School 23

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Yonkers, New York

School 23 in Yonkers, New York enrolled 498 students in 2024-25 with 27.2 full-time teachers, 18.3 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 14-21% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

485 students in 2022-23, 484 students in 2023-24, 498 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.7 to 27.2.

Students enrolled at School 23 by school year2022-23: 485, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 49802004006002022-234852023-244842024-25498
Students enrolled at School 23 by school year2022-23: 485, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 49802004006002022-234852023-244842024-25498
Students enrolled at School 23 by school year2022-23: 485, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 49802004006002022-234852023-244842024-25498
Students enrolled at School 23 by school year2022-23: 485, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 49802004006002022-234852023-244842024-25498
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348527.717.5
2023-2448429.116.7
2024-2549827.218.3

18.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 New York elementary schools

Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; School 23 18.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSchool 23 18.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; School 23 18.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSchool 23 18.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; School 23 18.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSchool 23 18.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; School 23 18.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSchool 23 18.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 464 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection School 23 enrolled 464 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 464 of the 464 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent70.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.3% of students were Hispanic, 23.1% Black, 4.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic65.3%
  2. Black23.1%
  3. White4.0%
  4. Two or more races3.8%
  5. Asian3.6%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at School 23 scored proficient or above: 14-21% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew York
Reading and language arts, 2021-2214‑21%40%47%
Math, 2022-2342%31% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Yonkers

27 public elementary schools in Yonkers report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Enrico Fermi School for the Performing Arts85718.276.0%
Pearls Hawthorne School81315.629.9%
Robert C Dodson School72016.172.9%
Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School59418.178.6%
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School59019.178.6%
Paideia School 1558323.343.9%
School 1658217.665.3%
School 2958013.565.0%

All public schools in Yonkers →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about School 23

  1. Enrico Fermi School for the Performing ArtsThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 857 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Ella Fitzgerald AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 470 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  3. Compare School 23 with Enrico Fermi School for the Performing ArtsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Yonkers City School District spends per student$27,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,592
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkSchool 23 is the number 831 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#831 of 2,546
  6. New York schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.18.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about School 23

  1. How many students attend School 23?
    498 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 485 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Yonkers, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at School 23?
    18.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is School 23 a Title I school?
    School 23 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at School 23 do on state tests?
    The students tested at School 23 scored proficient or above: 14-21% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is School 23 in?
    Yonkers City School District, NCES district ID 3631920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 363192004266 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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