📍 47 Croydon Rd, Yonkers, Westchester County, 10710
School 29 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yonkers, Westchester County. The school has 640 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 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School 29 enrolls 640 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 372 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 22% |
| White | 73 | 11% |
| Asian | 26 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
466 of the school's 640 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 438 qualify for free lunch and 28 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 29 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 37, state house district 90.
School 29 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 640 students, School 29 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