Yonkers High School, Yonkers NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Yonkers High School

Yonkers High School serves a student body of about this size across grades 9 through 12 in Yonkers, a dense, multiethnic city on the Hudson River just north of the Bronx. The enrollment is drawn predominantly from Hispanic students, with substantial Asian and white populations and a smaller black enrollment. More than seven in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community where most families are economically stretched. The school is part of Yonkers City School District, which operates under mayoral control rather than an elected school board, a governance structure that concentrates decision-making power and shapes how parent voice reaches the district.

State testing data was not available for this school, so the profile does not reflect current academic proficiency levels or trends. The absence of test results, graduation rates, and attendance data means a prospective family cannot assess performance through the standard accountability measures. This gap may reflect missing reporting rather than a problem with the school itself, but it leaves the underlying academic picture unclear. A parent considering Yonkers High would benefit from requesting current proficiency results, graduation data, and discipline and attendance statistics directly from the school to form a complete picture.

The high school sits in a city experiencing rapid physical transformation. Downtown Yonkers has seen major waterfront revitalization around Getty Square, with new housing towers, the Riverfront Library (which shares a building with the school district central office), and the opening of the Lionsgate Studios campus downtown. A state Downtown Revitalization Initiative and ongoing expansion of public waterfront space are reshaping the civic landscape. At the same time, Yonkers is grappling with gentrification pressures and rising housing costs that are displacing longtime residents. The district itself is mid-way through an ambitious "Rebuild Yonkers Schools" modernization program; the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School, the first new public school in the district in more than two decades, opened in September 2024, and a second new Pre-K-8 school is planned. These changes signal investment in aging school buildings and infrastructure, though the closure of Museum School 25 in spring 2025 reflects enrollment and facility challenges elsewhere in the system.

The city's economy centers on health care, education, and retail, with newer drivers in film production and rail manufacturing. Housing values and rents in the Yonkers zip code are above state benchmark and continue to rise, and the rental burden is substantial relative to income. The median listing price has climbed, and the market continues to tighten. Transit access is strong via Metro-North's Hudson Line and Amtrak at the central station, plus an extensive bus network, making Yonkers accessible to job centers across the region.

Without state test results or other academic metrics, the school's standing among the 51 districts in Westchester County cannot be positioned. The civil rights data provided does not include discipline, special education, or English learner enrollment figures, leaving gaps in understanding the school environment and supports. A family seeking to understand Yonkers High's academic culture, course offerings, extracurricular programs, and how it serves students with disabilities or English learners would need to contact the school directly. The school website may provide additional details on graduation rates, college placement, AP offerings, career pathways, or specialized programs not captured here.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

97.0%Cohort of 289 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.

Advanced Placement & IB

20 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

27 tested

63.0%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

19 tested

84.2%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Chemistry

26 tested · Grade 10

88.5%

scored 3 or higher

International Baccalaureate

Ib Biology HL

77 tested

79.2%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Business and Management SL

69 tested

81.2%

scored 3 or higher

Ib History Hl History of the Americas

49 tested

83.7%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language a Literature English HL

135 tested

96.3%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language a Literature Spanish HL

19 tested

89.5%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language Ab Initio Italian SL

11 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Language B Italian SL

27 tested

85.2%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Mathematics Analysis and Approaches HL

17 tested

41.2%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Mathematics Applications and Interpretation SL

106 tested

67.9%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Philosophy SL

31 tested

77.4%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Physics HL

28 tested

46.4%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Psychology SL

71 tested

77.5%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Social Anthropology SL

100 tested

94.0%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Sports Exercise and Health Science SL

56 tested

89.3%

scored 3 or higher

Ib Visual Arts SL

18 tested

88.9%

scored 3 or higher

Ib World Religions SL

59 tested

88.1%

scored 3 or higher

Other

World History

75 tested · Grade 10

94.7%

scored 3 or higher

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
Social Studies	285	88.0%
Ela	263	74.0%
Math	251	73.0%
Science	187	67.0%

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.