CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL

CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in YONKERS, New York, overseen by YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 574 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL sits 30% above that benchmark.

YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 24,376 students. CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 12% Black, 5% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

With demographic context factored in, CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Westchester County put median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ELLA FITZGERALD ACADEMY, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 644 (now 574).

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