have less than a high school education and 37% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Kingsbridge and Riverdale students excelling in math rose from 21% in 2000 to 48% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 28% to 33% during the same time period. Kingsbridge and Riverdale's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is about the same as the rest of New York City. In Kingsbridge and Riverdale, 20% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, higher than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 78% of high school students in Kingsbridge and Riverdale graduate on time, higher than the citywide average of 75%. Schools Public schools are operated by the New York City Department of Education. Kingsbridge is located near the following public elementary schools, which serve grades PK-5 unless otherwise indicated: PS 7 Kingsbridge PS 37 Multiple Intelligence School (grades K-8) PS 86 Kingsbridge Heights (grades PK-6) PS 207 (grades PK-2) PS 307 Eames Place (grades K-5) PS 310 Marble Hill PS 360 The following middle/high school is located in Kingsbridge: In Tech Academy – MS/HS 368 (grades 6-12) Libraries The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates two branches near Kingsbridge. The Van Cortlandt branch is located at 3882 Cannon Place. The two-story, branch opened in 2019, replacing a smaller one-story branch a few blocks away, which opened in 1969 and consisted of a single room. The Kingsbridge branch is located at 3874 Sedgwick Avenue. The current two-story building is the branch's fourth structure since the establishment of the Kingsbridge Free Library in 1894. McKim, Mead & White designed a Carnegie library for Kingsbridge when the NYPL took over the Kingsbridge branch in 1905; a third library structure was built at 280 West 231st Street in 1959, across from the current site. Transportation The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve Kingsbridge: Bx1: to Third Avenue–138th Street station (via Grand Concourse) Bx3: to George Washington Bridge Bus Station (via University Avenue) Bx7: to College of Mount Saint Vincent or 168th Street station (via Broadway) Bx9: to Riverdale or West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station (via Kingsbridge Road) Bx10: to College of Mount Saint Vincent or Norwood–205th Street station (via Riverdale Avenue) Bx20: to Riverdale or Inwood–207th Street station (via Henry