ɪts nˈeɪm dᵻɹˈaɪvz fɹʌmðə θɹˈiː skˈuːlz wˌɪtʃ mˈɜːdʒd tə fˈɔːɹm ɪt, sˈælæntɚ nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ ɹˈæbaɪ jˈɪsɹeɪl sˈælæntɚ, ɐkˈiːbə, ænd ðə ɹˈɪvɚdˌeɪl ɐkˈædəmi, ˈɔːl dʒˈuːɪʃ dˈeɪ skˈuːlz.
Its name derives from the three schools which merged to form it, Salanter (named after Rabbi Yisrael Salanter), Akiba, and the Riverdale Academy, all Jewish day schools.