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Paideia School 15

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8
1125th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 54% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Paideia School 15 is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Yonkers, NY, part of the Yonkers City School District. With 579 students, Paideia School 15 consistently outperforms the district and state averages on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 81.82% of 3rd graders at Paideia School 15 were proficient or better in Math, compared to 49.65% for the district and 59.7% for the state.

Paideia School 15 has strong performance across different student subgroups, with White students ranking 475 out of 1,402 NY elementary schools and Special Education students ranking 668 out of 2,134 in 2024-2025. The school also has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $17,367 to $27,916 over the past few years, compared to the district average. However, Paideia School 15 has a higher student-teacher ratio of 21.8 in 2023-2024, compared to nearby schools ranging from 9.6 to 22.1.

While Paideia School 15 maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating consistent academic performance, several nearby schools, such as Casimir Pulaski School, Patricia A Dichiaro School, and schools in the Eastchester Union Free School District, outperform Paideia School 15 on various metrics. Additionally, Paideia School 15 has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 41.11% to 45.7% over the past few years, which can impact academic performance.

583
Students ?
23.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,407
Per pupil spending ?
46.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 175 Westchester Ave
       Yonkers, NY  10707-2175

(914) 376-8645

District: Yonkers City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.0%
White:
35.8%
African American:
8.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025
Strengths
Above the New York median (54th percentile)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school47%
District avg44%
New York avg54%
Elementary school
1,125th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 46%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From top 37% (2015) to top 46% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,220th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
7th 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
202553.11125 of 244554.0%★★★☆☆
202453.91055 of 244556.9%★★★☆☆
202359.5940 of 243961.5%★★★☆☆
202261.6880 of 243463.8%★★★☆☆
202150.01074 of 220151.2%★★★☆☆
201948.21201 of 241350.2%★★★☆☆
201830.01756 of 239526.7%★☆☆☆☆
201751.41144 of 238652.1%★★★☆☆
201646.91263 of 236646.6%★★☆☆☆
201561.4859 of 235263.5%★★★☆☆
201459.3908 of 234561.3%★★★☆☆
201341.11377 of 232540.8%★★☆☆☆
201251.11289 of 232044.4%★★☆☆☆
201132.81690 of 228626.1%★☆☆☆☆
201034.71652 of 226327.0%★☆☆☆☆
200937.61676 of 225725.7%★☆☆☆☆
200829.11772 of 222720.4%★☆☆☆☆
200723.41804 of 221918.7%★☆☆☆☆
200635.91633 of 220626.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.21162 of 240951.8%★★★☆☆
202454.01029 of 241357.4%★★★☆☆
202365.1759 of 240368.4%★★★☆☆
202268.3679 of 240171.7%★★★★☆
202156.8823 of 195557.9%★★★☆☆
201949.81154 of 235751.0%★★★☆☆
201834.01636 of 233830.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.4977 of 156937.7%★★☆☆☆
202448.7693 of 153154.7%★★★☆☆
202354.1571 of 142960.0%★★★☆☆
202264.7436 of 150371.0%★★★★☆
201950.8563 of 131557.2%★★★☆☆
201835.3944 of 139232.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.81393 of 209833.6%★★☆☆☆
202442.41123 of 207846.0%★★☆☆☆
202348.5934 of 204154.2%★★★☆☆
202250.5899 of 209957.2%★★★☆☆
202143.7931 of 167844.5%★★☆☆☆
201938.91224 of 203239.8%★★☆☆☆
201821.31797 of 204512.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.31056 of 240756.1%★★★☆☆
202453.31059 of 241156.1%★★★☆☆
202352.51091 of 240054.5%★★★☆☆
202253.81051 of 240056.2%★★★☆☆
202138.41252 of 196136.2%★★☆☆☆
201946.71225 of 235848.0%★★☆☆☆
201830.21755 of 234025.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.4668 of 213468.7%★★★☆☆
202444.8984 of 211053.4%★★★☆☆
202358.8564 of 201672.0%★★★★☆
202261.8495 of 203175.6%★★★★☆
202144.7508 of 104451.3%★★★☆☆
201967.1327 of 185982.4%★★★★☆
201840.21064 of 194145.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202565.1475 of 140266.1%★★★☆☆
202459.4545 of 139260.8%★★★☆☆
202362.0513 of 133761.6%★★★☆☆
202264.8478 of 139965.8%★★★☆☆
202146.3699 of 122442.9%★★☆☆☆
201944.4765 of 133842.8%★★☆☆☆
201825.01157 of 140817.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.41220 of 150018.7%★☆☆☆☆
202436.1995 of 150433.8%★★☆☆☆
202332.21058 of 150029.5%★☆☆☆☆
202247.3741 of 147949.9%★★☆☆☆
202152.2539 of 124256.6%★★★☆☆
201941.6801 of 143944.3%★★☆☆☆
201831.71004 of 143830.2%★★☆☆☆
201758.9537 of 145563.1%★★★☆☆
201648.3701 of 142950.9%★★★☆☆
201539.6850 of 140739.6%★★☆☆☆
201446.7724 of 140148.3%★★☆☆☆
201331.5952 of 137330.7%★★☆☆☆
201251.8717 of 133746.4%★★☆☆☆
201146.5782 of 129539.6%★★☆☆☆
201046.0777 of 124337.5%★★☆☆☆
200942.3858 of 122429.9%★★☆☆☆
200831.9892 of 118524.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.0603 of 67610.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202423.2591 of 6153.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202333.7409 of 59130.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.01039 of 145728.7%★☆☆☆☆
202439.8911 of 146537.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.11071 of 146326.8%★☆☆☆☆
202251.0679 of 145453.3%★★★☆☆
202144.9570 of 106646.5%★★☆☆☆
201946.2698 of 137049.1%★★☆☆☆
201831.7988 of 135327.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.3841 of 96512.8%★☆☆☆☆
202432.2672 of 95329.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.7717 of 94324.0%★☆☆☆☆
202246.9435 of 91452.4%★★★☆☆
202137.7275 of 44938.8%★★☆☆☆
201932.4563 of 82631.8%★★☆☆☆
201825.1663 of 81018.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.01181 of 12838.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.2981 of 129624.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.31033 of 128819.8%★☆☆☆☆
202245.5625 of 130652.1%★★★☆☆
202154.4343 of 93563.3%★★★☆☆
201926.5977 of 124121.3%★☆☆☆☆
201826.61005 of 124519.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.11296 of 145510.9%★☆☆☆☆
202434.41007 of 146431.2%★★☆☆☆
202336.5955 of 146434.8%★★☆☆☆
202244.3770 of 145547.1%★★☆☆☆
202155.2418 of 107161.0%★★★☆☆
201938.6809 of 136640.8%★★☆☆☆
201833.0933 of 135231.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.21010 of 129822.2%★☆☆☆☆
202433.3871 of 130333.2%★★☆☆☆
202339.0759 of 130741.9%★★☆☆☆
202258.0342 of 128373.3%★★★★☆
202152.0172 of 52267.0%★★★☆☆
201954.4328 of 113971.2%★★★★☆
201845.9518 of 117055.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.4425 of 77545.2%★★☆☆☆
202450.7381 of 77851.0%★★★☆☆
202335.1528 of 77231.6%★★☆☆☆
202252.2349 of 74853.3%★★★☆☆
202156.7250 of 61459.3%★★★☆☆
201940.1426 of 71640.5%★★☆☆☆
201829.4585 of 76323.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2025)69th percentile+15 vs school
White (2025)66th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)56th percentile~ school
Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-20 vs school
Middle school
White (2025)45th percentile+26 vs school
Female (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school
African American (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Life Science Biology52%-7 vs state
English Language Arts49%-4 vs state
Math48%-7 vs state
Science37%-7 vs state
Algebra I23%-33 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 13, 2017

Open Quote The school treats their teacher assistance as if they are lunch ladies and teachers as well. The school has them cover classes when they are not qualified to do so and they don't hire any substitute. I don't want my child to be with someone who is not qualified to cover a whole class. They are called teacher assistance for a reason. To assist the teacher with a small group or just a child with work with the supervision of a teacher. They are also not lunch aides. I don't recommend this school to anyone. Not worth it if they don't follow what the rules are. Close Quote





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Paideia School 15 ranks 1125th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Paideia School 15.

Students at Paideia School 15 are 48% Hispanic, 36% White, 9% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.


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