School 22
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1408 Nepperhan Ave
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8440
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8440
Gr: PK-6 | 399 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #1818.
Robert C Dodson School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
105 Avondale Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8159
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8159
Gr: PK-8 | 724 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1919.
William Boyce Thompson School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1061 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8563
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8563
Gr: PK-8 | 373 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2020.
Ella Fitzgerald Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
77 Park Hill Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8420
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8420
Gr: PK-8 | 458 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2121.
School 23
(Math: 42% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
56 Van Cortlandt Pk Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8445
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8445
Gr: PK-8 | 484 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2222.
School 5
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
118 Lockwood Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8320
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8320
Gr: PK-8 | 568 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #2323.
Cesar E Chavez School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
20 Cedar Pl
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8969
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8969
Gr: PK-8 | 561 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #2424.
Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
195 Mclean Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8335
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8335
Gr: PK-8 | 588 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #2525.
Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
27 Poplar St
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8460
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8460
Gr: PK-8 | 844 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2626.
School 17
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
745 Midland Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8345
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8345
Gr: PK-6 | 327 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #2727.
Thomas Cornell Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
15 St Mary's Pl
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8315
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8315
Gr: PK-6 | 262 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2828.
Mlk Jr High Tech & Computer Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
135 Locust Hill Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8470
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8470
Gr: PK-8 | 453 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2929.
Museum School 25
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
579 Warburton Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8450
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8450
Gr: PK-5 | 245 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: n/an/a
Yonkers Early Childhood Academy
Magnet School
160 Bolmer Ave
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8500
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8500
Gr: PK-2 | 300 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
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