Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363192006281
THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY
15 ST MARY'S PL, YONKERS, NY 10701 · (914)376-8315 · Westchester County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
220 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 14% |
Student demographics
18%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.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
32.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
37.0%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,901 of 2,335 | #110 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,952 of 2,342 | #113 of 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #2,082 of 2,343 | #123 of 127 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #2,186 of 2,585 | #134 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,076 of 2,338 | #112 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #2,150 of 2,388 | #137 of 141 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
262
-118 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 20.0:1
% White
1%
was 4%
% Hispanic
90%
was 72%
% Black
6%
was 18%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 262 | 18.3 | 14.3:1 | 84% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 19.3 | 15.3:1 | 91% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 19 | 20.0:1 | 64% (243) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY.
About THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY
THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY is one of the public schools in YONKERS, New York. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. Federal data show 262 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2023-24. Elementary schools in New York average about 443 students, which makes this school 41% below average.
YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY and 41 other schools, with 24,376 students in total.
The share of students at THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY who are Hispanic is 90%. Other groups include 6% Black and 2% Asian. By comparison, Westchester County residents are about 27% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY reports a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher, from 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY, 84% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in Westchester County is 46 points.
THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.5%, compared with a predicted 44.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Westchester County, the median household earns about $118,976 a year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY, Westchester County has 255 public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY from the closest public school, CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 31% from 2017-18 to 2023-24. Meanwhile, the Hispanic share grew from 72% to 90% of enrollment. There were fewer students per teacher in 2023-24 (14.3:1) than in 2017-18 (20.0:1).
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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
- CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL0.3 mi · 574
- ELLA FITZGERALD ACADEMY0.4 mi · 470
- ENRICO FERMI SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS0.4 mi · 857
- EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS MICROSOCIETY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 590
- SCHOOL 230.6 mi · 498
- MLK JR HIGH TECH & COMPUTER MAGNET SCHOOL0.6 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMYHow many students attend THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY?
THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY serve?
THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY?
Student demographics at THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY are roughly 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY public or private?
THOMAS CORNELL ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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