Is Gorton High School a good school?

Gorton High School ranks 886 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Gorton High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,080 students attended Gorton High School.

What is the racial makeup of Gorton High School?

Students at Gorton High School are 65% Hispanic, 22% African American, 7% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Gorton High School

Summary:

Gorton High School is a public magnet high school located in Yonkers, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,055 students. The school is part of the Yonkers City School District, which is ranked 645 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gorton High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a statewide ranking between 881 and 1,140 over the past 10 years. Its performance on Regents/Common Core exams is significantly below the Yonkers City School District and New York state averages across various subjects, including Algebra I, Geometry, Earth Science, and Living Environment. The school has a 4-year graduation rate ranging from 84.3% to 87.9% in recent years, which is slightly below the district average, and a high dropout rate ranging from 1.2% to 10.0%. Gorton High School also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.1% to 79.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school serves a student population with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 85.5% to 89.6% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Gorton High School's performance is generally lower than other high schools in the Yonkers City School District, such as Yonkers High School, Lincoln High School, and Saunders Trades & Technical High School, which tend to have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. While the school performs relatively well for African American and Hispanic students compared to other New York high schools, it struggles significantly for Asian and White students, who rank in the bottom 20% and bottom 5% of New York high schools, respectively. However, Gorton High School performs better than the district and state averages for English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the top 50% of New York high schools for these subgroups.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

100 Shonnard Pl
Yonkers, NY 10703-2242

(914) 376-8350

District: Yonkers City School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,147

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 1,080

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.0%

African American:

21.9%

White:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gorton High School ranks worse than 71.3% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 7 ranked high schools in the Yonkers City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.15. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Gorton 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: Hispanic (65%), African American (21.9%), White (7.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gorton High School is 15.7, which is the 3^rd best among 7 high schools in the Yonkers City School District. (See more...)

Compare Gorton High School employs 68.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gorton High School is $18,147. 4 high schools in the Yonkers City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gorton High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gorton High School 886^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Gorton High School 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 Gorton High School

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Rank History for all students at Gorton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	12.17	835^th	935	10.7%
2006	10.25	896^th	986	9.1%
2007	7.52	953^rd	1002	4.9%
2008	12.89	920^th	1027	10.4%
2009	11.08	1008^th	1086	7.2%
2010	10.97	1034^th	1117	7.4%
2011	8.73	1107^th	1165	5.0%
2012	6.84	1118^th	1198	6.7%
2013	14.08	1007^th	1217	17.3%
2014	16.46	1013^th	1237	18.1%
2015	15.02	1085^th	1255	13.5%
2016	15.57	1140^th	1255	9.2%
2017	22.18	907^th	1221	25.7%
2018	19.03	955^th	1210	21.1%
2019	15.93	1003^rd	1207	16.9%
2022	22.79	881^st	1190	26.0%
2023	22.18	923^rd	1228	24.8%
2024	27.15	886^th	1242	28.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Gorton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	4.54	301^st	306	1.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gorton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.13	321^st	546	41.2%
2019	41.20	318^th	565	43.7%
2022	41.87	261^st	481	45.7%
2023	52.16	224^th	583	61.6%
2024	57.41	200^th	637	68.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gorton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.51	911^th	1095	16.8%
2019	23.92	906^th	1132	20.0%
2022	38.97	589^th	1038	43.3%
2023	27.78	847^th	1130	25.0%
2024	34.19	749^th	1144	34.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.51	913^th	1154	20.9%
2019	18.32	974^th	1179	17.4%
2022	25.03	830^th	1101	24.6%
2023	24.87	868^th	1155	24.8%
2024	30.19	825^th	1170	29.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Gorton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.76	334^th	498	32.9%
2023	29.95	407^th	531	23.4%
2024	36.24	364^th	564	35.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Gorton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.50	947^th	1176	19.5%
2019	17.36	990^th	1193	17.0%
2022	18.59	923^rd	1155	20.1%
2023	23.53	905^th	1197	24.4%
2024	27.25	895^th	1219	26.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Gorton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.53	959^th	1176	18.5%
2019	14.32	1010^th	1190	15.1%
2022	25.93	832^nd	1154	27.9%
2023	20.79	928^th	1191	22.1%
2024	28.01	864^th	1211	28.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Gorton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.73	325^th	424	23.3%
2024	20.53	364^th	426	14.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Gorton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.68	559^th	679	17.7%
2019	32.20	477^th	686	30.5%
2022	33.14	391^st	593	34.1%
2023	35.38	422^nd	671	37.1%
2024	32.18	473^rd	690	31.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gorton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.38	558^th	791	29.5%
2019	24.90	618^th	815	24.2%
2022	30.30	515^th	760	32.2%
2023	30.47	565^th	851	33.6%
2024	37.16	518^th	865	40.1%

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Rank History for White students at Gorton High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.19	731^st	765	4.4%
2019	2.59	778^th	793	1.9%
2022	7.09	707^th	738	4.2%
2023	9.37	725^th	776	6.6%
2024	9.74	734^th	781	6.0%

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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 Gorton High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	342	294	45	153	2	n/a	n/a	836
1990	468	414	59	267	1	n/a	n/a	1209
1991	491	412	61	243	1	n/a	n/a	1208
1992	483	469	76	302	1	n/a	n/a	1331
1993	427	465	85	317	1	n/a	n/a	1295
1994	400	521	85	366	0	n/a	n/a	1372
1995	377	483	109	405	0	n/a	n/a	1374
1996	377	483	109	405	0	n/a	n/a	1374
1997	397	462	95	451	1	n/a	n/a	1406
1998	391	452	105	452	0	n/a	n/a	1400
1999	366	451	97	464	0	n/a	n/a	1378
2000	331	490	115	563	2	n/a	n/a	1501
2001	343	495	121	633	3	n/a	n/a	1595
2002	274	454	112	663	3	n/a	n/a	1506
2003	274	454	112	663	3	n/a	n/a	1506
2004	240	490	110	656	3	n/a	n/a	1499
2005	190	497	101	638	2	n/a	n/a	1428
2006	189	484	106	695	2	n/a	n/a	1476
2007	182	547	108	740	2	n/a	n/a	1579
2008	173	496	90	739	2	n/a	n/a	1500
2009	139	518	105	705	4	n/a	n/a	1471
2010	121	466	76	626	4	n/a	n/a	1293
2011	113	435	69	594	5	0	3	1219
2012	86	427	60	579	0	0	3	1155
2013	63	394	49	583	0	1	4	1094
2014	55	335	53	538	0	0	3	984
2015	63	314	51	540	0	0	5	973
2016	55	302	47	541	0	0	7	952
2017	68	310	47	600	0	0	5	1030
2018	61	291	48	598	1	0	9	1008
2019	68	292	31	659	3	0	7	1060
2020	67	276	33	639	1	0	8	1024
2021	81	239	27	636	3	0	12	998
2022	79	237	29	675	3	0	13	1036
2023	74	231	28	700	4	0	18	1055
2024	80	236	32	702	3	1	26	1080

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 Gorton High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	836	71.9	11.6	n/a
1990	1209	94.9	12.7	n/a
1991	1208	94.9	12.7	n/a
1992	1331	93.9	14.1	n/a
1993	1295	90.0	14.4	n/a
1994	1372	92.0	14.9	9.6
1995	1374	94.0	14.6	34.7
1996	1374	94.0	14.6	34.7
1997	1406	90.0	15.6	59.1
1998	1400	92.0	15.2	53.9
1999	1378	94.0	14.7	65.7
2000	1501	100.1	15.0	74.1
2001	1595	101.9	15.7	72.7
2002	1506	102.5	14.7	78.4
2003	1506	102.5	14.7	78.4
2004	1499	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1428	101.0	14.1	82.2
2006	1476	104.0	14.2	86.2
2007	1579	104.2	15.2	87.7
2008	1500	110.2	13.6	89.3
2009	1471	107.2	13.7	89
2010	1293	95.0	13.6	91.2
2011	1219	78.8	15.4	90.7
2012	1155	75.0	15.4	90.2
2013	1094	71.0	15.4	91
2014	984	68.0	14.4	92.2
2015	973	65.0	14.9	92.3
2016	952	68.0	14.0	92
2017	1030	63.8	16.1	85.6
2018	1008	67.0	15.0	85.6
2019	1060	63.0	16.8	63.4
2020	1024	67.0	15.2	87.7
2021	998	68.7	14.5	89.6
2022	1036	70.0	14.7	87.9
2023	1055	72.3	14.5	85.5
2024	1080	68.7	15.7	78.7

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 Gorton High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	836	71.9	11.6	n/a
1990	1209	94.9	12.7	n/a
1991	1208	94.9	12.7	n/a
1992	1331	93.9	14.1	n/a
1993	1295	90.0	14.4	n/a
1994	1372	92.0	14.9	9.6
1995	1374	94.0	14.6	34.7
1996	1374	94.0	14.6	34.7
1997	1406	90.0	15.6	59.1
1998	1400	92.0	15.2	53.9
1999	1378	94.0	14.7	65.7
2000	1501	100.1	15.0	74.1
2001	1595	101.9	15.7	72.7
2002	1506	102.5	14.7	78.4
2003	1506	102.5	14.7	78.4
2004	1499	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1428	101.0	14.1	82.2
2006	1476	104.0	14.2	86.2
2007	1579	104.2	15.2	87.7
2008	1500	110.2	13.6	89.3
2009	1471	107.2	13.7	89
2010	1293	95.0	13.6	91.2
2011	1219	78.8	15.4	90.7
2012	1155	75.0	15.4	90.2
2013	1094	71.0	15.4	91
2014	984	68.0	14.4	92.2
2015	973	65.0	14.9	92.3
2016	952	68.0	14.0	92
2017	1030	63.8	16.1	85.6
2018	1008	67.0	15.0	85.6
2019	1060	63.0	16.8	63.4
2020	1024	67.0	15.2	87.7
2021	998	68.7	14.5	89.6
2022	1036	70.0	14.7	87.9
2023	1055	72.3	14.5	85.5
2024	1080	68.7	15.7	78.7

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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