📍 76 Riverdale Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11212
Riverdale Avenue Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 300 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #23 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverdale Avenue Community School enrolls 300 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 197 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 28% |
| White | 8 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
280 of the school's 300 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 278 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverdale Avenue Community School 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-80, state senate district 19, state house district 55.
Riverdale Avenue Community School is one of 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 8,090 students district-wide and employs 751 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 300 students, Riverdale Avenue Community School is close to the district average of about 289 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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