📍 77 Park Hill Ave, Yonkers, Westchester County, 10701
Ella Fitzgerald Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yonkers, Westchester County. The school has 455 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 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ella Fitzgerald Academy enrolls 455 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 3.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 363 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 13% |
| White | 14 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
396 of the school's 455 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ella Fitzgerald Academy 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.
Ella Fitzgerald Academy 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 455 students, Ella Fitzgerald Academy is smaller than the district average of about 608 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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