Education

Yonkers Public Schools

The Yonkers public school district is comprised of 40 schools: 29 elementary schools, five middle schools, five high schools and the Hudson River Academy which offers Alternative Programs for middle and high school students. Additionally, the district's Center for Continuing Education offers adult and youth programs for high school diplomas and job training.

Yonkers Public Schools provides educational services through an innovative magnet school program -- the most comprehensive in the region and one of only a few full-magnet school districts in the United States. The district's 26,201 students may select from magnet programs including Computer Science, the Law and Public Service, Performing Arts, Television Production, Bio Environmental Technology and many more. Several Yonkers schools and programs have been the focus of national and international acclaim. Educators have visited as observers from across the United States, and from Europe and Asia, seeking to emulate the district's programs.

The Yonkers Public Schools is a leader in providing high quality early childhood education, which studies have linked to later academic success. Currently, the district offers full-day pre-kindergarten and full-day kindergarten at every elementary school in the district. The district's elementary schools offer a variety of magnet programs such as Montessori education programs, a Family School, the PEARLS program for gifted and talented students, and the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program.

Over the past years, individual Yonkers public schools have been named "United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon School" and "New York State Elementary School of Excellence."

For school locations, curricula, applications and other detailed information, call (914) 376-8000 or access the Yonkers Public Schools website.

Private Schools

Yonkers offers the choice of a number of private schools, including:

Roman Catholic Schools

Annunciation School, 465 Westchester Ave., (914) 337-8760

Christ The King School, 740 N. Broadway, 476-1711

Our Lady of Fatima School, 963 Scarsdale Ave., 723-0460

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel/St. Anthony School, 85 Linden St., 476-8888

Sacred Heart Grade School, 108 Shonnard Place, 963-5318

Sacred Heart High School, 34 Convent Ave., 965-3411

St. Ann's School, 40 Brewster Ave., 965-4333

St. Anthony's School, 1395 Nepperhan Ave., 476-8489

St. Bartholomew's School, 278 Saw Mill River Rd., 476-7949

St. Casimir's School, 239 Nepperhan Ave., 965-2730

St. Denis School, 73 Lawrence St., 963-3438

St. Eugene's School, 707 Tuckahoe Rd., 779-2956

St. John the Baptist School, 670 Yonkers Ave., 965-2356

St. Mary's School, 15 St. Mary's St., 965-7048

St. Paul the Apostle School, 77 Lee Ave., 965-2165

St. Peter's School, 204 Hawthorne St., 963-2314

Lutheran Schools

St. Mark's Lutheran School, Kimball Ave. & St. Mark's Pl., 237-4944

Baptist Schools

Hudson View Christian Academy, 170 Hudson Terrace, 968-7047

Jewish Schools

Stein Yeshiva of Lincoln Park, 311 Central Park Ave., 965-7082

Other Private Schools

Yonkers Christian Academy, 229 N. Broadway, 963-0507

Special Education

Ferncliff Manor, 1154 Saw Mill River Rd., 968-4854

Fred S. Keller School, 1373 Nepperhan Ave., 965-1152

The Orchard School, Andrus Julia Dyckman Home, 1156 N. Broadway, 965-3700

Westchester School For Special Children, 45 Park Ave., 376-4300

Colleges & Universities

Cochran's School of Nursing, 967 N. Broadway, 964-4296

College of Mount St. Vincent, 6301 Riverdale Ave. (Bronx.), (718) 405-3200

Educational Opportunity Center of Westchester, 26 South Broadway, 966-6810

Mercy College Satellite Programs, at Hawthorne School, 348 Hawthorne Ave. and at YCAP, 164 Ashburton Ave. 693-4500 x 292

Sarah Lawrence College, 1 Meadway, 337-0700

Westchester Community College - Three locations in Yonkers
Cross County Office Building. 6 Xavier Drive, 5th floor, 606-7100
Roosevelt High School, 631 Tuckahoe Road, 606-6832
26 South Broadway, 606-6839

Other Institutions of Higher Learning

Archdiocesan Catechetical Institute, 201 Seminary Ave., 476-1172

St. Joseph's Seminary, Seminary Ave., 968-6200

St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, 575 Scarsdale Rd., 961-8313

Trade & Specialty Schools

Belle School of Music, 1537 Central Park Ave., 961-5511

Empire School of Real Estate, 6 Xavier Drive, 965-1038

Pace Business School, 45 Park Ave., 963-7945

Universal Learning Institute, 10 Palisade Ave., 963-3649

Yonkers Beauty Culture School, 28 N. Broadway, 968-7500

Kindergartens, Nurseries & Day Care

Bright Horizon Children's Center, 7 Odell Plaza, 376-3241

Bryn Mawr Children's Learning Center., 20 Buckingham Rd., 423-5566

Children's Playhouse of Yonkers, 286 Mile Square Rd., 965-9491

Children's Playhouse of Park Hill, 378 Park Hill Ave., 965-9491

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Nursery, 65 Crisfield St., 779-5099

Church of Our Savior, Park Hill Ave. & S. Waverly, 969-172

Greyston Family Inn Day Care Center, 68 Warburton Ave., 376-7200

Queens Daughters Day Nursery, 73 Buena Vista Ave., 969-4491

St. Paul's Nursery School, 636 Palisade Ave., 969-8855

St. Peter's Presbyterian Day Care, 204 Hawthorne Ave., 476-2152

Small World North, 600 N. Broadway, 423-2694

Whitney Young Head Start Center., 356 Nepperhan Ave., 965-7386

Yonkers Day Care Center, 150 Woodworth Ave., 969-7711