Yonkers City School District

1 Larkin Ctr
Yonkers, NY 10701-2756
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

Yonkers City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 23 public middle schools serving 14,010 students in Yonkers City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle Schools in Yonkers City School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the New York public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 59% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 62% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
40 Schools
1,665 Schools
# Students
24,059 Students
912,880 Students
# Teachers
1,465 Teachers
84,142 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1

District Rank

Yonkers City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 786 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 78% over five school years.
Definition of Terms 2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
State Average (NY)
#578 out of 788 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart display the overall district rank of Yonkers City   School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
41%
55%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Yonkers City   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of NY by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
54%
62%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Yonkers City   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of NY by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
91%
85%
This chart display public school graduation rate of Yonkers City   School District and public school graduation rate of NY by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.58
0.73
# American Indian Students
101 Students
7,219 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1,198 Students
82,980 Students
% Asian Students
5%
9%
# Hispanic Students
14,845 Students
263,492 Students
% Hispanic Students
62%
29%
# Black Students
3,833 Students
187,068 Students
% Black Students
16%
20%
# White Students
3,501 Students
343,380 Students
% White Students
15%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
19 Students
2,281 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
562 Students
26,370 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
1,083
7,892
# Students in K Grade:
1,535
25,458
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,652
27,017
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,687
27,653
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,791
27,703
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,685
28,893
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,725
43,905
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,830
158,078
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,845
191,086
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,914
194,590
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,827
43,975
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,739
39,203
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,658
36,233
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,750
36,047
# Ungraded Students:
338
25,147

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $27,697 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,089. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,963 is less than the state median of $31,958. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NY)
Total Revenue
$666 MM
$78,541 MM
This chart display total revenue of Yonkers City   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in NY by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$673 MM
$80,737 MM
This chart display total spending of Yonkers City   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in NY by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$27,697
$31,089
This chart display average revenue per public school student in Yonkers City   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in NY by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$27,963
$31,958
This chart display average spending per public school student in Yonkers City   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in NY by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Yonkers City School District Public Middle Schools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pearls Hawthorne School
Magnet School
Math: 73% | Reading: 88%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
350 Hawthorne Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Grades: PK-8
| 829 students
Rank: #22.
Patricia A Dichiaro School
Math: 62% | Reading: 70%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
373 Bronxville Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 376-8566
Grades: PK-8
| 524 students
Rank: #33.
Yonkers Montessori Academy
Magnet School
Math: 53% | Reading: 62%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
160 Woodlawn Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8540
Grades: PK-12
| 1,241 students
Rank: #44.
School 29
Magnet School
Math: 47% | Reading: 62%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
47 Croydon Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Grades: PK-8
| 615 students
Rank: #55.
Casimir Pulaski School
Magnet School
Math: 46% | Reading: 64%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
150 Kings Cross
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 376-8575
Grades: PK-8
| 555 students
Rank: #66.
School 30
Math: 44% | Reading: 63%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
30 Nevada Pl
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 376-8590
Grades: PK-8
| 543 students
Rank: #77.
Palisade Preparatory School
Magnet School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
201 Palisade Ave
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8177
Grades: 7-12
| 749 students
Rank: #88.
Kahlil Gibran School
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
18 Rosedale Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8580
Grades: PK-8
| 516 students
Rank: #99.
Paideia School 15
Magnet School
Math: 35% | Reading: 63%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
175 Westchester Ave
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
(914) 376-8645
Grades: PK-8
| 558 students
Rank: #1010.
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School
Magnet School
Math: 41% | Reading: 54%
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
75 Morris St
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8430
Grades: PK-8
| 596 students
Rank: #1111.
Family School 32
Magnet School
Math: 28% | Reading: 48%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
1 Montclair Pl
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8595
Grades: PK-8
| 568 students
Rank: #1212.
School 23
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
56 Van Cortlandt Pk Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8445
Grades: PK-8
| 484 students
Rank: #1313.
School 5
Magnet School
Math: 20% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
118 Lockwood Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8320
Grades: PK-8
| 570 students
Rank: #1414.
Cesar E Chavez School
Magnet School
Math: 22% | Reading: 41%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
20 Cedar Pl
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8969
Grades: PK-8
| 579 students
Rank: #1515.
School 16
Magnet School
Math: 22% | Reading: 38%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
759 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8340
Grades: PK-8
| 606 students
Rank: #1616.
Robert C Dodson School
Math: 22% | Reading: 35%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
105 Avondale Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8159
Grades: PK-8
| 730 students
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
William Boyce Thompson School
Math: 17% | Reading: 37%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1061 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8563
Grades: PK-8
| 408 students
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Yonkers Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
150 Rockland Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8191
Grades: 6-8
| 588 students
Rank: #1919.
School 13
Magnet School
Math: 17% | Reading: 27%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
195 Mclean Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8335
Grades: PK-8
| 576 students
Rank: #2020.
Cross Hill Academy
Math: 11% | Reading: 34%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
160 Bolmer Ave
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8300
Grades: 3-8
| 337 students
Rank: #2121.
Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts
Magnet School
Math: 16% | Reading: 29%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
27 Poplar St
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8460
Grades: PK-8
| 873 students
Rank: #2222.
Scholastic For Academic Excellence
Magnet School
Math: 13% | Reading: 29%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
77 Park Hill Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8420
Grades: PK-8
| 505 students
Rank: #2323.
Mlk Jr High Tech & Computer Magnet School
Magnet School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
135 Locust Hill Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8470
Grades: PK-8
| 460 students

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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 40 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 24,059 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 85%
  • : 91% (Top 50% in NY)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 41% (Btm 50%)
  • : 54% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NY Dept. of Education

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