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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363192003452
PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15
175 WESTCHESTER AVE, YONKERS, NY 10707 · (914) 376-8645 · Westchester County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
270 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -62.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 62 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 85.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15
PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 this school | 583 | 46.3% | 46.6% |
| MAPLEWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HUNTINGTON STATION | 594 | 45.5% | 41.0% |
| COUNTRYWOOD PRIMARY CENTER HUNTINGTON STATION | 572 | 44.8% | N/A |
| MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOL MAMARONECK | 611 | 47.6% | 51.1% |
| OAKWOOD PRIMARY CENTER HUNTINGTON | 643 | 48.2% | N/A |
| BROOKLYN ARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 552 | 49.3% | 67.9% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,312 of 2,335 | #77 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #2,229 of 2,342 ▼ 1,988 | #125 of 127 ▼ 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,397 of 2,343 ▼ 135 | #88 of 127 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #527 of 2,585 | #28 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #2,320 of 2,338 | #140 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #556 of 2,388 | #27 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.3% | #1,509 of 2,534 | #56 of 137 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
583
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
+46% since 2000-01, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 20.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 583 | 25 | 23.3:1 | 46% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 26.5 | 21.8:1 | 41% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 27.5 | 20.8:1 | 45% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 27 | 20.7:1 | 40% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 27 | 21.6:1 | 33% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 28 | 21.9:1 | 34% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 29% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 39% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15.
About PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15
PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 is a medium-sized elementary school based in YONKERS, New York. A total of 583 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 32% higher.
PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 is one school in a 42-school district, YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 24,376 students.
At PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 48%. The remaining shares are 36% White, 9% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Westchester County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1 at PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 23.3:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 46% of enrollment.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.0%. PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 scores 46.6%.
Across Westchester County, the median household income is $118,976, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Westchester County has 255 public schools and roughly 140,968 students.
The closest public school, KAHLIL GIBRAN SCHOOL, is about 0.5 miles from PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 is 6th among 8 schools close by.
The NCES locale for PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 24 students since 2020-21, to 583. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 20.7:1 to 23.3:1.
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Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- YONKERS MONTESSORI ACADEMYCombined · 1,234 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- YONKERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,111 students
- ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL - EARLY COLLEGE STUDIESHigh · 1,096 students
- GORTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- SAUNDERS TRADES & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,039 students
Other schools in YONKERS
- YONKERS MONTESSORI ACADEMYCombined · 1,234 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- CHARTER SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCECombined · 1,127 students
- YONKERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,111 students
- ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL - EARLY COLLEGE STUDIESHigh · 1,096 students
- GORTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
Nearby schools
- KAHLIL GIBRAN SCHOOL0.5 mi · 539
- ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL0.6 mi · 720
- WAVERLY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.8 mi · 427
- FAMILY SCHOOL 320.8 mi · 562
- EASTCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 695
- EASTCHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 922
Frequently asked questions
About PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15How many students attend PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15?
PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-08.
Is PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 an elementary, middle, or high school?
PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 have?
PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
What is the student diversity at PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15?
Student demographics at PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 are roughly 36% White, 48% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 public or private?
PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15 is a public K-12 school, overseen by YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.