Yorktown High School

2727 Crompond Rd, Yorktown Heights NY, 10598 | Yorktown Central School District | 914-243-8000
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1164
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 99% 75% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
70%Yorktown Heights
56%New York

Yorktown High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Yorktown Central School District" in Yorktown Heights, NY. There are a total of 1,164 students and 85 teachers at Yorktown High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Yorktown High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 98.5%, which is 75% higher than the New York average.

Yorktown High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1164
Teachers85
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Yorktown High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All98%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School>= 95%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All99%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School>= 95%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Yorktown High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 80.8% 80.3% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 1.0% 1.8% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 6.5% 6.1% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.6% 9.6% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.7% 1.9% 2.0% 3.1%

Yorktown Heights demographics profile

StatisticYorktown HeightsNew YorkNational
Population1,56719,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,70641391
Median age45.338.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)54%52%55%
Speak English61%70%79%
Speak Spanish18%15%13%

Education level achieved in Yorktown Heights

IndexYorktown HeightsNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade95.4%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school95.4%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college80.4%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree70.6%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors60.1%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters19.5%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.8%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Yorktown High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.