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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363192004254
PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL
373 BRONXVILLE RD, YONKERS, NY 10708 · (914) 376-8565 · Westchester County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
23.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
170 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
65%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
72.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
100.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 100 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL
PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL this school | 536 | 31.7% | 74.8% |
| BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PATCHOGUE | 515 | 31.8% | 45.8% |
| VAN CORTLANDTVILLE SCHOOL MOHEGAN LAKE | 568 | 34.0% | 48.2% |
| FRANK G LINDSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONTROSE | 472 | 35.4% | 58.5% |
| RILEY AVENUE SCHOOL CALVERTON | 520 | 32.7% | 42.5% |
| RIDGEWAY SCHOOL WHITE PLAINS | 597 | 35.2% | 58.5% |
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 PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #266 of 2,335 | #31 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 100% | #14 of 2,342 ▲ 1 | #1 of 127 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #473 of 2,343 ▼ 185 | #54 of 127 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #687 of 2,585 | #47 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #2,318 of 2,338 | #139 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #463 of 2,388 | #22 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #1,930 of 2,534 | #77 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #1,556 of 1,757 | #82 of 100 |
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
536
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 536 | 23.3 | 23.0:1 | 32% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 24.5 | 22.2:1 | 30% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 24.5 | 22.0:1 | 34% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 42% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 27 | 20.7:1 | 33% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 25 | 23.2:1 | 38% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 34% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 49% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 24 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL.
About PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL
Located in YONKERS, New York, PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 536 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in New York enroll about 443 students on average.
PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL is one of the 42 schools that make up YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (24,376 students in total).
White students make up 43% of enrollment at PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 40% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Westchester County's population at about 52%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL has 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. At PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 87% of New York public elementary schools.
In New York, PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 74.8% actual against a predicted 63.3%.
In Westchester County, home to about 999,677 people, median household income comes to about $118,976, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 255 public schools in the county, enrolling about 140,968, PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL among them.
About 0.5 miles separate PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL from the closest public school, MONTESSORI SCHOOL 31. The five-mile area around PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL's average proficiency of 74.8% compares with 64.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 536 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 551. The ratio was 25.1:1 in 2020-21 and 23.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL 310.5 mi · 351
- ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL - EARLY COLLEGE STUDIES0.6 mi · 1,096
- BRONXVILLE HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 535
- BRONXVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 361
- BRONXVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 688
- KAHLIL GIBRAN SCHOOL1.0 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL?
PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL enrolls approximately 536 students in grades PK-08.
Is PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL is approximately 23.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL are roughly 43% White, 40% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL in?
PATRICIA A DICHIARO SCHOOL is part of YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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