Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies, Yonkers NY

Original Research by School Decision on Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies

Roosevelt High School—Early College Studies is a public high school in Yonkers that occupies an unusual position within its district. The school serves students in grades nine through twelve, with enrollment concentrated in those four grade levels and a small additional cohort. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic background of families in the school's attendance area.

The school's defining feature is its early college pathway. This is an academic structure built around accelerated progress toward college credit, allowing students to earn postsecondary credentials while still in high school. For families seeking a college-forward environment with compressed timelines, this model offers a direct route. What state testing data shows is limited: the school submitted no results to New York State assessments for the grade levels and subjects tested at the high school, making external measurement of its academic performance unavailable to public review. This absence is notable. A parent might want to look into this further with the school—whether testing participation aligns with the early college model, whether students are testing elsewhere, or what the school's own assessment methods reveal.

The school's student body is predominantly Latino, with a substantial Black student population, a smaller Asian enrollment, and a white minority. This composition mirrors Yonkers' demographics at large. The school sits in an urban setting within a dense, mixed-use city that has undergone sustained revitalization over the past decade, centered on its downtown waterfront. Housing costs in the area are moderate relative to the broader Westchester market, though rising. The city has invested in transit infrastructure, civic anchors, and recent public building projects, including a new flagship library and the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School, Yonkers's first new public school in more than two decades, which opened in September 2024.

The district itself is in the midst of a long-term modernization effort, the Rebuild Yonkers Schools plan, that will remodel existing schools and construct new ones. Roosevelt sits within that context of infrastructure change. However, the district operates under mayoral control rather than an elected school board, a governance structure that concentrates decision-making in the mayor's office and has drawn state scrutiny in recent years. This affects the transparency and community voice surrounding school operations and planning.

Relative to other districts in Westchester County, Roosevelt's proficiency index—the mean of reported proficiency rates across tested subjects and grades—places it in the bottom quartile. A four-year graduation rate and chronic absenteeism data were not available in the records reviewed. The absence of these measures limits what can be said about student completion and engagement patterns.

For a family considering this school, the appeal lies in the early college structure and the college-credit pathway it promises. The drawback is the lack of public accountability data that would let parents and students assess how well the school prepares students for that accelerated trajectory. Families should ask the school directly about assessment results, college placement outcomes, completion rates for dual-credit coursework, and the specific colleges or credential partners involved in the early college program.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

96.0%Cohort of 260 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

New York Regents Exams

4 courses 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
Ela	316	69.0%
Social Studies	311	68.0%
Science	186	78.0%
Math	94	32.0%

Math

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 38% · ▼ 38 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 45% · ▼ 45 pts below district

▼ 48 pts below state median · ▼ 53 pts below county median

Science

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 17% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 18 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.