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Riverdale Avenue Middle School

23K668

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 23

76 RIVERDALE AVENUE (get directions)

PTA $ not reported

91 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $2,353,929 ($25,867/student)

Attendance: 92.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 66.7%

Math Course Pass Rate: 90.3%

Overview

Riverdale Avenue Middle School is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 23.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	49
2014-15	86
2015-16	126
2016-17	115
2017-18	127
2018-19	134
2019-20	142
2020-21	126
2021-22	128
2022-23	117
2023-24	115
2024-25	102
2025-26	91

% female: 48.4% (2025-26)

% poverty: 88.7% (2016-17)

% students with disabilities: 36.3% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 13.2% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 0% (2025-26)

Black: 63.7% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 28.6% (2025-26)

White: 6.6% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0% (2025-26)

Native American: 1.1% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: not reported (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 92.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 66.7%

Math Course Pass Rate: 90.3%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	92.2%
2024	ELA course pass rate	66.7%
2024	Math course pass rate	90.3%
2023	Attendance	90.1%
2023	ELA course pass rate	70.2%
2023	Math course pass rate	92.3%
2022	Attendance	89.7%
2022	ELA course pass rate	86.1%
2022	Math course pass rate	88%
2021	Attendance	86.6%
2021	ELA course pass rate	69.8%
2021	Math course pass rate	88.8%
2020	Attendance	88.2%
2020	ELA course pass rate	83.5%
2020	Math course pass rate	86.8%
2019	Attendance	85.4%
2019	ELA course pass rate	89.8%
2019	Math course pass rate	100%
2018	Attendance	86.8%
2018	ELA course pass rate	75.2%
2018	Math course pass rate	60%
2017	ELA course pass rate	70%
2017	Math course pass rate	75.8%
2016	ELA course pass rate	96.2%
2016	Math course pass rate	89.4%
2015	ELA course pass rate	92.4%
2015	Math course pass rate	94.3%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	441	43.5%	23
2026	6	Math	448	36.8%	19
2026	7	ELA	442	41.7%	24
2026	7	Math	451	47.6%	21
2026	8	ELA	437	25.8%	31
2025	6	ELA	443	36.8%	19
2025	6	Math	452	66.7%	18
2025	7	ELA	441	34.5%	29
2025	7	Math	441	17.2%	29
2025	8	ELA	445	43.9%	41
2024	6	ELA	433	20%	30
2024	6	Math	436	13.8%	29
2024	7	ELA	435	19.4%	31
2024	7	Math	442	34.4%	32
2024	8	ELA	436	27%	37
2023	6	ELA	434	18.5%	27
2023	6	Math	430	15.4%	26
2023	7	ELA	439	33.3%	39
2023	7	Math	436	29.3%	41
2023	8	ELA	443	36.4%	33
2023	8	Math	431	15.2%	33
2022	6	ELA	593	44.2%	43
2022	6	Math	579	5.1%	39
2022	7	ELA	599	22.2%	36
2022	7	Math	582	2.9%	35
2022	8	ELA	588	12.1%	33
2022	8	Math	570	2.8%	36
2019	6	ELA	583	10.5%	38
2019	6	Math	586	16.2%	37
2019	7	ELA	595	25.6%	39
2019	7	Math	596	16.2%	37
2019	8	ELA	600	47.2%	36
2019	8	Math	592	14.3%	35
2018	6	ELA	590	18.4%	38
2018	6	Math	588	13.9%	36
2018	7	ELA	589	16.1%	31
2018	7	Math	587	15.2%	33
2018	8	ELA	591	27.9%	43
2018	8	Math	590	14.3%	42

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	49	28	0-5	not reported
2024	46	30	0-5	not reported
2023	42	8	0-5	not reported
2022	43	14	0-5	not reported

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$2,353,929	$1,362,072	$25,867
FY 2026	$355,780	not reported	$3,910

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$1,362,072
TL Initial Allocation Hold Harmless FY 2027	$550,265
Title I SWP	$117,498
TL RS IEP Para	$112,181
TL Parent Coordinator	$51,095
C4E Class Size Transition	$26,790
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$23,353
TL CB School Staff	$20,767
Title I SWP STH	$19,803
TL C4E FSF	$18,786
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$13,520
IDEA RS IEP Para	$13,122
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$8,926
TL MH Continuum Resources	$7,061
High Need Support for Title I	$3,022
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,577
TL Computer Maintenance	$1,336
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$1,175
TL NYSTL Library Books	$571
High Need Support for Title I STH	$509
TL Parent Coordinator OTPS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

PTA $ not reported

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Other schools in this building

General D. Chappie James Elementary School of Scie (23K631)General D. Chappie James Middle School of Science (23K634)P.S. 183 Daniel Chappie James (23K183)Riverdale Avenue Community School (23K446)

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