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Enrollment
582
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363192004260
SCHOOL 16
759 N BROADWAY, YONKERS, NY 10701 · (914) 376-8340 · Westchester County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- 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
17.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
395 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 | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
53%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% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
41.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.1pp 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 42 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 SCHOOL 16
SCHOOL 16's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL 16 this school | 582 | 67.9% | 44.0% |
| SCHOOL 29 YONKERS | 580 | 66.9% | 44.2% |
| LEO F GIBLYN SCHOOL FREEPORT | 519 | 66.5% | 61.9% |
| SCHOOL 5 YONKERS | 572 | 71.5% | 34.2% |
| NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMITYVILLE | 525 | 71.0% | N/A |
| FAMILY SCHOOL 32 YONKERS | 562 | 67.1% | 35.7% |
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 SCHOOL 16 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,436 of 2,335 | #83 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,786 of 2,342 ▼ 231 | #106 of 127 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,686 of 2,343 ▼ 467 | #96 of 127 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #530 of 2,585 | #29 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #2,246 of 2,338 | #126 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #1,095 of 2,388 | #72 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #1,012 of 2,534 | #22 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #787 of 1,757 | #28 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
582
-70 (-11%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 582 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 68% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 30.8 | 17.6:1 | 75% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 83% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 33 | 19.8:1 | 80% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 35 | 19.9:1 | 65% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 29 | 24.8:1 | 81% (579) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 71% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 65% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 19 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCHOOL 16.
About SCHOOL 16
SCHOOL 16 is a mid-sized elementary school in YONKERS, New York, under YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 582 students. It has 31% more students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
SCHOOL 16 is a school in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 42 schools and 24,376 students.
About 65% of the student body at SCHOOL 16 is Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 8% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Westchester County residents are about 27% Hispanic. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at SCHOOL 16 are from different groups.
The school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.6 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Of all students at SCHOOL 16, 68% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Westchester County, the average is 38%.
SCHOOL 16 earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of New York public elementary schools.
The model predicts 50.0% for a school in New York with SCHOOL 16's free or reduced-price lunch share. SCHOOL 16 posts 44.0%.
The school is in Westchester County, where median household income comes to about $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westchester County's 255 public schools enroll about 140,968 students and include SCHOOL 16.
Measured in a straight line, MUSEUM SCHOOL 25 is about 0.5 miles from SCHOOL 16. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, SCHOOL 16 ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 11%. The ratio was 19.8:1 in 2020-21 and 17.6:1 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
Other School 16 schools
One other US public school is named School 16. SCHOOL 16 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- School 16PATERSON, NJ · 813 students
Nearby schools
- MUSEUM SCHOOL 250.5 mi · 219
- CROSS HILL ACADEMY0.5 mi · 328
- YONKERS EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY0.5 mi · 297
- RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 934
- GREENBURGH ACADEMY0.7 mi · 136
- GORTON HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,068
Frequently asked questions
About SCHOOL 16How large is SCHOOL 16?
SCHOOL 16 enrolls approximately 582 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does SCHOOL 16 serve?
SCHOOL 16 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SCHOOL 16?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at SCHOOL 16.
How diverse is SCHOOL 16?
SCHOOL 16 reports a student body of 8% White, 65% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SCHOOL 16?
SCHOOL 16 is overseen by YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.