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How has ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
720
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363192000452
ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL
105 AVONDALE RD, YONKERS, NY 10710 · (914) 376-8159 · Westchester County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
544 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 | 33 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 37% smaller than its 8th grade class (94).
Student demographics
21%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
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
46.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 43.7% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL
ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL this school | 720 | 75.6% | 42.0% |
| JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT CHESTER | 725 | 70.8% | 34.5% |
| ENRICO FERMI SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS YONKERS | 857 | 77.5% | 32.4% |
| ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL ISLANDIA | 821 | 72.5% | 32.2% |
| SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW CITY | 659 | 82.9% | 12.3% |
| EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS MICROSOCIETY SCHOOL YONKERS | 590 | 79.5% | 42.1% |
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 ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,529 of 2,335 | #88 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #1,585 of 2,342 ▼ 38 | #99 of 127 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,685 of 2,343 ▼ 88 | #95 of 127 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #243 of 2,585 | #9 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #2,178 of 2,338 | #120 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #2,079 of 2,388 | #136 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #881 of 2,534 | #12 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #677 of 1,757 | #23 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
720
-64 (-8%) vs 2020
+27% since 2000-01, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 720 | 44.7 | 16.1:1 | 76% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 47.5 | 15.3:1 | 78% (565) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 47.4 | 15.1:1 | 86% (614) |
| 2020-21 | 784 | 44 | 17.8:1 | 85% (669) |
| 2017-18 | 886 | 49 | 18.1:1 | 75% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 866 | 48 | 18.0:1 | 89% (770) |
| 2010-11 | 834 | 44 | 18.9:1 | 86% (718) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 71% (403) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL.
About ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL
ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL is a large elementary school in YONKERS, New York, (ZIP code 10710). It serves 720 students in pre-K through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 24,376 students in 42 schools, including ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL.
The student body at ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL is 89% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 4% White, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Westchester County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 61 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL, 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.1:1. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 16.1:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 76% of enrollment. That is 38 points above the 38% average for public schools in Westchester County.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL 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.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL is -5.3 points: 42.0% actual, 47.2% predicted.
ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL is located in Westchester County, where the median household income is $118,976, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL, Westchester County has 254 other public schools.
The closest public school, PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15, is about 0.6 miles from ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL's enrollment declined from 784 in 2020-21 to 720 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 17.8 in 2020-21 to 16.1 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
- PAIDEIA SCHOOL 150.6 mi · 583
- SCHOOL 290.6 mi · 580
- KAHLIL GIBRAN SCHOOL0.8 mi · 539
- FAMILY SCHOOL 320.9 mi · 562
- CASIMIR PULASKI SCHOOL1.0 mi · 579
- EASTCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL?
ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 720 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL serve?
ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL.
How diverse is ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL?
ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL reports a student body of 4% White, 89% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL?
ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL is overseen by YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
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