Cross Hill Academy, Yonkers NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Cross Hill Academy

Cross Hill Academy serves students in grades three through eight in Yonkers, a mid-sized city in Westchester County undergoing substantial downtown revitalization and investment. The school is part of the Yonkers City School District, which is governed by the mayor rather than an elected school board—a structure that shapes how families engage with district decisions. The district is currently undertaking a major modernization initiative, having opened its first new school building in more than two decades with the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School in 2024, and has announced plans for additional new schools to address aging facilities and accommodate enrollment.

Cross Hill Academy enrolls a diverse student body drawn entirely from the surrounding neighborhoods. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high economic need. The enrollment is small to moderate for its grade span, and the student population is predominantly Hispanic, with a significant share identifying as Black, and smaller numbers of Asian, white, and multiracial students. No data on special education or English learner enrollment rates were available.

The school's academic performance, based on the most recent state test results, shows a mixed picture across grade levels and subjects. In mathematics, results are uneven: fourth grade stands out with about three-fifths of students meeting proficiency, while performance drops in the other tested grades, with fifth and sixth grades hovering near one-third, seventh grade near one-third, and eighth grade closer to one-quarter. In English language arts, the pattern is similar—fourth grade shows moderate performance, fifth and seventh grades reach roughly one-half, and eighth grade reaches nearly three-fifths, while third and sixth grades score lower. A parent may want to look into the school's math supports and instructional approaches, as the gap between fourth-grade performance and the rest is notable. Science data is thin: fifth grade tested at roughly one-fifth proficiency, and eighth-grade results were suppressed due to very low test-taking numbers, suggesting science instruction may not be a focus at the middle school level or that the school is not currently assessing eighth graders in science. School-wide, the proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades places Cross Hill Academy in the bottom quartile among districts in Westchester County.

Compared with its county peers, this school's overall academic attainment is notably lower. A parent considering Cross Hill Academy should understand that state test outcomes here are below those of most other schools in the region, and that the school appears to be serving students with greater academic gaps or fewer resources for intensive intervention. The school offers a standard elementary and middle school curriculum; no data on specialized programs, advanced coursework, arts offerings, or other distinctive pathways were available.

Yonkers itself is a dense urban community of distinct neighborhoods, from its revitalized downtown waterfront near Getty Square and Metro-North transit to quieter residential areas and parks like Untermyer Gardens and Tibbetts Brook Park. The city has invested heavily in downtown attractions, including the Lionsgate Studios complex and waterfront improvements, and housing values have risen with development. Cross Hill Academy sits on Bolmer Avenue in the city's residential landscape, positioning families within a neighborhood-based school rather than a destination or choice school. The district's ongoing modernization and the opening of dual-language options at newer facilities may influence where families choose to send their children over time, but Cross Hill Academy remains a neighborhood attendance school serving its immediate community.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

1 course reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Science	58	19.0%

Math

Grade 337%

School 37% · District 50% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 53% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 43% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 627%

School 27% · District 45% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 734%

School 34% · District 45% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 824%

School 24% · District 38% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 49% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 50% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 45% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 751%

School 51% · District 47% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 45% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Science

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 35% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 832%

School 32% · district not reported

▼ 46 pts below state median · ▼ 57 pts below county median

This schoolYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income47%Higher-income33%14 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income67%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income62%14 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income40%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income44%Higher-income71%27 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income47%Higher-income86%39 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income44%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income59%Higher-income70%11 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income23%Higher-income64%41 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income24%Higher-income42%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income37%Higher-income25%12 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income16%Higher-income47%31 pp gap