Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy
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The David A Stein Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy (RKA) is a small public school in Riverdale, Bronx
. It has approximately 1,320 students, as it is a middle school and high school. The current Principal is Lori O'Mara. It was a middle school only until 1999 when in response to community demand, a high school was added. With the addition of a high school 8th graders are automatically admitted to the high school. However, they can also go to other schools such as Bronx High School of Science . RKA is known as the number one feeder for specialized high schools.
. Advanced Placement courses include Spanish, U.S. history, World history, Art, Biology, Calculus, Psychology, Computers, dance, and Statistics.
and National Junior Honor Society, Newspaper (now called the Paw Print), Nutrition Club, Science Olympiad, and Yearbook.
Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy athletic teams compete in the PSAL
(high school) and CHAMPS (middle school). The high school teams include baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball, and wrestling; the middle school teams include, dance, tennis, and wrestling. Cross country and tennis are played at the club level. The baseball team won the 2010 Division B Championship, finishing with a perfect 21-0 record.
Riverdale, Bronx
Riverdale is an affluent residential neighborhood in the northwest portion of the Bronx in New York City. Riverdale contains the northernmost point in New York City.-History:...
. It has approximately 1,320 students, as it is a middle school and high school. The current Principal is Lori O'Mara. It was a middle school only until 1999 when in response to community demand, a high school was added. With the addition of a high school 8th graders are automatically admitted to the high school. However, they can also go to other schools such as Bronx High School of Science . RKA is known as the number one feeder for specialized high schools.
Curriculum
In addition to a diverse college preparatory curriculum, Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy offers a middle school Honors Program, Advanced Placement courses, and enrollment courses through Hunter CollegeHunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
. Advanced Placement courses include Spanish, U.S. history, World history, Art, Biology, Calculus, Psychology, Computers, dance, and Statistics.
Extracurricular activities
Student groups and activities at Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy include band, book clubs, after school clubs environmental club, Model United Nations, MOUSE Squad, National Honor SocietyNational Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
and National Junior Honor Society, Newspaper (now called the Paw Print), Nutrition Club, Science Olympiad, and Yearbook.
Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy athletic teams compete in the PSAL
PSAL
The Public Schools Athletic League, known by the acronym PSAL, is an organization that promotes student athletics in the public schools of New York City. It was founded in 1903 to provide and maintain a sports program for students enrolled in New York City public schools. The PSAL serves both boys...
(high school) and CHAMPS (middle school). The high school teams include baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball, and wrestling; the middle school teams include, dance, tennis, and wrestling. Cross country and tennis are played at the club level. The baseball team won the 2010 Division B Championship, finishing with a perfect 21-0 record.
Demographics
According to the CEP report, Black or African American make up 14% of the school's population, Hispanic or Latino 51%, Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 9%, and White 26%.External links
- School website
- Parent's Association Website, includes link to online PA run RKA Spirit Store, which sells products imprinted with the School's logo.
- http://schools.nyc.gov/documents/oaosi/cepdata/2010-11/cepdata_X141.pdf