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Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8
2167th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts is a public magnet elementary and middle school (grades PK-8) located in Yonkers, New York, part of the Yonkers City School District. With 844 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts underperforms compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math ranged from 25.81% to 40.45% and 20% to 45.05%, respectively, lagging behind the district's 44.94% to 49.85% in ELA and 38.19% to 53.18% in Math, as well as the state's 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 46.74% to 59.7% in Math. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

Despite the school's higher spending per student compared to the district average, its academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state levels. Nearby schools in the Yonkers City School District, such as Mlk Junior High Technical & Computer Magnet School, Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School, and Pearls Hawthorne School, generally outperform Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts on academic measures, suggesting that a more comprehensive approach may be needed to address the school's challenges.

857
Students ?
18.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,295
Per pupil spending ?
77.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 27 Poplar St
       Yonkers, NY  10701-4399

(914) 376-8460

District: Yonkers City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.8%
African American:
3.7%
White:
1.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (31% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg45%
New York avg54%
Elementary school
2,167th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,361st of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
25th of 27Elementary Schools in the Yonkers City School District
663rd of 874Yonkers City School District among New York districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.22167 of 244511.4%★☆☆☆☆
202416.72159 of 244511.7%★☆☆☆☆
202317.92097 of 243914.0%★☆☆☆☆
202221.32009 of 243417.5%★☆☆☆☆
20218.12089 of 22015.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.12120 of 241312.1%★☆☆☆☆
201812.42211 of 23957.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201720.81986 of 238616.8%★☆☆☆☆
201614.12143 of 23669.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201522.81869 of 235220.5%★☆☆☆☆
201415.72073 of 234511.6%★☆☆☆☆
201312.82162 of 23257.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201210.22153 of 23207.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.62221 of 22862.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201016.62003 of 226311.5%★☆☆☆☆
200922.51939 of 225714.1%★☆☆☆☆
200813.22034 of 22278.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200710.32055 of 22197.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200628.81745 of 220620.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201952.1350 of 89160.7%★★★☆☆
201851.8390 of 94858.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.4708 of 111736.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.7757 of 106629.0%★☆☆☆☆
202336.2635 of 100136.6%★★☆☆☆
202228.3830 of 102719.2%★☆☆☆☆
202115.9435 of 4544.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.3697 of 86019.0%★☆☆☆☆
201827.5784 of 93816.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.32203 of 24098.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.32091 of 241313.3%★☆☆☆☆
202318.82084 of 240313.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.42029 of 240115.5%★☆☆☆☆
20217.81883 of 19553.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.32095 of 235711.1%★☆☆☆☆
201817.22079 of 233811.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.01298 of 156917.3%★☆☆☆☆
202432.31069 of 153130.2%★★☆☆☆
202327.61115 of 142922.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.51098 of 150326.9%★☆☆☆☆
202113.0783 of 8184.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.61073 of 131518.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.51188 of 139214.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.51470 of 209829.9%★★☆☆☆
202427.11600 of 207823.0%★☆☆☆☆
202326.31606 of 204121.3%★☆☆☆☆
202234.21417 of 209932.5%★★☆☆☆
202116.61556 of 16787.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.61574 of 203222.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.31906 of 20456.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.12039 of 240715.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.22143 of 241111.1%★☆☆☆☆
202319.82035 of 240015.2%★☆☆☆☆
202224.91909 of 240020.5%★☆☆☆☆
20218.91868 of 19614.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.62025 of 235814.1%★☆☆☆☆
201811.72205 of 23405.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.21847 of 213413.4%★☆☆☆☆
202418.62013 of 21104.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.91462 of 201627.5%★☆☆☆☆
202242.81003 of 203150.6%★★★☆☆
202114.81018 of 10442.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.91800 of 18593.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.71776 of 19418.5%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.21361 of 15009.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.01306 of 150413.2%★☆☆☆☆
202318.01331 of 150011.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.61185 of 147919.9%★☆☆☆☆
202120.41067 of 124214.1%★☆☆☆☆
201917.11267 of 143912.0%★☆☆☆☆
201812.71343 of 14386.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201713.91337 of 14558.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.51336 of 14296.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201519.11170 of 140716.8%★☆☆☆☆
201415.71238 of 140111.6%★☆☆☆☆
201312.91254 of 13738.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20128.91233 of 13377.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20119.11201 of 12957.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.11118 of 124310.1%★☆☆☆☆
200913.71079 of 122411.8%★☆☆☆☆
200818.4990 of 118516.5%★☆☆☆☆
20079.41017 of 11239.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200611.2975 of 109511.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202267.7158 of 70677.6%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.7487 of 64624.6%★☆☆☆☆
202440.0340 of 61544.7%★★☆☆☆
202335.3390 of 59134.0%★★☆☆☆
202238.8333 of 58142.7%★★☆☆☆
202124.487 of 11826.3%★☆☆☆☆
201929.4391 of 47317.3%★☆☆☆☆
201833.7365 of 50327.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.81308 of 145710.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.31275 of 146513.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.21326 of 14639.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.31229 of 145415.5%★☆☆☆☆
202121.5918 of 106613.9%★☆☆☆☆
201920.01178 of 137014.0%★☆☆☆☆
201813.41267 of 13536.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.7854 of 96511.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.3794 of 94315.8%★☆☆☆☆
202232.9639 of 91430.1%★★☆☆☆
202128.5338 of 44924.7%★☆☆☆☆
201923.2689 of 82616.6%★☆☆☆☆
201819.8724 of 81010.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.51094 of 128314.7%★☆☆☆☆
202428.8988 of 129623.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.11089 of 128815.5%★☆☆☆☆
202236.5820 of 130637.2%★★☆☆☆
202120.4834 of 93510.8%★☆☆☆☆
201816.51172 of 12455.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.51313 of 14559.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.71247 of 146414.8%★☆☆☆☆
202321.51248 of 146414.8%★☆☆☆☆
202228.41097 of 145524.6%★☆☆☆☆
202118.4955 of 107110.8%★☆☆☆☆
201914.91260 of 13667.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.51277 of 13525.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.91284 of 12981.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.21302 of 13030.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.51068 of 130718.3%★☆☆☆☆
202239.5721 of 128343.8%★★☆☆☆
201928.3926 of 113918.7%★☆☆☆☆
201820.21149 of 11701.8%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
African American (2019)61st percentile+49 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile~ school
Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
African American (2022)78th percentile+58 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school
Female (2025)10th percentile~ school
Male (2025)10th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I63%+7 vs state
English Language Arts32%-21 vs state
Math32%-23 vs state
Science20%-25 vs state
Life Science Biology20%-38 vs state

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Students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts are 93% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 857 students attended Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts.

Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts ranks in the bottom 11.4% of New York elementary schools.


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