YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL operates as a high-enrollment high school in YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, New York, part of YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 1,105 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 65% above typical.

YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,455 students; YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder comes out to 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 16% of students at YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 69.2%; actual is 92.3%, +23.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Westchester County put 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%. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 72.7%.

YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,164 (now 1,105). White enrollment moved from 77% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.