Enrollment
498
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Yonkers, NY
Federal NCES profile for School 23, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 14/100.
The verdict
School 23 earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of New York schools.
School 23 has class sizes larger than 97% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, School 23 ranks #30 of 33 schools in Yonkers, NY.
NCES ID 363192004266 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
498
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
27.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
18.4:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
+56% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
85.8%
vs 56.2% New York avg
+53% vs state
How School 23 compares with New York and U.S. medians
Larger classes than state median
18.4:1 - 6.6 above the New York state median of 11.8:1, indicating larger average class loads than typical schools in the state.
School 23 is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Yonkers, New York, enrolling 498 students.
Class loads run heavy: 18.4:1 is larger than about 97% of New York schools and 56% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 85.8% of students eligible for free meals.
With 498 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 99% of the 4,801 New York schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 916 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New York schools statewide, it ranks #885, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (65%) and African American (23%) (diversity index 52/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 498 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 70.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Yonkers City School District also operates Yonkers Montessori Academy (1,234 students) and Lincoln High School (1,176 students) alongside School 23.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
School 23 on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New York | New York avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 18.4:1 | ▲ 56% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 85.8% | ▲ 53% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 498 | top 38% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 65.3% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 51.6, School 23 is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Yonkers City School District, which includes School 23.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yonkers Montessori Academy | Larger | Lower economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Lincoln High School | Larger | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Yonkers High School | Larger | Lower economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies | Larger | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Gorton High School | Larger | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to School 23's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
School 23 has 498 students enrolled. It is a public school in Yonkers, NY.
The student-teacher ratio at School 23 is 18.4:1, which is 56% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 17% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
85.8% of students at School 23 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
The largest demographic group at School 23 is Hispanic or Latino at 65.3% of enrollment, in Yonkers, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.6/100.
School 23 has a Resource Investment Index of 14/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, School 23 ranks #30 of 33 schools in Yonkers, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Yonkers on the city page.
School 23 earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides School 23, Yonkers City School District also operates Yonkers Montessori Academy (1,234 students), Lincoln High School (1,176 students), and Yonkers High School (1,111 students). See the Yonkers City School District district page for the complete list.
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