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Best Elementary Schools
in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

This page covers 30 elementary schools in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

30
Schools Ranked
New York
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 30
1
rank
PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL
Grades PK–08781 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($30,139/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,139
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
2
rank
YONKERS EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY
Grades PK–02327 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($30,139/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,139
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
72%
High economic need
3
rank
SCHOOL 9
Grades PK–06258 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($30,139/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,139
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
87%
High economic need
4
rank
SCHOOL 29
Grades PK–08640 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($30,139/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,139
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
5
rank
MONTESSORI SCHOOL 31
Grades PK–06343 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($30,139/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,139
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15
Grades PK–08574 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($30,139/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
20.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,139
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
45%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
SCHOOL 22
Grades PK–06393 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($30,139/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
17.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,139
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
8
rank
ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL
Grades PK–08715 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($30,139/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,139
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
9
rank
PAIDEIA SCHOOL 24
Grades PK–06304 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($30,139/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,139
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
10
rank
SCHOOL 21
Grades PK–06356 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($30,139/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,139
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
20 more elementary schools in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
30
Elementary Schools
40
Total Schools
64
#1 Score
58
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.