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School 23

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2062nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of New York elementary schools
Summary

School 23 is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Yonkers City School District in New York. With 484 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20-25% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The Yonkers City School District as a whole is also ranked 663 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating.

School 23's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on New York state assessments, is significantly lower than the Yonkers City School District and New York state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the proficiency rates for School 23 were 25-46% in English Language Arts, 12-49% in Math, and 29.63-44.44% in Science, compared to 44.94-49.85%, 38.19-53.18%, and 17.42-34.72% for the Yonkers district, respectively. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with rankings for various student subgroups consistently in the bottom 30-50% of New York elementary schools.

While School 23 faces significant challenges, the data suggests that there is room for improvement. The school's high rates of free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, coupled with its high spending per student, indicate that factors beyond just funding, such as teacher quality, curriculum, and school leadership, may be contributing to the school's poor academic outcomes. Nearby schools in the Yonkers City School District, such as Pearls Hawthorne School, have been able to achieve much stronger results, suggesting that with the right interventions and support, School 23 could potentially improve its academic performance.

498
Students ?
18.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,606
Per pupil spending ?
84.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 56 Van Cortlandt Pk Ave
       Yonkers, NY  10701-4499

(914) 376-8445

District: Yonkers City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.3%
African American:
23.1%
White:
4.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (34% vs 53% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Math scores 24 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg45%
New York avg53%
Elementary school
2,062nd of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,365th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
22nd 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
202520.52062 of 244515.7%★☆☆☆☆
202430.71723 of 244529.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.91813 of 243925.7%★☆☆☆☆
202213.82225 of 24348.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.91716 of 220122.0%★☆☆☆☆
201917.72067 of 241314.3%★☆☆☆☆
20187.02327 of 23952.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201722.81934 of 238618.9%★☆☆☆☆
201620.91968 of 236616.8%★☆☆☆☆
201511.42195 of 23526.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201415.12093 of 234510.7%★☆☆☆☆
201312.92152 of 23257.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201248.01365 of 232041.2%★★☆☆☆
201113.52068 of 22869.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201039.01561 of 226331.0%★★☆☆☆
200932.81767 of 225721.7%★☆☆☆☆
200831.71729 of 222722.4%★☆☆☆☆
20078.52084 of 22196.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200610.02075 of 22065.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.0802 of 92813.6%★☆☆☆☆
202336.6534 of 85737.7%★★☆☆☆
202215.3878 of 9366.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.5688 of 89122.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.9865 of 9488.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.6953 of 111714.7%★☆☆☆☆
202433.6761 of 106628.6%★☆☆☆☆
202351.7355 of 100164.5%★★★☆☆
202223.1923 of 102710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202163.0117 of 45474.2%★★★★☆
201940.6443 of 86048.5%★★☆☆☆
201823.8842 of 93810.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.31942 of 240919.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.91786 of 241326.0%★☆☆☆☆
202322.41975 of 240317.8%★☆☆☆☆
202212.92234 of 24017.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.41564 of 195520.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.61982 of 235715.9%★☆☆☆☆
20187.12290 of 23382.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.11045 of 156933.4%★★☆☆☆
202448.2705 of 153154.0%★★★☆☆
202344.1780 of 142945.4%★★☆☆☆
202226.01219 of 150318.9%★☆☆☆☆
202134.8548 of 81833.0%★★☆☆☆
201927.41006 of 131523.5%★☆☆☆☆
201813.41322 of 13925.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.11347 of 209835.8%★★☆☆☆
202451.0895 of 207856.9%★★★☆☆
202335.91283 of 204137.1%★★☆☆☆
202219.21895 of 20999.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.31340 of 167820.1%★☆☆☆☆
201927.71541 of 203224.2%★☆☆☆☆
201811.71975 of 20453.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.52079 of 240713.6%★☆☆☆☆
202434.71604 of 241133.5%★★☆☆☆
202337.51508 of 240037.2%★★☆☆☆
202217.42117 of 240011.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.91569 of 196120.0%★☆☆☆☆
201915.92104 of 235810.8%★☆☆☆☆
20189.12260 of 23403.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.41571 of 213426.4%★☆☆☆☆
202422.61864 of 211011.7%★☆☆☆☆
202338.61135 of 201643.7%★★☆☆☆
202232.61414 of 203130.4%★★☆☆☆
202138.2617 of 104440.9%★★☆☆☆
201926.41514 of 185918.6%★☆☆☆☆
201819.61867 of 19413.8%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.01365 of 15009.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202457.6580 of 150461.4%★★★☆☆
202343.7851 of 150043.3%★★☆☆☆
202223.71203 of 147918.7%★☆☆☆☆
202111.31179 of 12425.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.51088 of 143924.4%★☆☆☆☆
201815.11302 of 14389.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201732.01010 of 145530.6%★★☆☆☆
201621.71169 of 142918.2%★☆☆☆☆
201511.11341 of 14074.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201411.91310 of 14016.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201313.31242 of 13739.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201244.4821 of 133738.6%★★☆☆☆
201122.61028 of 129520.6%★☆☆☆☆
201036.4872 of 124329.8%★☆☆☆☆
200947.1819 of 122433.1%★★☆☆☆
200839.9842 of 118528.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.4631 of 6766.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202447.2346 of 70550.9%★★★☆☆
202343.1398 of 69642.8%★★☆☆☆
202222.5597 of 70615.4%★☆☆☆☆
201931.9446 of 65331.7%★★☆☆☆
201814.9634 of 6634.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.7364 of 64643.7%★★☆☆☆
202447.0243 of 61560.5%★★★☆☆
202360.0123 of 59179.2%★★★★☆
202252.0199 of 58165.7%★★★☆☆
201931.1367 of 47322.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.81386 of 14574.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202456.6596 of 146559.3%★★★☆☆
202347.7756 of 146348.3%★★☆☆☆
202227.51119 of 145423.0%★☆☆☆☆
202115.0987 of 10667.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.21083 of 137020.9%★☆☆☆☆
201815.21246 of 13537.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.5769 of 96520.3%★☆☆☆☆
202472.8188 of 95380.3%★★★★☆
202358.0338 of 94364.2%★★★☆☆
202234.5615 of 91432.7%★★☆☆☆
202123.2379 of 44915.6%★☆☆☆☆
201938.5488 of 82640.9%★★☆☆☆
201825.9656 of 81019.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.5381 of 60336.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.6971 of 128324.3%★☆☆☆☆
202466.5335 of 129674.2%★★★★☆
202232.2931 of 130628.7%★☆☆☆☆
201932.4858 of 124130.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.11209 of 145516.9%★☆☆☆☆
202458.4541 of 146463.0%★★★☆☆
202339.3908 of 146438.0%★★☆☆☆
202220.71237 of 145515.0%★☆☆☆☆
20219.21036 of 10713.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.0975 of 136628.6%★☆☆☆☆
201816.81228 of 13529.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.0645 of 129850.3%★★★☆☆
202446.2575 of 130355.9%★★★☆☆
202367.5265 of 130779.7%★★★★☆
202223.31175 of 12838.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202143.1252 of 52251.7%★★★☆☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile~ school
Male (2025)14th percentile~ school
African American (2025)14th percentile~ school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)50th percentile+41 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+35 vs school
Homeless (2025)37th percentile+28 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school
African American (2025)7th percentile~ school
Female (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Life Science Biology86%+27 vs state
English Language Arts33%-20 vs state
Science32%-13 vs state
Math31%-24 vs state

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School 23 ranks in the bottom 15.7% of New York elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended School 23.

Students at School 23 are 65% Hispanic, 23% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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