The Commercial Horticulture Academy has landscaped a Gorton "G" into the school's front lawn.

[5] The school is located on a geographically contiguous city block in North-West Yonkers.

As of 2011, the school has an enrollment of approximately 1,155 students from grades 9 to 12, and over 100 faculty members.

During the year 2011 an article titled 'Regions Aging Schools Crumble as Finances Falter' by Cathey O'Donnell and Gary Stern, was featured in the local newspaper, The Journal News, which is well known throughout the Lower Hudson Valley of Westchester County, New York.

The article was about several old school buildings within the region that were in a current state of disrepair, how much it would cost to fix them, and which if any might need to be demolished.