SCHOOL 30

As a mid-sized primary school in YONKERS, New York, SCHOOL 30 serves 566 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so SCHOOL 30 sits 28% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 42 schools in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (24,376 students total), SCHOOL 30 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SCHOOL 30 lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 35% White, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SCHOOL 30 has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SCHOOL 30 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.7%; this one delivers 59.8%.

In the area at large, Westchester County reports that median household income runs about $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), SCHOOL 30 is one campus in the mix.

MOUNT VERNON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SCHOOL 30 at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. SCHOOL 30's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 581 (now 566). White enrollment moved from 40% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.

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