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Best Schools in Yonkers, NY
Yonkers, NY has 71 public schools (12 high, 4 middle, 47 elementary) serving 35,362 students. On average they score 53% on state proficiency tests against a projected 48%, so schools in Yonkers exceed expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Yonkers, NY
The top high schools in Yonkers, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Hastings High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Hastings-on-hudson Union Free School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 519 Students
2. Edgemont Junior-senior High School
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Edgemont Union Free School District • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 949 Students
3. Tuckahoe High School
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Tuckahoe Union Free School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 292 Students
4. Saunders Trades & Technical High School
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1066 Students
5. Yonkers High School
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1060 Students
6. Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1041 Students
7. Mount Vernon High School
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Mount Vernon School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1094 Students
8. Riverside High School
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 969 Students
9. Lincoln High School
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1103 Students
10. Gorton High School
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1055 Students
Best Middle Schools in Yonkers, NY
The top middle schools in Yonkers, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Farragut Middle School
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Hastings-on-hudson Union Free School District • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 527 Students
2. Tuckahoe Middle School
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Tuckahoe Union Free School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 278 Students
3. Yonkers Middle School
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 601 Students
4. Cross Hill Academy
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades 3 - 8 • 349 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Yonkers, NY
The top elementary schools in Yonkers, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Seely Place School
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Edgemont Union Free School District • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 431 Students
2. Pearls Hawthorne School
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 781 Students
3. Hillside Elementary School
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Hastings-on-hudson Union Free School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 564 Students
4. Patricia A Dichiaro School
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 538 Students
5. William E Cottle School
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Tuckahoe Union Free School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 528 Students
6. Casimir Pulaski School
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 546 Students
7. Ps 19 Judith K Weiss
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New York City Geographic District #11 • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 628 Students
8. Montessori School 27
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 333 Students
9. School 30
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 560 Students
10. Kahlil Gibran School
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Yonkers City School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 506 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Yonkers, NY
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Yonkers, NY has a total population of 191,130 with 25% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 82%, and 31% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Yonkers, NY
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Yonkers, NY.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
21.18 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
4.56 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
16.62 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Yonkers, NY.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Yonkers, NY.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Yonkers, NY Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Yonkers, NY
How many schools are in Yonkers, NY?
Yonkers, NY has 71 public schools: 12 high schools, 4 middle schools and 47 elementary schools, serving 35,362 students in total.
How do schools in Yonkers perform on state tests?
On average, 71 schools in Yonkers score 53% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 48%, so on average schools in Yonkers exceed expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Yonkers?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 69%
- Projected: 66%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 52%
- Projected: 42%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 74%
- Projected: 73%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 70%
- Projected: 57%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 87%
- Projected: 65%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 65%
- Projected: 65%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 85%
- Projected: 82%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 68%
- Projected: 54%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 59%
- Projected: 46%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 64%
- Projected: 51%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Yonkers
37 of 41 schools in Yonkers carry a SchoolGrade (4 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 5C: 9D: 19F: 2
All 41 public schools we grade in Yonkers. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
All schools, A to Z (41)
- Barack Obama School For Social Justice
- Cesar E Chavez School
- Charter School Of Educational Excellence
- Cross Hill Academy
- Ella Fitzgerald Academy
- Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts
- Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School
- Family School 32
- Gorton High School
- Greenburgh Academy
- Kahlil Gibran School
- Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School
- Lincoln High School
- Mlk JR High Tech And Computer Magnet School
- Montessori School 27
- Montessori School 31
- Museum School 25
- Paideia School 15
- Paideia School 24
- Patricia A Dichiaro School
- Pearls Hawthorne School
- Riverside High School
- Robert C Dodson School
- Roosevelt High School Early College Studies
- Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School
- Saunders Trades And Technical High School
- School 16
- School 17
- School 21
- School 22
- School 23
- School 29
- School 30
- School 5
- School 9
- Thomas Cornell Academy
- William Boyce Thompson School
- Yonkers Early Childhood Academy
- Yonkers High School
- Yonkers Middle School
- Yonkers Montessori Academy
Private schools (15)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Andalusia School
- Hudson View Christian Academy
- John A Coleman School
- New Testament Church School
- Oakview Prep School Of Sda
- Orchard School
- Sacred Heart Grade School
- Sacred Heart High School
- St Anthony School
- St Eugene School
- St John The Baptist
- St Mark's Lutheran School
- Stein Yeshiva Of Lincoln Park
- The Biondi School/rising Ground Inc
- Westchester School For Special Children