Summary:
School 9 is an elementary school located in Yonkers, NY, serving grades PK-6 with 258 students. It is part of the Yonkers City School District, which is ranked 649 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The student population at School 9 is predominantly Hispanic (65.12%), followed by African American (27.13%), White (3.88%), Asian (1.55%), and Native American (0.78%).
Despite additional resources being allocated to the school, with per-student spending increasing from $16,096 in 2019-2020 to $27,162 in 2022-2023, School 9 consistently underperforms compared to the Yonkers City School District and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA was 45.71% at School 9, compared to 39.08% for the district and 44.89% for the state. Additionally, School 9 has a very low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom 15% of New York elementary schools, and struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.
When compared to other nearby schools in the Yonkers City School District, such as Mlk Junior High Technical & Computer Magnet School and Paideia School 24, School 9 generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in both ELA and Math. The school's high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.21% to 93.26% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past three school years, may be a contributing factor to these challenges.
Detail:
Public PK, KG-6
District:
Yonkers City School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
2081st of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,162
Student/teacher ratio: 14.8
Number of students: 258
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
65.1%
African American:
27.1%
White:
3.9%
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Asian:
1.6%
Two or more races:
1.6%
American Indian:
0.8%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.2%
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