📍 118 Lockwood Ave, Yonkers, Westchester County, 10701
School 5 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yonkers, Westchester County. The school has 576 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 20.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School 5 enrolls 576 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 355 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 15% |
| White | 81 | 14% |
| Asian | 27 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
433 of the school's 576 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
School 5 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.
School 5 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 576 students, School 5 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