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What's the one class at RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,383
High
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008702513
RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)
660 W 237TH ST, BRONX, NY 10463 · (718) 796-8516 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
802 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
67.1%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
61.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,383
-133 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.5:1
% White
20%
was 25%
% Hispanic
61%
was 56%
% Black
9%
was 9%
% Asian
6%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)
Located at 660 W 237TH ST, in BRONX, New York, RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) is an expansive high school that educates 1,383 students (grades 6 through 12), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 107% larger than typical.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 comprises 83 schools with combined enrollment of 40,459 students; RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) is among them.
Looking at the student body, RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) lists that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 20% White, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bronx County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.3%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
The closest other public school is PS 24 SPUYTEN DUYVIL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141). On composite proficiency, RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 1,516 students in 2018 compared to 1,383 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 25% to 20%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,212 students
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTSElementary · 1,091 students
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)High · 953 students
- PS 95 SHEILA MENCHERElementary · 851 students
- PS 33 TIMOTHY DWIGHTElementary · 789 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BRONX 3Combined · 1,358 students
Nearby schools
- PS 24 SPUYTEN DUYVIL0.1 mi · 742
- INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 408
- PS 37 MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 442
- AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE0.6 mi · 720
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)0.6 mi · 953
- MILTON FEIN SCHOOL0.6 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)How large is RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)?
RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) enrolls approximately 1,383 students in grades 06-12.
Is RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) an elementary, middle, or high school?
RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141).
What is the student diversity at RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)?
Student demographics at RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) are roughly 20% White, 61% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)?
RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.