RIVER SCHOOL (THE)

Set in NEW YORK, New York, RIVER SCHOOL (THE) is a mid-tier elementary school, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. It teaches 499 students across grades pre-K through 5.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 comprises 119 schools with combined enrollment of 54,599 students; RIVER SCHOOL (THE) is among them.

On demographics, RIVER SCHOOL (THE) logs that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 35% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RIVER SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.9%; this one delivers 79.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (New York County) reports that median household income runs about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RIVER SCHOOL (THE) is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIVER SCHOOL (THE) ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.1%.

RIVER SCHOOL (THE) operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 83%: 273 students in 2018 compared to 499 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.