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C−

School 23

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

56 Van Cortlandt Pk Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701 · (914) 376-8445 · Part of Yonkers City School District

Yonkers’ School Grade C+ better than 41% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
498
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about School 23

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Yonkers kids: 8 high schools

On the path

Where Yonkers kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8School 23You are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

56 Van Cortlandt Pk Ave, Yonkers

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten48
Grade 158
Grade 232
Grade 338
Grade 452
Grade 555
Grade 654
Grade 766
Grade 861
Enrollment over time
546’20
484’21
485’22
484’23
498’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%Black 23%White 4%Two or more races 4%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about School 23 from Yonkers families.

Other schools in Yonkers City School District

The district →
Yonkers Montessori Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Yonkers
B−
1,234 students15:1
Enrico Fermi School for the Performing Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Yonkers
D
857 students18:1
Pearls Hawthorne School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Yonkers
A−
813 students16:1
Robert C Dodson School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Yonkers
D
720 students16:1
Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Yonkers
D
594 students18:1
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Microsociety School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Yonkers
C+
590 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Yonkers’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.