SCHOOL 9

SCHOOL 9 is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in YONKERS, New York, overseen by YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 278 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so SCHOOL 9 sits 37% leaner than that benchmark.

YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 24,376 students. SCHOOL 9 is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, SCHOOL 9 records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder breaks down as 27% Black, 4% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, On paper, SCHOOL 9 has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SCHOOL 9 higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at SCHOOL 9 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SCHOOL 9 is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 47.9%; SCHOOL 9 posts 24.2%, -23.7 points below that line.

In the area at large, census data for Westchester County shows median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. SCHOOL 9 is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: BARACK OBAMA SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SCHOOL 9. On composite proficiency, SCHOOL 9 comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at SCHOOL 9 has ticked down 23%, going from 359 students in 2018 to 278 in 2024. Hispanic enrollment moved from 58% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2024.

On allk12, members of the SCHOOL 9 community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.