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Yorktown High School

๐Ÿ“ 2727 Crompond Rd, Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, 10598

1,104
Pupils
11.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Yorktown High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Yorktown Heights, Westchester County. The school has 1,104 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yorktown Central School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 95.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 100% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Yorktown Central School District

Enrollment & staffing

Yorktown High School enrolls 1,104 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 95.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.

Male students
590 (53%)
Female students
514 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
95.0
Student-teacher ratio
11.6:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White79372%
Hispanic or Latino18317%
Asian696.3%
Black or African American383.4%
Two or more races201.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

154 of the school's 1,104 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 144 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12

Yorktown High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 94.

School district: YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Yorktown High School is one of 5 schools in YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, New York. The district serves 3,499 students district-wide and employs 315 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,104 students, Yorktown High School is larger than the district average of about 700 students per school.

3,499
District students
5
Schools
315
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

85%
Reading proficient
100%
Math proficient
96%
Graduation rate
1%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (11) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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