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Cesar E Chavez School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

2026^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Cesar E Chavez School is a public magnet elementary and middle school in Yonkers, NY that serves grades PK-8 and has 561 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below average compared to other schools in the state.

Cesar E Chavez School significantly underperforms the Yonkers City School District and New York state averages on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. However, the school does perform better on some Regents exams, with 65% proficiency in Algebra I and 90.48% in Living Environment Biology in 2024-2025. The school has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 77.36% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

Interestingly, Pearls Hawthorne School, Montessori School 27, and Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School, which are all located within 1 mile of Cesar E Chavez School, significantly outperform it on state assessments, with many of them ranking in the top 30% of New York elementary schools. This suggests that the high-poverty student population at Cesar E Chavez School could potentially benefit from the resources and educational approaches used at the higher-performing nearby schools.

574

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,150

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Cedar Pl
Yonkers, NY 10705-1318

(914) 376-8969

District: Yonkers City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.1%

African American:

12.0%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg44%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

2,026^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,045^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Yonkers City School District

663^rd 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	2026 of 2445	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2169 of 2445	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2108 of 2439	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	2038 of 2434	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1853 of 2201	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1860 of 2413	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	2178 of 2395	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	1924 of 2386	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	2056 of 2366	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	2189 of 2352	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	2075 of 2345	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	2063 of 2325	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	2058 of 2320	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	2063 of 2286	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	36.9	1609 of 2263	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.2	1778 of 2257	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	1932 of 2227	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	2118 of 2219	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	47.8	1419 of 2206	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	540 of 928	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	709 of 927	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	850 of 936	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	596 of 891	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	725 of 948	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	766 of 1117	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	799 of 1066	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	479 of 1001	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	399 of 1027	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	341 of 454	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	545 of 860	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	796 of 938	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1978 of 2409	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2030 of 2413	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1986 of 2403	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1954 of 2401	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1541 of 1955	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1909 of 2357	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	2174 of 2338	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1102 of 1569	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1197 of 1531	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1140 of 1429	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1099 of 1503	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	649 of 818	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	767 of 1315	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1132 of 1392	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1460 of 2098	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1682 of 2078	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1792 of 2041	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1656 of 2099	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	924 of 1678	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1285 of 2032	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1863 of 2045	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1987 of 2407	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2201 of 2411	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	2167 of 2400	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	2009 of 2400	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1752 of 1961	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1724 of 2358	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	2045 of 2340	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1354 of 2134	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1587 of 2110	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1183 of 2016	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1467 of 2031	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	880 of 1044	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	764 of 1859	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	1318 of 1941	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1045 of 1500	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1201 of 1504	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1197 of 1500	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1145 of 1479	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1093 of 1242	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1143 of 1439	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1288 of 1438	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	1203 of 1455	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	1222 of 1429	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	1303 of 1407	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	1155 of 1401	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.6	1106 of 1373	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	45.3	373 of 696	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	368 of 706	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	374 of 646	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	563 of 615	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	373 of 591	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	242 of 581	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.1	467 of 473	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	336 of 503	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	902 of 1457	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	945 of 1465	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1038 of 1463	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1112 of 1454	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	981 of 1066	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1158 of 1370	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1213 of 1353	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	582 of 965	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	633 of 953	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	699 of 943	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	616 of 914	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	351 of 449	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	520 of 826	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	687 of 810	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	689 of 1283	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	844 of 1296	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1157 of 1455	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1288 of 1464	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1251 of 1464	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1131 of 1455	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	863 of 1071	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	995 of 1366	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1236 of 1352	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	392 of 1298	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	541 of 1303	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	630 of 1307	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	689 of 1283	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	314 of 522	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	208 of 1139	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	40.6	662 of 1170	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)42nd percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2023)46th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology90%+32 vs state

Algebra I65%+9 vs state

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Math33%-22 vs state

Science16%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cesar E Chavez School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	20 Cedar Pl	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8969	574	34	16.7	80.1%	28 (4.9%)	69 (12.0%)	454 (79.1%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	21.9	2026^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%		16.4	2169^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.3%	143		65.0	90.5	17.3	36.1	60.0	39.0	47.7	45.3	12.7	30.0	47.9	39.0	32.6	39.2	16.0	20.0	98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,150	$2,125	$30,025
Ella FitzGerald Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	77 Park Hill Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8420	470	27	17.2	84.3%	17 (3.6%)	69 (14.7%)	361 (76.8%)	10 (2.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	26	1894^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.5%		20	2058^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.8%	164			31.7	59.1	36.6	30.4	44.9	40.0	40.4	52.3	43.9	25.5	28.6	38.0	26.8	21.3	0.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,947	$2,366	$25,581
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	75 Morris St	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8430	590	31	19.0	79.5%	25 (4.2%)	51 (8.6%)	472 (80.0%)	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	43.5	1376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.7%		41.1	1411^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.3%	35		14.8	20.8	47.2	50.0	49.1	47.9	30.9	23.1	62.5	63.3	46.3	60.8	41.1	48.1	14.8		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,966	$1,667	$23,298
Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	27 Poplar St	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8460	857	47	18.2	77.5%	9 (1.1%)	32 (3.7%)	795 (92.8%)	8 (0.9%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	16.2	2167^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.4%		16.7	2159^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.7%	8		63.3	20.0	35.7	28.9	31.3	25.8	40.5	32.1	43.6	45.1	33.7	20.0	32.0	21.2	20.5		93.8	98.6	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.9	98.8	95.0	$25,295	$1,685	$23,610
School 23	Public	PK, KG-8	56 Van Cortlandt Pk Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8445	498	27	18.3	84.5%	20 (4.0%)	115 (23.1%)	325 (65.3%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	20.5	2062^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%		30.7	1723^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	29.5%	339			85.7	45.7	29.4	46.2	34.7	25.0	25.8	48.6	31.4	35.9	12.0	26.9	34.9	29.6	44.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,606	$1,825	$25,781
Pearls Hawthorne School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	350 Hawthorne Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8250	813	52	15.5	31.2%	179 (22.0%)	121 (14.9%)	354 (43.5%)	104 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (6.4%)	94.8	85^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.5%		95.9	66^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.3%	19	100.0	100.0	96.2	90.7	88.5	87.5	88.2	89.2	86.4	89.5	87.4	91.1	91.2	90.7	83.1	83.5	16.7	95.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.6	$30,938	$1,412	$29,526
Justice Sonia Sotomayer Community School District	Public	PK, KG-7	121 McLean Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(914) 376-8067	423	29	14.5	53.7%	6 (1.4%)	39 (9.2%)	372 (87.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7.2							(n/a)				19.4	24.5	20.0	26.8	53.5		27.8	26.0	11.5	21.4	41.9		11.5										$28,536	$1,909	$26,628
Montessori School 27	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	132 Valentine Ln	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8455	332	19	17.5	53.0%	16 (4.8%)	57 (17.2%)	226 (68.1%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	75.1	552^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.4%		66.2	746^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.5%	194				76.3	60.0	89.7	79.2			78.4	77.1	51.7	70.8			44.8		99.1	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.4	99.7	$28,262	$1,250	$27,012
Mlk Junior High Technical & Computer Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	135 Locust Hill Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8470	507	27	18.6	80.1%	9 (1.8%)	189 (37.3%)	291 (57.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	21.6	2036^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.7%		21.8	2010^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.8%	26			50.0	20.0	17.7	64.3	30.0	35.0	28.3	34.0	30.8	41.3	31.7	28.8	40.3	39.1	13.3	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$27,564	$2,016	$25,548
Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	195 McLean Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8335	594	33	18.0	80.0%	27 (4.5%)	65 (10.9%)	456 (76.8%)	19 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	19.8	2084^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.8%		21.9	2005^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%	79			40.0	33.9	42.2	43.6	30.4	47.9	40.4	22.8	63.1	23.1	18.6	32.0	29.8	16.9		87.7	98.2	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.8	99.3	98.2	$27,118	$1,580	$25,537

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Yonkers City School District

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Cesar E Chavez School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of New York elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Cesar E Chavez School.

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Students at Cesar E Chavez School are 79% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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