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Riverdale Avenue Community School

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Riverdale Avenue Community School ranks 1037 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1037^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Riverdale Avenue Community School is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 314 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #23, which is ranked 672 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverdale Avenue Community School has shown strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, outperforming the district and state averages in most grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 87.1% of 3rd graders, 55.26% of 4th graders, and 60% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA, significantly higher than the district (55.79%, 47.6%, and 44.73%) and state (54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%) averages. In Math, the school had 84.38% of 3rd graders, 56.41% of 4th graders, and 51.35% of 5th graders proficient or better, again outperforming the district (59.39%, 50.2%, and 39.3%) and state (59.7%, 58.64%, and 54.16%) averages. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade was also noteworthy, with 25.71% proficient or better, compared to the district (21.76%) and state (45.02%) averages.

Riverdale Avenue Community School has shown a consistent improvement in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating over the years, from being ranked 2192 out of 2413 New York elementary schools with a 0-star rating in 2018-2019 to being ranked 1037 out of 2445 with a 3-star rating in 2024-2025. The school has a relatively high per-student spending, with $33,382 spent per student in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 12.5 in the 2023-2024 school year, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. Compared to the nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 327 Dr Rose B English and PS 165 Ida Posner, Riverdale Avenue Community School generally outperforms them in academic metrics.

301

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,346

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

76 Riverdale Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11212

(718) 485-1679

District: New York City Geographic District #23

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.1%

Hispanic:

23.9%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 19 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

1,037^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 15Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #23

672^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #23 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	1037 of 2445	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	951 of 2445	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	1183 of 2439	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.2	2098 of 2434	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	2192 of 2413	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	2237 of 2395	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	1974 of 2386	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	1946 of 2366	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.0	1796 of 2352	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	244 of 928	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	236 of 927	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	238 of 857	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	39.0	550 of 936	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	635 of 891	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	849 of 948	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	831 of 2409	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	789 of 2413	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	843 of 2403	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.9	1882 of 2401	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	2108 of 2357	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2244 of 2338	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	26.2	1117 of 1392	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	75 of 792	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	24.1	510 of 570	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	624 of 730	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	59.1	666 of 2078	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.6	1899 of 2045	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1288 of 2407	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	1171 of 2411	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	1567 of 2400	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2224 of 2400	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1961 of 2358	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	2081 of 2340	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1440 of 2134	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	931 of 2110	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	1022 of 2016	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1492 of 2031	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1520 of 1859	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1862 of 1941	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)68th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2018)20th percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+11 vs state

Math63%+5 vs state

Science26%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverdale Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Riverdale Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-1679	301	23	12.8	93.4%	6 (2.0%)	202 (67.1%)	72 (23.9%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	56	1037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.6%		57.8	951^st of 2445 public elementary schools	61.1%	86			87.1	55.3	60.0				84.4	56.4	51.4				25.7		$34,346	$3,013	$31,333
Ps 165 Ida Posner	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Lott Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7759	213	17	12.4	92.0%	9 (4.2%)	173 (81.2%)	25 (11.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	78.2	476^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.5%		57.9	947^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.3%	471			86.7	57.9	62.5				93.8	77.8	87.5				50.0		$44,809	$3,015	$41,794
Ps 41 Francis White	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Thatford Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7732	158	20	8.1	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	103 (65.2%)	46 (29.1%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	60.2	932^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.9%		42	1383^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.4%	451			65.2	77.8	54.6				69.6	75.9	40.9				34.8		$52,019	$3,460	$48,559
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6	Public, Charter	K-1	205 Rockaway Parkway-6th Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School 6	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(917) 686-9416	141	12	11.7	94.3%	2 (1.4%)	128 (90.8%)	9 (6.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																	$4,470	$938	$3,532
Ps 184 Newport	Public	PK, KG-8	273 Newport St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7776	395	40	9.9	97.2%	3 (0.8%)	263 (66.6%)	120 (30.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15.3	2187^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%		6	2410^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.4%	223			43.3	15.6	12.5	21.2	26.7	30.0	58.3	41.2	21.9	20.6	19.6	7.9	6.3	19.5	$43,227	$3,729	$39,499
Ps 156 Waverly	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2811	421	35	12.2	94.8%	7 (1.7%)	275 (65.3%)	121 (28.7%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	30.5	1754^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.3%		33.4	1636^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.1%	118			36.0	45.9	44.4				56.0	49.2	44.4				28.6		$38,203	$2,872	$35,331
Ps/Is 323	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Chester St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7781	293	27	10.7	97.3%	1 (0.3%)	205 (70.0%)	80 (27.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	53.1	1122^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	54.1%		48.9	1202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.8%	80			86.2	63.3	47.4				82.8	67.9	41.0				20.7		$47,435	$3,380	$44,056
Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	K-8	985 Rockaway Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7461	748	68	11.0	93.3%	7 (0.9%)	576 (77.0%)	134 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.7%)	67.8	746^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.5%		57.5	964^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.6%	218	61.1	85.2	78.8	67.6	54.0	52.1	53.2	73.3	86.7	77.6	66.7	63.9	60.8	42.9	20.6		$18,825	$790	$18,035
Ps 219 Kennedy-King	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 Clarkson Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-9566	334	29	11.4	90.4%	12 (3.6%)	246 (73.7%)	69 (20.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31.6	1722^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	29.6%		19.5	2075^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%	353			58.3	29.7	37.8				63.2	36.1	47.2				28.1		$37,476	$3,612	$33,864
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Public, Charter	K-6	1400 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 683-3300	221	21	10.5	78.7%	3 (1.4%)	177 (80.1%)	36 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	29	1801^st of 2445 public elementary schools	26.3%		39.5	1476^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.6%	325			60.0	42.9	45.2				26.9	47.8	43.8				25.0		$23,596	$519	$23,076

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverdale Avenue Community School

Is Riverdale Avenue Community School a good school?

Riverdale Avenue Community School ranks 1037^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Riverdale Avenue Community School?

Students at Riverdale Avenue Community School are 67% African American, 24% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Riverdale Avenue Community School in?

New York City Geographic District #23

How many students attend Riverdale Avenue Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Riverdale Avenue Community School.

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