RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a modestly sized elementary campus in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23. The school works with 301 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 (7,257 students total), RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL shows that Black students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder is composed of 24% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Kings County's rate of about 79%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.6%.

Across the wider county, Kings County reports that median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 39.6%.

RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL has edged down 14%, going from 349 students in 2018 to 301 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 74% to 67%. Class-load math has rose: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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