RIVER EAST ELEMENTARY

RIVER EAST ELEMENTARY, a small primary school in NEW YORK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, works with 236 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 47% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4 comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 11,316 students; RIVER EAST ELEMENTARY is among them.

In terms of who attends, RIVER EAST ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 30% Black, 7% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of New York County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, RIVER EAST ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.7%; this one delivers 46.8%.

In the surrounding community, New York County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,931, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which RIVER EAST ELEMENTARY is one.

HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIVER EAST ELEMENTARY. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIVER EAST ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. RIVER EAST ELEMENTARY's enrollment has edged up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 189 (now 236). Black enrollment moved from 38% to 30% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the RIVER EAST ELEMENTARY community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.