dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn nˈaɪnti tˈuː skˈuːl jˈɪɹ, sˈælæntɚɹ ɐkˈiːbɚ ɹˈɪvɚdˌeɪl ɐkˈædəmi wʌz ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd wɪððə blˈuː ɹˈɪbən skˈuːl ɐwˈɔːɹd ʌv ˈɛksələns baɪ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ðə hˈaɪɪst ɐwˈɔːɹd ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən skˈuːl kæn ɹᵻsˈiːv.
During the 1991–92 school year, Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.