📍 56 van Cortlandt Pk Ave, Yonkers, Westchester County, 10701
School 23 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yonkers, Westchester County. The school has 485 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 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School 23 enrolls 485 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 6.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 330 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 17% |
| White | 32 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 22 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
425 of the school's 485 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 416 qualify for free lunch and 9 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 23 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 23 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 485 students, School 23 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