Palisade Preparatory School
201 Palisade Ave
Yonkers NY, 10701, Westchester County
Phone: 914-376-8000
Ranking: 
(3,007 out of 3,424, bottom 12%)*
(3,007 out of 3,424, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Yonkers City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 40 | 39 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 13 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 603 | 576 | 527 | 396 | 300 | 148 | ||||||
| Grade 7: | 103 | 17.1% | 99 | 17.2% | 100 | 19.0% | 89 | 22.5% | 77 | 25.7% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 102 | 16.9% | 99 | 17.2% | 102 | 19.4% | 76 | 19.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 100 | 16.6% | 102 | 17.7% | 100 | 19.0% | 78 | 19.7% | 76 | 25.3% | 74 | 50.0% |
| Grade 10: | 107 | 17.7% | 111 | 19.3% | 78 | 14.8% | 78 | 19.7% | 73 | 24.3% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 106 | 17.6% | 79 | 13.7% | 76 | 14.4% | 75 | 18.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 85 | 14.1% | 86 | 14.9% | 71 | 13.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 311 | 51.6% | 292 | 50.7% | 258 | 49.0% | 192 | 48.5% | 149 | 49.7% | 65 | 43.9% |
| Female: | 292 | 48.4% | 284 | 49.3% | 269 | 51.0% | 204 | 51.5% | 143 | 47.7% | 75 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.8% | 17 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.3% | 6 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic: | 293 | 48.6% | 268 | 46.5% | 261 | 49.5% | 194 | 49.0% | 140 | 46.7% | 68 | 45.9% |
| Black: | 243 | 40.3% | 233 | 40.5% | 200 | 38.0% | 144 | 36.4% | 117 | 39.0% | 58 | 39.2% |
| White: | 54 | 9.0% | 55 | 9.5% | 51 | 9.7% | 47 | 11.9% | 35 | 11.7% | 15 | 10.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 489 | 81.1% | 465 | 80.7% | 422 | 80.1% | 312 | 78.8% | 232 | 77.3% | 114 | 77.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 6.1% | 37 | 6.4% | 36 | 6.8% | 33 | 8.3% | 28 | 9.3% | 16 | 10.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.15 | 14.85 | 16.57 | 16.77 | 14.07 | 11.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 43% | 54% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 43% | 61% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 33% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 31% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 10.2% | 18.2% | 31.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 36% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 40% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 39% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 3% | 9.2% | 27.7% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 26% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 34% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 14.8% | 33.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 27% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 35% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 1% | 8.1% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 50% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 56% | 70% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 17% | 26% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 3% | 34% | 64% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 23% | 45% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 31% | 67% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 13% | 62% | 78% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 20% | 54% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 26% | 42% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 18% | 48% | 73% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 83% | 59% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 81% | 76% | 82% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 27% | 51% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 52% | 55% | 75% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 59% | 49% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 27% | 54% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 57% | 59% | 71% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 34% | 47% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 56% | 55% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 37% | 48% | 72% |
| 2010 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 76% | 94% | 98% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 82% | 53% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 85% | 56% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 71% | 54% | 78% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 68% | 89% | 95% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 50% | 70% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 79% | 76% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Palisade Preparatory School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.