State/Public Elementary Open

Riverside School for Makers and Artists (the)

๐Ÿ“ 300 W 61st St, New York, New York County, 10023

437
Pupils
10.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Riverside School for Makers and Artists (the) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 3 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
New York City Geographic District # 3

Enrollment & staffing

Riverside School for Makers and Artists (the) enrolls 437 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.

Male students
242 (55%)
Female students
195 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student-teacher ratio
10.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 11% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino20246%
Black or African American14433%
White4711%
Asian276.2%
Two or more races92.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native51.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

361 of the school's 437 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 352 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Riverside School for Makers and Artists (the) is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 67.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3

Riverside School for Makers and Artists (the) is one of 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 19,143 students district-wide and employs 1,668 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 437 students, Riverside School for Makers and Artists (the) is close to the district average of about 435 students per school.

19,143
District students
44
Schools
1,668
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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