📍 100 Shonnard Pl, Yonkers, Westchester County, 10703
Gorton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Yonkers, Westchester County. The school has 1,055 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yonkers City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 72.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 80% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gorton High School enrolls 1,055 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 72.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 700 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 231 | 22% |
| White | 74 | 7% |
| Asian | 28 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
902 of the school's 1,055 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 868 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gorton High School 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 35, state house district 90.
Gorton High School 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 1,055 students, Gorton High School is larger than the district average of about 608 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large