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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Westchester County, New York

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Westchester County, New York, drawn from 137 qualifying public elementary schools. COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 86.3%, against a median of 39.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
137
Westchester County, New York
Top % FRL
86.3%
Median % FRL
39.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW ROCHELLE, NYNEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary72886.3%
2SCHOOL 23YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary49884.5%
3ELLA FITZGERALD ACADEMYYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary47084.3%
4THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMYYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary26284.0%
5WILLIAM BOYCE THOMPSON SCHOOLYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary33883.4%
6CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOLYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary57480.1%
7MLK JR HIGH TECH & COMPUTER MAGNET SCHOOLYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary50780.1%
8LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary59480.0%
9EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS MICROSOCIETY SCHOOLYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary59079.5%
10MUSEUM SCHOOL 25YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary21978.1%
11ENRICO FERMI SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary85777.5%
12ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOLYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary72075.6%
13JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW ROCHELLE, NYNEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary50073.8%
14SCHOOL 9YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary27873.7%
15HAMILTON SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary32073.4%
16GRIMES SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary33071.8%
17SCHOOL 5YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary57271.5%
18TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW ROCHELLE, NYNEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary83871.0%
19JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT CHESTER, NYPORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary72570.8%
20THOMAS A EDISON SCHOOLPORT CHESTER, NYPORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35669.9%
21SCHOOL 17YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary28268.4%
22SCHOOL 16YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary58267.9%
23EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary39867.8%
24FAMILY SCHOOL 32YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary56267.1%
25SCHOOL 29YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary58066.9%
26NELSON MANDELA/DR HOSA ZOLLICOFFER SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35566.2%
27SCHOOL 21YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary32866.2%
28MOUNT VERNON LEADERSHIP ACADEMYMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary38265.7%
29CECIL H PARKER SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary29364.2%
30LINCOLN SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary47063.4%
31BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMYMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary34062.6%
32PAIDEIA SCHOOL 24YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary28162.6%
33HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSOUTH GLENS FALLS, NYSOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary29461.9%
34YONKERS EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMYYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary29761.6%
35SCHOOL 22YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary38161.2%
36MONTESSORI SCHOOL 31YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35160.4%
37PARK AVENUE SCHOOLPORT CHESTER, NYPORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary43260.2%
38ROSEMARIE ANN SIRAGUSA SCHOOLYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary50058.6%
39GRAHAM SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary40658.1%
40MOUNT KISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMOUNT KISCO, NYBEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary50356.5%
41HENRY BARNARD SCHOOLNEW ROCHELLE, NYNEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary43556.1%
42SCHOOL 30YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary56655.1%
43HILLCREST SCHOOLPEEKSKILL, NYPEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary52054.8%
44MOUNT VERNON HONOR ACADEMYMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary30153.8%
45JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICTYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary42353.7%
46MONTESSORI SCHOOL 27YONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary33253.0%
47OAKSIDE SCHOOLPEEKSKILL, NYPEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary55452.9%
48WASHINGTON IRVING INTERM SCHOOLTARRYTOWN, NYUNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TARRYTOWNSElementary60551.1%
49TRAPHAGEN SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON, NYMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary31650.6%
50KAHLIL GIBRAN SCHOOLYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary53949.2%
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