Yonkers Middle High School

In 1998, Yonkers High School and Yonkers Middle School merged.^[3] Yonkers Middle High School was ranked the 24th best American high school and the 4th best New York State high school in 2012 by U.S. News & World Report.^[4][5]

In 2014, an evacuation was issued for the school after 152 patients were transported from the school to several hospitals after being treated for fumes. Several students displayed pepper spray-like symptoms, respiratory issues, and shortness of breath.^[6] The patients were released the next day.^[7] The school opened the next day with no incident.^[8]

Yonkers High School offers Advanced Placement courses and participates in the International Baccalaureate program. In line with the IB program, Yonkers High School aims to create a "community of caring learners" by encouraging community service activity among its students. Students at Yonkers High School can graduate with a standard diploma, Regents Diploma, or Advanced Designation. Extracurricular opportunities for students include clubs such as Habitat for Humanity and the Bio-Diversity Club.^[9]

Yonkers Middle High School has been the subject of a few incidents. On September 29, 2021, an evacuation was issued after a bomb threat was made at the high school. This was the second time in a few days that a school in Westchester County was evacuated due to an unfounded threat. Students later returned to class after no threat was found.^[10]

On January 6, 2023, a 16-year-old student was stabbed and assaulted in the bathroom of the school following a dispute over a young woman. Police said that they charged two suspects, who were two 17-year old male students. The two students were charged with second-degree attempted murder and assault.^[11] A video of the assault was recorded by a student who witnessed the incident, and was later released on YouTube.^[12]

Alumni include the actor and comic Sid Caesar, animator Arthur Davis,^[13] and John Howard Northrop, recipient of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.^[14]