The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in English language arts. The lowest is 22% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Riverdale/kingsbridge Academy (ms/hs 141)
Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy is a mid-sized combined middle and high school in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the northwest Bronx, serving students from sixth through twelfth grade. The school's enrollment runs across all seven grades, with the largest cohorts in the earlier middle school years and a gradual taper as students move into high school.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's racial and ethnic composition reflects the broader northwest Bronx, with additional representation of white and Black students and smaller shares of Asian students.
The state testing data available covers grades six through eight in English language arts and mathematics, and grade eight in science. On these standardized assessments, the school shows a fairly mixed picture. In English language arts, proficiency runs from the high sixties in sixth grade down to the mid-fifties in seventh and eighth grades. Math proficiency is notably higher in seventh grade (in the low sixties) compared to sixth grade (around fifty percent) and eighth grade (well below forty percent), where both the proficiency rate and the participation rate drop sharply. In eighth-grade science, proficiency falls to only a low single-digit percentage, with an unusually low participation rate as well, suggesting substantial numbers of eighth graders either did not take the assessment or took it under different conditions than their English and math peers. A parent may want to look into why that participation pattern and performance are so different in science. No graduation rate data are available because state reporting typically covers high school completion separately; seeking the school's graduation outcomes directly with the administration would provide that picture.
When measured by overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades, the school's results place it in the top quartile among all school entities in Bronx County, a meaningful distinction. This reflects strength in sixth and seventh grade literacy and seventh grade mathematics, even though the eighth grade numbers are considerably lower.
The Kingsbridge area where the school sits is a residential neighborhood with a walkable, village-like character created by hillside topography and step streets. The northwest Bronx more broadly includes quieter, tree-lined residential pockets, and housing values have remained relatively stable. Rents in the 10463 zip code have been rising. The Bronx overall is in strong growth, with substantial new affordable housing development underway across multiple neighborhoods, though the city's removal of district boundaries for middle school enrollment and the return of academic screening for high schools mean families now navigate these choices quite differently than in recent years.
District 10, which oversees the school, implemented the citywide NYC Reads phonics-based reading curriculum mandate starting in the 2024-25 school year, representing a shift in how early grades reading is taught. The district has experienced declining total enrollment and carries excess seat capacity, a context that shapes school operations and resource allocation.
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