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Yonkers Montessori Academy

Public, Magnet, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
1145th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 53% of New York alternative schools
Summary

Yonkers Montessori Academy is a public magnet school serving grades PK-12 in the Yonkers City School District, with an enrollment of 1,240 students. Despite serving a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, the school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on a variety of academic measures, including state assessments and Regents exams.

Yonkers Montessori Academy's strong academic performance is evident in its test scores, which exceed the Yonkers City School District and New York state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school is projected to have 45.59% of 7th-grade students proficient in ELA, compared to 47.16% in the district and 50.99% statewide. In 4th-grade math, the school's projected proficiency rate is 66.67%, compared to 53.18% in the district and 58.64% statewide. The school also outperforms the district and state on Regents exams, with a 75.76% proficiency rate in Algebra II, compared to 66.92% in the district and 74.88% statewide.

While Yonkers Montessori Academy's academic achievements are impressive, the school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 31.5% to 55.3%. Additionally, the school spends significantly more per student ($20,769 - $30,550) compared to the Yonkers City School District average, which may contribute to its success. Compared to nearby alternative and charter schools, such as KIPP Bronx Charter School III and Charter School of Educational Excellence, Yonkers Montessori Academy generally performs better on state assessments and Regents exams, though some of these nearby schools also demonstrate strong academic performance.

1,234
Students ?
14.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$32,155
Per pupil spending ?
64.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 160 Woodlawn Ave
       Yonkers, NY  10704-3644

(914) 376-8540

District: Yonkers City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.5%
White:
28.8%
African American:
11.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2022 → 40th in 2025
Strengths
88% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Above the New York median (53rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2022
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Earth Science scores 60 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school55%
District avg49%
New York avg59%
Elementary school
1,145th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 47%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From top 39% (2015) to top 47% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
720th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 48%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 46% (2015) to top 48% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
739th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
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
202552.51145 of 244553.2%★★★☆☆
202452.81084 of 244555.7%★★★☆☆
202355.71022 of 243958.1%★★★☆☆
202258.7957 of 243460.7%★★★☆☆
202142.01310 of 220140.5%★★☆☆☆
201957.0983 of 241359.3%★★★☆☆
201852.71130 of 239552.8%★★★☆☆
201755.61027 of 238657.0%★★★☆☆
201665.8758 of 236668.0%★★★☆☆
201558.9928 of 235260.5%★★★☆☆
201447.91240 of 234547.1%★★☆☆☆
201346.81204 of 232548.2%★★☆☆☆
201241.41519 of 232034.5%★★☆☆☆
201147.51349 of 228641.0%★★☆☆☆
201050.51274 of 226343.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.7484 of 92847.8%★★☆☆☆
202446.1462 of 92750.2%★★★☆☆
202240.9525 of 93643.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201858.5262 of 93872.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.51260 of 240947.7%★★☆☆☆
202453.41044 of 241356.7%★★★☆☆
202351.61115 of 240353.6%★★★☆☆
202263.1819 of 240165.9%★★★☆☆
202134.71337 of 195531.6%★★☆☆☆
201955.71006 of 235757.3%★★★☆☆
201853.31124 of 233851.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.9666 of 156957.6%★★★☆☆
202454.3585 of 153161.8%★★★☆☆
202360.2467 of 142967.3%★★★☆☆
202249.6687 of 150354.3%★★★☆☆
202131.3595 of 81827.3%★☆☆☆☆
201944.5679 of 131548.4%★★☆☆☆
201838.0884 of 139236.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.4892 of 209857.5%★★★☆☆
202453.3816 of 207860.7%★★★☆☆
202357.3735 of 204164.0%★★★☆☆
202266.0543 of 209974.1%★★★★☆
202145.2895 of 167846.7%★★☆☆☆
201938.21249 of 203238.5%★★☆☆☆
201837.31338 of 204534.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.7996 of 240758.6%★★★☆☆
202451.41113 of 241153.8%★★★☆☆
202358.4934 of 240061.1%★★★☆☆
202252.91077 of 240055.1%★★★☆☆
202145.61075 of 196145.2%★★☆☆☆
201956.4967 of 235859.0%★★★☆☆
201851.71123 of 234052.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202546.6965 of 213454.8%★★★☆☆
202456.7649 of 211069.2%★★★☆☆
202352.2709 of 201664.8%★★★☆☆
202247.3866 of 203157.4%★★★☆☆
202129.5790 of 104424.3%★☆☆☆☆
201933.81202 of 185935.3%★★☆☆☆
201837.01200 of 194138.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202555.0667 of 140252.4%★★★☆☆
202448.1727 of 139247.8%★★☆☆☆
202343.8795 of 133740.5%★★☆☆☆
202264.7480 of 139965.7%★★★☆☆
202140.5776 of 122436.6%★★☆☆☆
201970.9380 of 133871.6%★★★★☆
201862.7506 of 140864.1%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.9720 of 150052.0%★★★☆☆
202454.5635 of 150457.8%★★★☆☆
202344.8831 of 150044.6%★★☆☆☆
202249.6692 of 147953.2%★★★☆☆
202155.0486 of 124260.9%★★★☆☆
201957.6539 of 143962.5%★★★☆☆
201850.7672 of 143853.3%★★★☆☆
201761.1500 of 145565.6%★★★☆☆
201654.0595 of 142958.4%★★★☆☆
201544.5766 of 140745.6%★★☆☆☆
201438.1876 of 140137.5%★★☆☆☆
201334.9902 of 137334.3%★★☆☆☆
201221.01087 of 133718.7%★☆☆☆☆
201117.81081 of 129516.5%★☆☆☆☆
201012.81081 of 124313.0%★☆☆☆☆
200910.91117 of 12248.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200817.9994 of 118516.1%★☆☆☆☆
200713.0979 of 112312.8%★☆☆☆☆
200616.6923 of 109515.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.9465 of 67631.2%★★☆☆☆
202434.3484 of 70531.3%★★☆☆☆
202329.9517 of 69625.7%★☆☆☆☆
202259.6221 of 70668.7%★★★☆☆
201851.4273 of 66358.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202332.3438 of 59125.9%★☆☆☆☆
202230.9457 of 58121.3%★☆☆☆☆
201854.2142 of 50371.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202558.2581 of 145760.1%★★★☆☆
202461.0528 of 146564.0%★★★☆☆
202344.9810 of 146344.6%★★☆☆☆
202253.4633 of 145456.5%★★★☆☆
202147.6529 of 106650.4%★★★☆☆
201959.0508 of 137062.9%★★★☆☆
201852.0642 of 135352.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.6479 of 96550.4%★★★☆☆
202453.0395 of 95358.6%★★★☆☆
202342.4525 of 94344.3%★★☆☆☆
202240.5522 of 91442.9%★★☆☆☆
202139.9265 of 44941.0%★★☆☆☆
201949.6366 of 82655.7%★★★☆☆
201836.8518 of 81036.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.4547 of 128357.4%★★★☆☆
202459.6437 of 129666.3%★★★☆☆
202345.9652 of 128849.4%★★☆☆☆
202249.3559 of 130657.2%★★★☆☆
202152.0372 of 93560.2%★★★☆☆
201954.2454 of 124163.4%★★★☆☆
201847.5573 of 124554.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.4783 of 145546.2%★★☆☆☆
202447.3737 of 146449.7%★★☆☆☆
202345.0781 of 146446.7%★★☆☆☆
202245.2750 of 145548.5%★★☆☆☆
202156.9393 of 107163.3%★★★☆☆
201955.1537 of 136660.7%★★★☆☆
201850.2646 of 135252.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.4813 of 129837.4%★★☆☆☆
202432.2906 of 130330.5%★★☆☆☆
202337.9785 of 130739.9%★★☆☆☆
202243.8612 of 128352.3%★★★☆☆
202132.0362 of 52230.7%★★☆☆☆
201931.6828 of 113927.3%★☆☆☆☆
201826.91024 of 117012.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202562.9288 of 77562.8%★★★☆☆
202464.1252 of 77867.6%★★★☆☆
202352.0377 of 77251.2%★★★☆☆
202263.0253 of 74866.2%★★★☆☆
202158.6230 of 61462.5%★★★☆☆
201972.2193 of 71673.0%★★★★☆
201867.3242 of 76368.3%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.1739 of 123440.1%★★☆☆☆
202445.7696 of 124244.0%★★☆☆☆
202343.8694 of 122843.5%★★☆☆☆
202255.2561 of 119052.9%★★★☆☆
202165.7188 of 51963.8%★★★☆☆
201943.1743 of 120738.4%★★☆☆☆
201834.5807 of 121033.3%★★☆☆☆
201734.1796 of 122134.8%★★☆☆☆
201627.5931 of 125525.8%★☆☆☆☆
201528.1911 of 125527.4%★☆☆☆☆
201434.6824 of 123733.4%★★☆☆☆
201318.5966 of 121720.6%★☆☆☆☆
201221.8929 of 119822.5%★☆☆☆☆
201116.21020 of 116512.4%★☆☆☆☆
201048.4666 of 111740.4%★★☆☆☆
200946.7666 of 108638.7%★★☆☆☆
200852.4594 of 102742.2%★★☆☆☆
200775.967 of 100293.3%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202545.8346 of 71351.5%★★★☆☆
202467.5169 of 69075.5%★★★★☆
202358.1219 of 67167.4%★★★☆☆
202275.299 of 59383.3%★★★★☆
201939.8396 of 68642.3%★★☆☆☆
201830.9480 of 67929.3%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201816.3374 of 42612.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201943.6290 of 56548.7%★★☆☆☆
201850.7230 of 54657.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.6693 of 120642.5%★★☆☆☆
202445.1703 of 121942.3%★★☆☆☆
202338.5749 of 119737.4%★★☆☆☆
202249.4618 of 115546.5%★★☆☆☆
201943.1739 of 119338.1%★★☆☆☆
201840.7751 of 117636.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.5414 of 88553.2%★★★☆☆
202451.3373 of 86556.9%★★★☆☆
202352.9342 of 85159.8%★★★☆☆
202262.2246 of 76067.6%★★★☆☆
201949.4383 of 81553.0%★★★☆☆
201844.2425 of 79146.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.9679 of 117942.4%★★☆☆☆
202445.3621 of 117046.9%★★☆☆☆
202345.3624 of 115546.0%★★☆☆☆
202256.0436 of 110160.4%★★★☆☆
201940.7735 of 117937.7%★★☆☆☆
201832.9804 of 115430.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.7746 of 120137.9%★★☆☆☆
202446.6665 of 121145.1%★★☆☆☆
202348.9630 of 119147.1%★★☆☆☆
202259.9466 of 115459.6%★★★☆☆
201942.9727 of 119038.9%★★☆☆☆
201829.0842 of 117628.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.5491 of 114957.3%★★★☆☆
202454.5421 of 114463.2%★★★☆☆
202351.8452 of 113060.0%★★★☆☆
202259.4329 of 103868.3%★★★☆☆
201934.9730 of 113235.5%★★☆☆☆
201817.1995 of 10959.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.9668 of 78815.2%★☆☆☆☆
202434.1567 of 78127.4%★☆☆☆☆
202328.4611 of 77621.3%★☆☆☆☆
202239.6497 of 73832.7%★★☆☆☆
201949.6438 of 79344.8%★★☆☆☆
201836.4561 of 76526.7%★☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2018)72nd percentile+19 vs school
Male (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2025)55th percentile~ school
White (2025)52nd percentile~ school
African American (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school
Middle school
White (2025)63rd percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school
Male (2025)46th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)37th percentile-15 vs school
African American (2025)31st percentile-21 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)26th percentile-19 vs school
High school
Special Education (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school
Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school
African American (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school
English Language Learner (2019)49th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)38th percentile~ school
White (2025)15th percentile-25 vs school
Asian (2018)12th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core Algebra II76%~ state avg
Global History and Geography71%-5 vs state
Geometry67%+7 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts64%-11 vs state
U.S. History and Government63%-12 vs state
Life Science Biology60%~ state avg
Algebra I55%~ state avg
Earth and Space Sciences54%~ state avg
English Language Arts54%~ state avg
Math52%-3 vs state
Chemistry47%-18 vs state
Living Environment45%-11 vs state
Science36%-9 vs state
Earth Science6%-60 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 26, 2012

Open Quote Great for students who are used to Montessori education, but not a good school to transfer to from non-Montessori, unless your kid is a real self-starter. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Open Quote I feel the teachers are excellent. I love the mix of different grades and I feel the teachers demand more from their students. I love it. Close Quote


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Friday, May 22, 2009

Open Quote The teachers really work with my kids to make sure that they pass and that they are doing good which i think is really nice Close Quote





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Students at Yonkers Montessori Academy are 52% Hispanic, 29% White, 11% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,234 students attended Yonkers Montessori Academy.

Yonkers Montessori Academy ranks 1145th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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