PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL

PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL is a big elementary campus in YONKERS, New York, operated by YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 813 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL sits 84% above that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 22% White, 15% Black, 13% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL records 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 63.5%; this one delivers 86.7%, a residual of +23.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Westchester County reports that median household income runs about $118,976, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS MICROSOCIETY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL has edged down 8%, going from 881 students in 2018 to 813 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 20% to 13%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.