📍 100 Lee Ave, Yonkers, Westchester County, 10705
School 21 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yonkers, Westchester County. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yonkers City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School 21 enrolls 356 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 57% |
| White | 81 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 13% |
| Asian | 18 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
229 of the school's 356 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 214 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 21 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 89.
School 21 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 356 students, School 21 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