LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL

LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in YONKERS, New York, operated by YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 594 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 34% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 42 schools in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (24,376 students total), LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL records that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 11% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

Around the school, Westchester County reports that median household earnings sit near $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 53.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 641 students in 2018 compared to 594 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.