Riverdale / Kingsbridge Academy (Middle School / High School 141)

Both ELA and math proficiency run roughly 15–17 points above the district average, and the long arc is clearly upward — ELA has climbed from the low 40s in 2016 to the low 60s in 2025, and math has bounced from the mid-40s into the high 50s and 60s. The 2024 dip (ELA 54.1%, math 57.7%) was a speed bump rather than a slide, with this year's scores rebounding. Science proficiency is the weak spot at 21.9%, well below what you'd hope for in a high school serving grades 9–12 — worth probing with the school directly if your child is headed to a science-heavy track.

Day-to-day culture looks calm on paper — zero suspensions reported and strong teacher trust in school leadership — yet 83.4% of students are chronically absent, an extraordinarily high figure even by city standards. Regular attendance is fine (93.8%, above the district average), but chronic absenteeism tells a different story and is the single most important thing a parent should ask about. Parent trust in teachers and the principal is high (92–93%), though overall parent satisfaction (89%) runs a touch below the district average — possibly reflecting the commute or the demands of a screened program.

The student body is 58% Hispanic, 24% White, 10% Black, 6% Asian, and 1% multiracial — a noticeably different mix from the surrounding Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood, which skews wealthier and Whiter than the school's enrollment. About a fifth of students have IEPs, and the economic need index of 50.5 is moderate, sitting between the school's affluent zip code and a deeper-poverty Bronx average. In practice, the screened admissions pull families from a wider catchment than the immediate blocks — the demographics reflect that draw.

The Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood around the school is one of the Bronx's higher-income areas — median household income well over six figures, a single-digit poverty rate, more than six in ten adults holding a bachelor's degree, and majority homeownership with a typical home value above $420,000. About 17% of households have children, so there is a real family presence here, though the block-level character is leafy and suburban-feeling rather than dense. Getting here without a car means a real walk to the train.

There is no nearby subway — the 1 train at 238 St, 231 St, and Marble Hill-225 St is all a 15- to 19-minute walk away, so most families drive or rely on school buses.