SCHOOL 21

SCHOOL 21 is an elementary campus of compact scale in YONKERS, New York, run under YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 328 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so SCHOOL 21 sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.

YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 24,376 students. SCHOOL 21 is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SCHOOL 21 shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 18% White, 10% Black, 8% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 66% of students at SCHOOL 21 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, SCHOOL 21 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.7%; this one delivers 39.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Westchester County put the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which SCHOOL 21 is one.

LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SCHOOL 21 at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.8%.

SCHOOL 21 operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 29%: 460 students in 2018 compared to 328 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 53% to 61% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.