Museum School 25, Yonkers NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Museum School 25

Museum School 25 serves a small student body in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Yonkers. The school is located on Warburton Avenue in a city experiencing visible revitalization, with downtown growth centered on the waterfront and substantial housing development across neighborhoods. The broader Yonkers district context matters directly: in February 2025, the Board of Education voted to close Museum School 25 at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Families currently enrolled must select a new school through the district's choice process.

The closure decision was driven by three factors documented by the district. The school has the lowest enrollment among Yonkers schools, with only a handful of families selecting it as their first choice. The building requires substantial repairs. The school has been in state accountability status for an extended period, reflecting persistent academic struggles that families should understand before considering enrollment.

On state assessments administered during the 2024-2025 school year, Museum School 25 shows weak proficiency rates across tested grades and subjects. In math, proficiency ranges from low single digits in fourth grade up to roughly one-fifth of third-graders meeting the standard. Fifth graders perform slightly better in reading than in math, though fewer than a quarter meet proficiency. In sixth grade—a small cohort—no students met the math or reading standard. Science proficiency in fifth grade was similarly low. A social studies result from 2009-10 shows a much higher proficiency rate, but that assessment was discontinued, so current student learning in that domain cannot be evaluated against state benchmarks.

Among districts in Westchester County, Museum School 25 ranks in the bottom quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades, sitting well below the county median.

The school serves a student population that is majority Hispanic and about one-third Black, with roughly two-thirds of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Most students come from households with limited income. Enrollment across the school is small: the school is not so tiny as to lack programming, but its size means fewer elective choices, smaller peer groups, and fewer section offerings in any given grade than larger buildings might provide.

The school has operated as a regular public school. No information was available about special education services, English learner supports, or specific academic programs. Parents may want to ask the school directly about these offerings and about any initiatives aimed at improving instruction, given the accountability status and low proficiency rates.

Housing in the Yonkers area where the school is located has been appreciating. The broader Westchester County real-estate market shows moderate supply and modest demand as of recent months. Families considering this school should know that housing costs are rising, and that the neighborhood is changing as the city develops its downtown and waterfront.

The district is in the midst of a multi-phase modernization and new-construction initiative. A new Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School opened in September 2024 as the first public school built in the city in over two decades, and a second Pre-K-8 community school is planned for the Grant Park area. These additions will increase enrollment capacity and offer new program choices, though Museum School 25 itself will not benefit from this expansion.

Yonkers operates under mayoral governance rather than an elected school board. That structure concentrates decision-making authority and affects how parent input flows into district choices. A state bill proposed in 2023 would have allowed voters to convert the district to an independent, elected-board structure, though no change has materialized.

For families who are currently enrolled, the closure at the end of this school year is a hard reality requiring a change. For prospective families considering enrollment now, the school's imminent closure, combined with the low academic results and the availability of new and modernized schools opening in the district, suggests that other schools may offer a more stable and potentially stronger academic environment. A parent may want to review the district's full school choices and their respective academic profiles before deciding.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 50% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 38 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

Grade 413%

School 13% · District 53% · ▼ 41 pts below district

▼ 46 pts below state median · ▼ 56 pts below county median

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 43% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 44 pts below county median

Grade 60%

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

▼ 45 pts below state median · ▼ 51 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 49% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 46% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 44 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 50% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

Grade 60%

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

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

Science

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 35% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 565%

School 65% · district not reported

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 32 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-income18%Higher-income50%32 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income3%Higher-income67%64 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income6%Higher-income57%51 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income0%Higher-income47%47 pp gap