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River East Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 224 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 4 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River East Elementary enrolls 224 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 6.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 35% |
| White | 15 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 224 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
River East Elementary 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 30, state house district 68.
River East Elementary is one of 29 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 11,201 students district-wide and employs 1,020 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 224 students, River East Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 386 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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