Enrollment
98
Middle
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23·NCES 360012106428
RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
76 RIVERDALE AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · (718) 346-0764 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of New York public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
95 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 24 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 44% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
35.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 17.6% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 98 | 96.9% | 24.4% |
| MOTT HALL IV BROOKLYN | 108 | 97.2% | 29.4% |
| ELIJAH STROUD MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 119 | 98.3% | 38.9% |
| COLLEGIATE ACADEMY-MATH-PERSONAL AWA BROOKLYN | 85 | 91.8% | 68.5% |
| KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY) BROOKLYN | 97 | 90.7% | 39.7% |
| BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) BROOKLYN | 147 | 98.0% | 32.6% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #780 of 796 | #94 of 102 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
98
-29 (-23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 7.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 98 | 14.6 | 6.7:1 | 97% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 14.6 | 8.0:1 | 97% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 118 | 13.1 | 9.0:1 | 99% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 16 | 7.9:1 | 100% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 129 | 11 | 11.7:1 | 96% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 119 | 11 | 10.8:1 | 74% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students in BROOKLYN, New York, as a very small middle school. It teaches 98 students in grades 6 through 8. That is 82% below the average of about 531 students for middle schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 operates 28 schools. Combined enrollment is 7,257 students.
Federal enrollment data show RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 64% Black. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic and 5% White. Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school lists 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.7:1. The average for middle schools in New York, 10.3:1, is higher. A total of 95 students, or 97%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 79% for public schools in Kings County.
Among New York public middle schools, RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 5%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 24.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.3%.
In Kings County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 583 public schools in the county, enrolling about 291,697, RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
Measured in a straight line, RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 24.4% is below the 43.3% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 23% across 4 years, from 127 in 2020-21 to 98 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 7.9:1 in 2020-21, and 6.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN IIHigh · 662 students
- BROOKLYN COLLEGIATE: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 512 students
- PS 156 WAVERLYElementary · 421 students
- PS 184 NEWPORTElementary · 395 students
- BROOKLYN LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
- PS 298 DR BETTY SHABAZZElementary · 339 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 301
- PS 165 IDA POSNER0.2 mi · 213
- MOTT HALL IV0.3 mi · 108
- PS 41 FRANCIS WHITE0.3 mi · 158
- EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 164
- MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR ART AND PHILOSPHY0.4 mi · 156
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 98 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
How diverse is RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 5% White, 29% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.