Is Yorktown High School a good school?

Yes! Yorktown High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 46 th of 1242 New York high schools.

How many students attend Yorktown High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,061 students attended Yorktown High School.

What is the racial makeup of Yorktown High School?

Students at Yorktown High School are 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Yorktown High School

Summary:

Yorktown High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Yorktown Heights, New York. With 1,104 students, the school is part of the Yorktown Central School District, which is ranked 77 out of 865 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Yorktown High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 11 and 74 over the past decade.

Yorktown High School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with over 90% proficiency rates in Algebra II, Geometry, English Language Arts, and U.S. History and Government, significantly higher than the state averages. The school also boasts a 4-year graduation rate between 84.3% and 96.2%, which is higher than the state average, and a low dropout rate ranging from 1.0% to 10.0%. Compared to nearby schools like Horace Greeley High School and Somers Senior High School, Yorktown High School outperforms them in several Regents/Common Core exams.

Another notable aspect of Yorktown High School is its ability to support the academic success of diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's consistent high performance and inclusive practices make it a standout institution in the region, serving as a model for other schools to emulate. While the school excels in many areas, there may be opportunities to further reduce chronic absenteeism and improve the performance of specific subgroups, such as multi-racial students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public 9-12

2727 Crompond Rd
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598-3199

(914) 243-8000

District: Yorktown Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
46^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,854

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 1,061

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.4%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Asian:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Yorktown High School ranks better than 96.3% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.06. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Yorktown High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.4%), Hispanic (16.9%), Asian (7.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 14.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Yorktown High School is 11.1. (See more...)

Compare Yorktown High School employs 95.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Yorktown High School is $20,854.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Yorktown High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Yorktown High School 46^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Yorktown High School in the ranking list.)

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Yorktown Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Yorktown Central School District 77^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Yorktown High School

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Rank History for all students at Yorktown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	68.69	208^th	935	77.8%
2006	72.47	144^th	986	85.4%
2007	73.73	105^th	1002	89.5%
2008	73.17	133^rd	1027	87.0%
2009	71.75	178^th	1086	83.6%
2010	76.12	90^th	1117	91.9%
2011	78.77	57^th	1165	95.1%
2012	79.75	72^nd	1198	94.0%
2013	81.26	64^th	1217	94.7%
2014	80.98	46^th	1237	96.3%
2015	81.22	54^th	1255	95.7%
2016	83.04	48^th	1255	96.2%
2017	85.21	44^th	1221	96.4%
2018	83.51	35^th	1210	97.1%
2019	81.10	74^th	1207	93.9%
2021	85.14	11^th	519	97.9%
2022	85.89	32^nd	1190	97.3%
2023	86.22	31^st	1228	97.5%
2024	84.06	46^th	1242	96.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Yorktown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.41	70^th	157	55.4%
2019	72.40	38^th	165	77.0%
2023	63.21	97^th	272	64.3%
2024	80.06	33^rd	306	89.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Yorktown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.86	33^rd	1095	97.0%
2019	82.32	125^th	1132	89.0%
2022	93.94	20^th	1038	98.1%
2023	88.30	62^nd	1130	94.5%
2024	89.56	55^th	1144	95.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Yorktown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.41	32^nd	1154	97.2%
2019	71.42	188^th	1179	84.1%
2022	86.46	25^th	1101	97.7%
2023	83.33	37^th	1155	96.8%
2024	72.27	188^th	1170	83.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Yorktown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.50	40^th	1176	96.6%
2019	80.61	81^st	1193	93.2%
2021	88.82	1^st	290	99.7%
2022	85.18	29^th	1155	97.5%
2023	86.37	31^st	1197	97.4%
2024	83.79	50^th	1219	95.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Yorktown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.90	37^th	1176	96.9%
2019	79.66	87^th	1190	92.7%
2021	76.95	41^st	354	88.4%
2022	85.45	29^th	1154	97.5%
2023	85.36	33^rd	1191	97.2%
2024	84.34	41^st	1211	96.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Yorktown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.61	15^th	426	96.5%
2019	77.09	44^th	447	90.2%
2022	79.71	25^th	386	93.5%
2023	81.55	14^th	424	96.7%
2024	76.69	56^th	426	86.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Yorktown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.74	35^th	679	94.8%
2019	68.07	164^th	686	76.1%
2022	86.84	35^th	593	94.1%
2023	90.69	15^th	671	97.8%
2024	85.31	50^th	690	92.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Yorktown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.41	55^th	791	93.0%
2019	77.43	119^th	815	85.4%
2022	89.85	24^th	760	96.8%
2023	88.52	31^st	851	96.4%
2024	83.41	69^th	865	92.0%

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Rank History for White students at Yorktown High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.40	30^th	765	96.1%
2019	75.99	66^th	793	91.7%
2021	80.83	6^th	133	95.5%
2022	80.16	38^th	738	94.9%
2023	80.91	31^st	776	96.0%
2024	77.80	51^st	781	93.5%

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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 Yorktown High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	910	10	13	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	961
1990	837	22	24	24	4	n/a	n/a	0	911
1991	843	23	43	22	10	n/a	n/a	0	941
1992	887	18	20	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	943
1993	904	20	36	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	980
1994	920	21	44	32	3	n/a	n/a	0	1020
1995	969	39	47	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	1086
1996	969	39	47	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	1086
1997	912	36	51	48	4	n/a	n/a	0	1051
1998	977	26	42	46	4	n/a	n/a	0	1095
1999	1023	35	16	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	1114
2000	1068	20	24	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	1144
2001	1117	20	31	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	1194
2002	1195	23	38	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	1273
2003	1195	23	38	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	1273
2004	1251	24	35	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	1342
2005	1269	28	36	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	1387
2006	1201	26	62	100	6	n/a	n/a	0	1395
2007	1201	28	74	94	5	n/a	n/a	0	1402
2008	1165	26	73	94	1	n/a	n/a	0	1359
2009	1161	34	94	94	1	n/a	n/a	1	1385
2010	1165	28	84	104	3	n/a	n/a	2	1386
2011	1089	20	74	130	1	0	17	0	1331
2012	1060	22	78	120	2	1	13	0	1296
2013	1042	15	80	128	3	1	15	0	1284
2014	1019	14	83	122	1	0	22	0	1261
2015	990	20	63	124	2	0	25	0	1224
2016	979	24	67	131	2	0	31	0	1234
2017	957	32	68	136	1	1	32	0	1227
2018	902	34	70	133	0	1	24	0	1164
2019	849	38	72	136	1	1	31	0	1128
2020	831	39	64	153	1	1	27	0	1116
2021	782	35	66	172	1	0	26	0	1082
2022	802	39	65	180	1	0	30	1	1118
2023	793	38	69	183	1	0	20	0	1104
2024	747	33	75	179	0	1	25	1	1061

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 Yorktown High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	961	71.7	13.4	n/a
1990	911	70.3	12.9	n/a
1991	941	68.7	13.6	n/a
1992	943	68.8	13.7	n/a
1993	980	66.4	14.8	n/a
1994	1020	65.2	15.6	0.5
1995	1086	63.9	17.0	1.1
1996	1086	63.9	17.0	1.1
1997	1051	66.7	15.8	1.8
1998	1095	73.8	14.8	0.9
1999	1114	75.4	14.8	1.2
2000	1144	82.2	13.9	1.1
2001	1194	85.2	14.0	0.7
2002	1273	91.1	14.0	0.9
2003	1273	91.1	14.0	0.9
2004	1342	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1387	97.7	14.2	0.8
2006	1395	99.0	14.1	1.6
2007	1402	103.9	13.5	1.1
2008	1359	106.1	12.8	0.9
2009	1385	101.2	13.7	0.9
2010	1386	97.3	14.2	1.7
2011	1331	91.4	14.5	2.3
2012	1296	92.1	14.0	2.2
2013	1284	88.2	14.5	2.4
2014	1261	88.8	14.2	2.1
2015	1224	89.0	13.7	4.9
2016	1234	89.0	13.8	7.3
2017	1227	86.1	14.2	9
2018	1164	84.8	13.7	12.2
2019	1128	87.6	12.8	11.5
2020	1116	96.0	11.6	11.8
2021	1082	91.5	11.8	12.2
2022	1118	92.5	12.0	13.2
2023	1104	95.0	11.6	13.9
2024	1061	95.3	11.1	14.5

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 Yorktown High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	961	71.7	13.4	n/a
1990	911	70.3	12.9	n/a
1991	941	68.7	13.6	n/a
1992	943	68.8	13.7	n/a
1993	980	66.4	14.8	n/a
1994	1020	65.2	15.6	0.5
1995	1086	63.9	17.0	1.1
1996	1086	63.9	17.0	1.1
1997	1051	66.7	15.8	1.8
1998	1095	73.8	14.8	0.9
1999	1114	75.4	14.8	1.2
2000	1144	82.2	13.9	1.1
2001	1194	85.2	14.0	0.7
2002	1273	91.1	14.0	0.9
2003	1273	91.1	14.0	0.9
2004	1342	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1387	97.7	14.2	0.8
2006	1395	99.0	14.1	1.6
2007	1402	103.9	13.5	1.1
2008	1359	106.1	12.8	0.9
2009	1385	101.2	13.7	0.9
2010	1386	97.3	14.2	1.7
2011	1331	91.4	14.5	2.3
2012	1296	92.1	14.0	2.2
2013	1284	88.2	14.5	2.4
2014	1261	88.8	14.2	2.1
2015	1224	89.0	13.7	4.9
2016	1234	89.0	13.8	7.3
2017	1227	86.1	14.2	9
2018	1164	84.8	13.7	12.2
2019	1128	87.6	12.8	11.5
2020	1116	96.0	11.6	11.8
2021	1082	91.5	11.8	12.2
2022	1118	92.5	12.0	13.2
2023	1104	95.0	11.6	13.9
2024	1061	95.3	11.1	14.5

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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