For the 2025 school year, there are 37 public schools serving 22,591 students in Yonkers, NY (there are , serving 3,259 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 Pearls Hawthorne School, Saunders Trades & Technical High School and Yonkers High 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 39% (versus the New York public school average of 52%), 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 (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Pearls Hawthorne School
Magnet School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
350 Hawthorne Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Gr: PK-8 | 795 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
Rank: #22.
Saunders Trades & Technical High School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
183 Palmer Rd
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8150
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8150
Gr: 9-12 | 1,043 student Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
Rank: #33.
Yonkers High School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
150 Rockland Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8191
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8191
Gr: 9-12 | 1,103 student Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #44.
Charter School Of Educational Excellence
Charter School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
260 Warburton Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 476-5070
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 476-5070
Gr: K-12 | 1,125 student Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #55.
Montessori School 27
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
132 Valentine Ln
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8455
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8455
Gr: PK-6 | 332 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #66.
Gorton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
100 Shonnard Pl
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8350
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8350
Gr: 9-12 | 1,080 student Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #77.
School 29
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
47 Croydon Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Gr: PK-8 | 610 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #88.
Riverside High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
565 Warburton Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8425
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8425
Gr: 9-12 | 981 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #99.
Kahlil Gibran School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
18 Rosedale Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8580
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8580
Gr: PK-8 | 515 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 67%
Rank: #1010.
Yonkers Montessori Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
160 Woodlawn Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8540
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8540
Gr: PK-12 | 1,240 student Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
Rank: #1111.
Montessori School 31
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
7 Ravenswood Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8623
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8623
Gr: PK-6 | 360 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #1212.
Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
60 Crescent Pl
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8570
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8570
Gr: PK-6 | 519 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #1313.
Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
631 Tuckahoe Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8500
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8500
Gr: 9-12 | 1,017 student Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #1414.
Paideia School 24
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
50 Colin St
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8640
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8640
Gr: PK-6 | 301 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #1515.
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
75 Morris St
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8430
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8430
Gr: PK-8 | 575 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1616.
School 21
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
100 Lee Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8435
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8435
Gr: PK-6 | 306 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #1717.
School 16
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
759 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8340
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8340
Gr: PK-8 | 544 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #1818.
Family School 32
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1 Montclair Pl
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8595
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8595
Gr: PK-8 | 590 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #1919.
Lincoln High School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
375 Kneeland Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8400
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8400
Gr: 9-12 | 1,137 student Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2020.
Yonkers Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
150 Rockland Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8191
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8191
Gr: 6-8 | 569 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #2121.
School 22
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1408 Nepperhan Ave
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8440
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8440
Gr: PK-6 | 399 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2222.
Robert C Dodson School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
105 Avondale Rd
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8159
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8159
Gr: PK-8 | 724 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #2323.
William Boyce Thompson School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1061 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8563
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8563
Gr: PK-8 | 373 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2424.
Ella Fitzgerald Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
77 Park Hill Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8420
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8420
Gr: PK-8 | 458 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2525.
School 23
(Math: 42% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
56 Van Cortlandt Pk Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8445
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8445
Gr: PK-8 | 484 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2626.
School 5
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
118 Lockwood Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8320
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8320
Gr: PK-8 | 568 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #2727.
Cesar E Chavez School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
20 Cedar Pl
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8969
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8969
Gr: PK-8 | 561 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #2828.
Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
195 Mclean Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8335
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8335
Gr: PK-8 | 588 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #2929.
Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
27 Poplar St
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8460
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8460
Gr: PK-8 | 844 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #3030.
School 17
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
745 Midland Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8345
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8345
Gr: PK-6 | 327 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #3131.
Thomas Cornell Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | 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
Gr: PK-6 | 262 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Cross Hill Academy
(Math: 22% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
160 Bolmer Ave
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8300
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8300
Gr: 3-8 | 339 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Mlk Jr High Tech & Computer Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
135 Locust Hill Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8470
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8470
Gr: PK-8 | 453 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #3434.
Barack Obama School For Social Justice
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
201 Palisade Ave
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8177
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8177
Gr: 7-12 | 780 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #3535.
Museum School 25
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
579 Warburton Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8450
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8450
Gr: PK-5 | 245 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
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Yonkers, New York Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Quick Facts
75 Riverdale Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8330
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8330
Gr: PK-K | 284 students Minority enrollment: 95%
47 Croydon Road
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Gr: PK-6 | 462 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
Richmond Childrens Center (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
919 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 968-1900
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 968-1900
99 Wakefield Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8433
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8433
Gr: PK-6 | 300 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
School 9 (Closed 2024)
Magnet School
53 Fairview St
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8325
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8325
Gr: PK-6 | 278 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public schools in Yonkers, NY?
The top ranked public schools in Yonkers, NY include Pearls Hawthorne School, Saunders Trades & Technical High School and Yonkers High School.
How many public schools are located in Yonkers?
37 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 High School vs. Saunders Trades & Technical High School, Yonkers Early Childhood Academy vs. Cross Hill Academy
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