For the 2024-25 school year, there are 38 public schools serving 23,054 students in Yonkers, NY (there are , serving 3,457 private students). 87% of all K-12 students in Yonkers, NY are educated in public schools (compared to the NY state average of 85%).
The top ranked public schools in Yonkers, NY are Saunders Trades & Technical High School, Yonkers High School and Pearls Hawthorne School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Yonkers, NY public schools have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the New York public school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in Yonkers have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New York public schools.
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Best Public Schools in Yonkers, NY (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Saunders Trades & Technical High School
Magnet School
(Math: 92% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
183 Palmer Rd
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8150
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8150
Grades: 9-12
| 1,066 students
Rank: #22.
Yonkers High School
Magnet School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
150 Rockland Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8191
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8191
Grades: 9-12
| 1,060 students
Rank: #33.
Pearls Hawthorne School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
350 Hawthorne Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Grades: PK-8
| 781 students
Rank: #44.
Gorton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
100 Shonnard Pl
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8350
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8350
Grades: 9-12
| 1,055 students
Rank: #55.
Riverside High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
565 Warburton Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8425
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8425
Grades: 9-12
| 969 students
Rank: #66.
Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
631 Tuckahoe Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8500
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8500
Grades: 9-12
| 1,041 students
Rank: #77.
Montessori School 27
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
132 Valentine Ln
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8455
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8455
Grades: PK-6
| 333 students
Rank: #88.
Charter School Of Educational Excellence
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
260 Warburton Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 476-5070
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 476-5070
Grades: K-12
| 1,119 students
Rank: #99.
School 29
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
47 Croydon Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Grades: PK-8
| 640 students
Rank: #1010.
Montessori School 31
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
7 Ravenswood Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8623
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8623
Grades: PK-6
| 343 students
Rank: #1111.
Lincoln High School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
375 Kneeland Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8400
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8400
Grades: 9-12
| 1,103 students
Rank: #1212.
Yonkers Montessori Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
160 Woodlawn Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8540
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8540
Grades: PK-12
| 1,261 students
Rank: #1313.
Paideia School 24
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
50 Colin St
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8640
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8640
Grades: PK-6
| 304 students
Rank: #1414.
Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
60 Crescent Pl
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8570
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8570
Grades: PK-6
| 521 students
Rank: #1515.
Kahlil Gibran School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
18 Rosedale Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8580
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8580
Grades: PK-8
| 506 students
Rank: #1616.
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
75 Morris St
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8430
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8430
Grades: PK-8
| 568 students
Rank: #1717.
School 21
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
100 Lee Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8435
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8435
Grades: PK-6
| 356 students
Rank: #1818.
School 22
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1408 Nepperhan Ave
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8440
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8440
Grades: PK-6
| 393 students
Rank: #1919.
School 16
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
759 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8340
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8340
Grades: PK-8
| 565 students
Rank: #2020.
Family School 32
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1 Montclair Pl
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8595
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8595
Grades: PK-8
| 567 students
Rank: #2121.
Yonkers Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
150 Rockland Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8191
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8191
Grades: 6-8
| 601 students
Rank: #2222.
William Boyce Thompson School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1061 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8563
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8563
Grades: PK-8
| 419 students
Rank: #2323.
Robert C Dodson School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
105 Avondale Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8159
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8159
Grades: PK-8
| 715 students
Rank: #2424.
School 5
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
118 Lockwood Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8320
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8320
Grades: PK-8
| 576 students
Rank: #2525.
Cesar E Chavez School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
20 Cedar Pl
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8969
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8969
Grades: PK-8
| 563 students
Rank: #2626.
Ella Fitzgerald Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
77 Park Hill Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8420
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8420
Grades: PK-8
| 455 students
Rank: #2727.
Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
195 Mclean Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8335
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8335
Grades: PK-8
| 608 students
Rank: #2828.
Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
27 Poplar St
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8460
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8460
Grades: PK-8
| 846 students
Rank: #2929.
Barack Obama School For Social Justice
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
201 Palisade Ave
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8177
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8177
Grades: 7-12
| 807 students
Rank: #3030.
Thomas Cornell Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
15 St Mary's Pl
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8315
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8315
Grades: PK-6
| 295 students
Rank: #3131.
Mlk Jr High Tech & Computer Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
135 Locust Hill Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8470
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8470
Grades: PK-8
| 447 students
Rank: #3232.
Cross Hill Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
160 Bolmer Ave
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8300
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8300
Grades: 3-8
| 349 students
Rank: #3333.
School 23
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
56 Van Cortlandt Pk Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8445
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8445
Grades: PK-8
| 485 students
Rank: #3434.
School 9
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
53 Fairview St
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8325
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8325
Grades: PK-6
| 258 students
Rank: #3535.
School 17
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
745 Midland Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8345
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8345
Grades: PK-6
| 344 students
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Yonkers, New York Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
75 Riverdale Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8330
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8330
Grades: PK-K
| 284 students
47 Croydon Road
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Grades: PK-6
| 462 students
Richmond Childrens Center (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
919 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 968-1900
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 968-1900
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
School 11-montessori School (Closed 2010)
Magnet School
99 Wakefield Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8433
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8433
Grades: PK-6
| 300 students
Stratton Street I C F - Jcca (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
75 Stratton St
Yonkers, NY 10701
Yonkers, NY 10701
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Yonkers Residential Center (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
3 Phillipse Pl
Yonkers, NY 10701
Yonkers, NY 10701
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
<麻豆果冻传媒 class='so-dt-title' id='faq'>Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public schools in Yonkers, NY?
The top ranked public schools in Yonkers, NY include Saunders Trades & Technical High School, Yonkers High School and Pearls Hawthorne School.
How many public schools are located in Yonkers?
38 public schools are located in Yonkers.
What percentage of students in Yonkers go to public school?
87% of all K-12 students in Yonkers are educated in public schools (compared to the NY state average of 85%).
What is the racial composition of students in Yonkers?
Yonkers public schools minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public schools average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Which public schools in Yonkers are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public schools in Yonkers include: Saunders Trades & Technical High School vs. Yonkers High School, Yonkers Early Childhood Academy vs. Cross Hill Academy, Yonkers High School vs. Saunders Trades & Technical High School
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