Riverdale Avenue Community School (23K446) is a public school in District 23, Brownsville, Brooklyn, serving grades pre-K, K–5. In 2026, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 56% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 315 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE). The average K–5 class size was 20.3 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading (46%) and math (56%) proficiency are both about typical for NYC elementary schools and higher than most of those with similar economic need; down 20 and 6 points from 2025.
97%
of parents trust the principal
97%
trust their child's teachers
96%
satisfied with the education overall
NYC School Survey 2026. 70% of families answered.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.57 · 70th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
46%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
127 students tested
Mathematics
56%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
127 students tested
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28% | 10% |
| 2019 | 29% | 13% |
| 2022 | 28% | 15% |
| 2023 | 51% | 44% |
| 2024 | 45% | 66% |
| 2025 | 67% | 62% |
| 2026 | 46% | 56% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
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| Measure | Riverdale Avenue Community School | P.S. 165 Ida Posner |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 46% (-20 points vs 2025) | 78% (+10 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 56% (-6 points vs 2025) | 84% (+1 points vs 2025) |
| Average K–5 class size (2025–26) | 20.3 | 20.0 |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 315 | 185 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 12.0 | 9.4 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 96% | 93% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 97% | 97% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 97% | 97% |
| Leadership (2026) | 97% | 97% |
| Distance between schools | 0.2 mi | |
Riverdale Avenue Community School has lower reading proficiency than P.S. 165 Ida Posner (46% vs 78%) and lower math proficiency (56% vs 84%); 2026 reading is higher than most NYC elementary schools with similar economic need; 2026 math is higher than most NYC elementary schools with similar economic need.
Enrollment
315 students
pre-K, K–5 · about the same over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Class size
20.3
children in the average K–5 class; about 12.0 students per teacher (2025–26)
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
10%
was 8% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
91% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 94% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
26%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 2% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 68% Black, 2% multiracial, 52% female, 48% male.
Economic need index: 94% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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76 Riverdale Avenue
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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