Gorton High School
Magnet · Grades 9–12 · 1,068 students
Barack Obama School for Social Justice
201 Palisade Ave, Yonkers, NY 10703
Grades
7–12
High
Students
701
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Yonkers City School District
Westchester County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,093 New York high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New York high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Barack Obama School for Social Justice
Barack Obama School for Social Justice is a magnet high school in Yonkers, New York, serving grades 7–12. It is part of Yonkers City School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Westchester County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 701 students were enrolled, with about 15.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New York high school (10.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 1,093 New York high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 7–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 701 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.7 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 4
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Yonkers City School District
- County
- Westchester County
- NCES school ID
- 363192006001
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.