Yonkers City School District
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Location Map YONKERS, NY 10701 Westchester County
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District Poverty Rate 20.0% (data source)
Non-White Students 86.1% (data source)
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Last Updated December 2, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (39)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Casimir Pulaski School
Cesar E Chavez School
Cross Hill Academy
Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School
Gorton High School
Kahlil Gibran School
Lincoln High School
Mlk Jr High Tech & Computer Magnet School
Montessori School 27
Montessori School 31
Museum School 25
Paideia School 15
Paideia School 24
Palisade Preparatory School
Patricia A Dichiaro School
Pearls Hawthorne School
Riverside High School
Robert C Dodson School
Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies
Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School
Saunders Trades & Technical High School
Scholastic Academy For Academic Excellence
School 13
School 16
School 17
School 21
School 22
School 23
School 29
School 30
School 5
School 9
Thomas Cornell Academy
William Boyce Thompson School
Yonkers Early Childhood Academy
Yonkers High School
Yonkers Middle School
Yonkers Montessori Academy
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
New York State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
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