📍 150 Rockland Ave, Yonkers, Westchester County, 10705
Yonkers High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Yonkers, Westchester County. The school has 1,060 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yonkers City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 88% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 32 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Yonkers High School enrolls 1,060 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 40% male and 60% female. A teaching staff of 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Asian and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 581 | 55% |
| Asian | 176 | 17% |
| White | 160 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 117 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
805 of the school's 1,060 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 748 qualify for free lunch and 57 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Yonkers High School 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.
Yonkers High School 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 1,060 students, Yonkers High School is larger 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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