📍 175 Westchester Ave, Yonkers, Westchester County, 10707
Paideia School 15 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yonkers, Westchester County. The school has 574 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yonkers City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paideia School 15 enrolls 574 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 42% White and 7.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 250 | 44% |
| White | 242 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 24 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 574 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 239 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paideia School 15 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 90.
Paideia School 15 is one of 40 schools in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in YONKERS, New York. The district serves 24,304 students district-wide and employs 1,432 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 574 students, Paideia School 15 is close to the district average of about 608 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large