Is Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts a good school?

Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts ranks in the bottom 11.7% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts?

In the 2023-24 school year, 844 students attended Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts?

Students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts are 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White, 1% Asian.

Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

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Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts is an elementary public magnet school serving grades PK-8 in Yonkers, New York, with 846 students. The school is part of the Yonkers City School District, which is ranked 645 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Enrico Fermi School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the Yonkers district and New York state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in math. The school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 91.13% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. In comparison, nearby magnet schools like Pearls Hawthorne School and Montessori School 27 significantly outperform Enrico Fermi School on academic measures.

Enrico Fermi School's performance has been inconsistent over the years, with some fluctuations in its state ranking and proficiency rates. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and English Language Learners at the school may be contributing to its academic challenges, and the school's focus on the performing arts may not be translating into improved academic outcomes for students. To improve student outcomes, the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions and support systems, as well as explore best practices from the higher-performing nearby magnet schools.

Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-8

27 Poplar St
Yonkers, NY 10701-4399

(914) 376-8460

District: Yonkers City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2159^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,588

Student/teacher ratio: 17.0

Number of students: 844

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.7%

African American:

4.4%

White:

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts ranks worse than 88.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 24^th among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Yonkers City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.69. (See more...)

Compare Details Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts ranks worse than 86.8% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.97. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts has the largest elementary school student body size in the Yonkers City School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.7%), African American (4.4%), White (1.2%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts is 17, which is the 14^th best among 29 elementary schools in the Yonkers City School District. (See more...)

Compare Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts employs 49.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts is $15,588. 26 elementary schools in the Yonkers City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts 2159^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts 1306^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts in the ranking list.)

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Yonkers City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Yonkers City School District 645^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	28.83	1745^th	2206	20.9%
2007	10.33	2055^th	2219	7.4%
2008	13.18	2034^th	2227	8.7%
2009	22.47	1939^th	2257	14.1%
2010	16.57	2003^rd	2263	11.5%
2011	5.60	2221^st	2286	2.8%
2012	10.16	2153^rd	2320	7.2%
2013	12.76	2162^nd	2325	7.0%
2014	15.66	2073^rd	2345	11.6%
2015	22.82	1869^th	2352	20.5%
2016	14.06	2143^rd	2366	9.4%
2017	20.83	1986^th	2386	16.8%
2018	12.40	2211^th	2395	7.7%
2019	16.13	2120^th	2413	12.1%
2021	8.11	2089^th	2201	5.1%
2022	21.35	2009^th	2434	17.5%
2023	17.92	2097^th	2439	14.0%
2024	16.69	2159^th	2445	11.7%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.55	784^th	938	16.4%
2019	29.33	697^th	860	19.0%
2021	15.92	435^th	454	4.2%
2022	28.31	830^th	1027	19.2%
2023	36.20	635^th	1001	36.6%
2024	33.73	757^th	1066	29.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.65	1776^th	1941	8.5%
2019	17.95	1800^th	1859	3.2%
2021	14.83	1018^th	1044	2.5%
2022	42.82	1003^rd	2031	50.6%
2023	29.85	1462^nd	2016	27.5%
2024	18.64	2013^th	2110	4.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.31	1906^th	2045	6.8%
2019	26.56	1574^th	2032	22.5%
2021	16.62	1556^th	1678	7.3%
2022	34.21	1417^th	2099	32.5%
2023	26.32	1606^th	2041	21.3%
2024	27.15	1600^th	2078	23.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.24	2079^th	2338	11.1%
2019	16.31	2095^th	2357	11.1%
2021	7.83	1883^rd	1955	3.7%
2022	20.37	2029^th	2401	15.5%
2023	18.77	2084^th	2403	13.3%
2024	19.25	2091^st	2413	13.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.70	2205^th	2340	5.8%
2019	18.55	2025^th	2358	14.1%
2021	8.93	1868^th	1961	4.7%
2022	24.88	1909^th	2400	20.5%
2023	19.84	2035^th	2400	15.2%
2024	17.16	2143^rd	2411	11.1%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	51.78	390^th	948	58.9%
2019	52.15	350^th	891	60.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.49	1188^th	1392	14.7%
2019	24.59	1073^rd	1315	18.4%
2021	13.05	783^rd	818	4.3%
2022	31.48	1098^th	1503	26.9%
2023	27.57	1115^th	1429	22.0%
2024	32.26	1069^th	1531	30.2%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	11.24	975^th	1095	11.0%
2007	9.45	1017^th	1123	9.4%
2008	18.40	990^th	1185	16.5%
2009	13.74	1079^th	1224	11.8%
2010	10.08	1118^th	1243	10.1%
2011	9.13	1201^st	1295	7.3%
2012	8.93	1233^rd	1337	7.8%
2013	12.87	1254^th	1373	8.7%
2014	15.74	1238^th	1401	11.6%
2015	19.13	1170^th	1407	16.8%
2016	12.53	1336^th	1429	6.5%
2017	13.95	1337^th	1455	8.1%
2018	12.72	1343^rd	1438	6.6%
2019	17.08	1267^th	1439	12.0%
2021	20.38	1067^th	1242	14.1%
2022	24.56	1185^th	1479	19.9%
2023	17.97	1331^st	1500	11.3%
2024	19.97	1306^th	1504	13.2%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.70	365^th	503	27.4%
2019	29.36	391^st	473	17.3%
2021	24.38	87^th	118	26.3%
2022	38.84	333^rd	581	42.7%
2023	35.29	390^th	591	34.0%
2024	40.01	340^th	615	44.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.23	1149^th	1170	1.8%
2019	28.29	926^th	1139	18.7%
2022	39.46	721^st	1283	43.8%
2023	26.50	1068^th	1307	18.3%
2024	14.15	1302^nd	1303	0.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.50	1172^nd	1245	5.9%
2021	20.39	834^th	935	10.8%
2022	36.50	820^th	1306	37.2%
2023	24.07	1089^th	1288	15.5%
2024	28.84	988^th	1296	23.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.39	1267^th	1353	6.4%
2019	19.97	1178^th	1370	14.0%
2021	21.50	918^th	1066	13.9%
2022	21.34	1229^th	1454	15.5%
2023	16.18	1326^th	1463	9.4%
2024	20.26	1275^th	1465	13.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.55	1277^th	1352	5.5%
2019	14.95	1260^th	1366	7.8%
2021	18.39	955^th	1071	10.8%
2022	28.43	1097^th	1455	24.6%
2023	21.47	1248^th	1464	14.8%
2024	21.66	1247^th	1464	14.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	67.69	158^th	706	77.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.77	724^th	810	10.6%
2019	23.20	689^th	826	16.6%
2021	28.55	338^th	449	24.7%
2022	32.90	639^th	914	30.1%
2023	24.34	794^th	943	15.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	239	135	1	318	0	n/a	n/a	0	693
1990	202	118	4	377	1	n/a	n/a	0	702
1991	178	111	13	399	0	n/a	n/a	44	745
1992	210	112	22	488	3	n/a	n/a	0	835
1993	206	106	24	508	2	n/a	n/a	0	846
1994	191	114	22	545	2	n/a	n/a	0	874
1995	165	138	31	612	2	n/a	n/a	0	948
1996	165	138	31	612	2	n/a	n/a	0	948
1997	152	145	30	653	2	n/a	n/a	0	982
1998	158	139	29	677	2	n/a	n/a	0	1005
1999	123	128	18	628	0	n/a	n/a	0	897
2000	118	116	20	565	2	n/a	n/a	21	842
2001	97	107	27	589	4	n/a	n/a	0	824
2002	41	105	24	489	4	n/a	n/a	0	663
2003	41	105	24	489	4	n/a	n/a	0	663
2004	48	128	26	586	4	n/a	n/a	0	792
2005	34	145	26	683	2	n/a	n/a	0	890
2006	28	157	29	737	2	n/a	n/a	0	953
2007	28	137	27	760	3	n/a	n/a	0	955
2008	25	135	21	730	1	n/a	n/a	0	912
2009	26	135	13	786	1	n/a	n/a	0	961
2010	18	150	24	800	1	n/a	n/a	0	993
2011	17	131	25	833	1	0	0	0	1007
2012	26	115	17	771	6	0	0	0	935
2013	18	93	19	739	4	0	0	0	873
2014	21	101	14	792	3	0	0	0	931
2015	25	104	12	801	2	0	0	0	944
2016	25	77	14	833	2	0	0	0	951
2017	27	75	14	847	2	0	6	0	971
2018	31	74	13	871	3	0	3	0	995
2019	34	75	13	881	10	0	3	0	1016
2020	10	69	12	877	12	0	4	0	984
2021	12	61	13	833	9	0	3	0	931
2022	14	48	10	789	8	0	4	0	873
2023	8	51	10	766	8	0	3	0	846
2024	10	37	9	774	8	0	6	0	844

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	693	44.9	15.4	n/a
1990	702	45.9	15.2	n/a
1991	745	47.9	15.5	n/a
1992	835	51.9	16.0	n/a
1993	846	52.0	16.3	n/a
1994	874	53.0	16.5	73.6
1995	948	51.8	18.3	78.2
1996	948	51.8	18.3	78.2
1997	982	53.0	18.5	84.2
1998	1005	54.1	18.6	83.8
1999	897	57.0	15.7	74.9
2000	842	57.0	14.8	77.5
2001	824	59.0	14.0	82.3
2002	663	48.0	13.8	78.7
2003	663	48.0	13.8	78.7
2004	792	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	890	53.2	16.7	85.6
2006	953	55.0	17.3	86.4
2007	955	59.0	16.2	83.1
2008	912	62.0	14.7	86.7
2009	961	57.0	16.9	91.1
2010	993	54.9	18.0	87.9
2011	1007	47.4	21.2	73.8
2012	935	48.0	19.4	87.8
2013	873	48.0	18.1	91.9
2014	931	50.0	18.6	83.2
2015	944	49.0	19.2	91.5
2016	951	49.0	19.4	92.5
2017	971	48.9	19.8	90.9
2018	995	49.9	19.9	73.4
2019	1016	47.9	21.1	72.8
2020	984	55.0	17.8	80.4
2021	931	51.0	18.2	89.9
2022	873	48.4	18.0	89.9
2023	846	49.4	17.0	91.1
2024	844	49.4	17.0	79.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	693	44.9	15.4	n/a
1990	702	45.9	15.2	n/a
1991	745	47.9	15.5	n/a
1992	835	51.9	16.0	n/a
1993	846	52.0	16.3	n/a
1994	874	53.0	16.5	73.6
1995	948	51.8	18.3	78.2
1996	948	51.8	18.3	78.2
1997	982	53.0	18.5	84.2
1998	1005	54.1	18.6	83.8
1999	897	57.0	15.7	74.9
2000	842	57.0	14.8	77.5
2001	824	59.0	14.0	82.3
2002	663	48.0	13.8	78.7
2003	663	48.0	13.8	78.7
2004	792	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	890	53.2	16.7	85.6
2006	953	55.0	17.3	86.4
2007	955	59.0	16.2	83.1
2008	912	62.0	14.7	86.7
2009	961	57.0	16.9	91.1
2010	993	54.9	18.0	87.9
2011	1007	47.4	21.2	73.8
2012	935	48.0	19.4	87.8
2013	873	48.0	18.1	91.9
2014	931	50.0	18.6	83.2
2015	944	49.0	19.2	91.5
2016	951	49.0	19.4	92.5
2017	971	48.9	19.8	90.9
2018	995	49.9	19.9	73.4
2019	1016	47.9	21.1	72.8
2020	984	55.0	17.8	80.4
2021	931	51.0	18.2	89.9
2022	873	48.4	18.0	89.9
2023	846	49.4	17.0	91.1
2024	844	49.4	17.0	79.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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