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Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Public Grades K-8

2032^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Bronx, New York, with 836 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.1. The school faces significant challenges in improving academic outcomes, with consistently low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math compared to state and district averages.

The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools in these categories. However, the school's spending per student has increased over the years, reaching $29,832 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.68% to 95.57% in recent years, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students.

Interestingly, some nearby schools in the same New York City Geographic District #9, such as Ps 114 Luis Llorens Torres School and Family School (The), also have low academic performance and high percentages of economically disadvantaged students. However, other nearby schools, like Ps 88 S Silverstein Little Sparrow School and Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School, perform better academically, suggesting that factors beyond just the district and student demographics may be at play.

807

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,294

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1220 Gerard Ave
Bronx, NY 10452

(718) 410-7230

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Students who attend Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School usually attend:

Middle:	Bronx Writing Academy
	Junior High School 22 Jordan L Mott

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.4%

African American:

4.7%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg37%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

2,032^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

851^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 29Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9

750^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 9 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	2032 of 2445	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2077 of 2445	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1945 of 2439	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1766 of 2434	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	1583 of 2201	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1758 of 2413	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1662 of 2395	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.1	1822 of 2386	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	1802 of 2366	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.5	1699 of 2352	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.5	1556 of 2345	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	1631 of 2325	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.3	1675 of 2320	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.0	1542 of 2286	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.6	1655 of 2263	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.0	1480 of 2257	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.0	1759 of 2227	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	1585 of 2219	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.1	1726 of 2206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	665 of 1117	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	876 of 1066	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	686 of 1001	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	606 of 1027	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	649 of 860	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	420 of 938	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	2033 of 2409	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	2127 of 2413	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2015 of 2403	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1774 of 2401	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	1352 of 1955	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1487 of 2357	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1501 of 2338	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1106 of 1569	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1189 of 1531	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	988 of 1429	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	908 of 1503	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	682 of 818	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	789 of 1315	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	742 of 1392	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	471 of 792	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	486 of 766	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	310 of 637	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	196 of 622	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	15 of 70	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	301 of 570	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	315 of 730	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	1572 of 2078	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1542 of 2041	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1335 of 2099	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	939 of 1678	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1168 of 2032	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	1051 of 2045	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1945 of 2407	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1914 of 2411	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1783 of 2400	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1680 of 2400	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1555 of 1961	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1858 of 2358	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1795 of 2340	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	1045 of 2134	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	1094 of 2110	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1053 of 2016	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1325 of 2031	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	700 of 1044	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1076 of 1859	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1245 of 1941	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	851 of 1500	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1069 of 1504	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	731 of 1500	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	605 of 1479	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	559 of 1242	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	792 of 1439	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	854 of 1438	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.8	751 of 1455	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.4	777 of 1429	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.4	729 of 1407	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.2	899 of 1401	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.2	897 of 1373	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.7	804 of 1337	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.1	858 of 1295	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.2	752 of 1243	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.8	814 of 1224	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.3	900 of 1185	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.2	756 of 1123	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.9	817 of 1095	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	188 of 646	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	41.0	330 of 615	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	193 of 591	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	89 of 581	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	32.4	349 of 473	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	344 of 503	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	991 of 1457	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1064 of 1465	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	812 of 1463	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	625 of 1454	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	538 of 1066	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	694 of 1370	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	760 of 1353	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	449 of 965	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	553 of 953	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	349 of 943	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	246 of 914	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	357 of 826	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	365 of 810	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	154 of 603	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	201 of 594	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	89 of 543	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	88 of 487	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	250 of 392	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	184 of 457	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	446 of 1283	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	775 of 1296	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	487 of 1288	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	338 of 1306	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	485 of 1241	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	548 of 1245	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	702 of 1455	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	985 of 1464	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	623 of 1464	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	551 of 1455	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	433 of 1071	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	848 of 1366	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	899 of 1352	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	229 of 1298	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.0	546 of 1303	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	552 of 1307	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	366 of 1283	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	33.6	766 of 1139	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	735 of 1170	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+34 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)24th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)74th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I73%+17 vs state

Life Science Biology59%~ state avg

Math39%-16 vs state

English Language Arts38%-15 vs state

Science22%-23 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School	Public	K-8	1220 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-7230	807	79	10.2	97.0%	9 (1.1%)	38 (4.7%)	738 (91.4%)	7 (0.9%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	21.7	2032^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.9%		19.4	2077^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%	45		73.2	59.3	33.0	21.4	29.1	54.4	36.0	51.0	47.3	20.8	24.4	42.6	49.0	43.3	22.1		$32,294	$3,845	$28,449
Dream Charter School Highbridge	Public, Charter	K-6	1162 River Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Dream Charter School Highbridge	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 722-0232	363	25	14.5	94.5%	2 (0.6%)	126 (34.7%)	225 (62.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)							59.8						65.1					$24,966	$24,966	$00
Ps 114 Luis Llorens Torres School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Cromwell Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7507	458	37	12.2	97.8%	7 (1.5%)	86 (18.8%)	338 (73.8%)	18 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	7.4	2355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.7%		13.8	2248^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%	107				25.3	30.4	21.1				34.6	28.1	11.5				11.5		$39,582	$4,068	$35,513
Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1349 Inwood Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-6950	601			97.3%	6 (1.0%)	181 (30.1%)	385 (64.1%)	11 (1.8%)	12 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	60.1	937^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.7%		56.3	995^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.3%	58	0.0	31.2		69.5	49.1	74.6	56.6	76.1	63.1	64.9	42.4	69.4	54.0	73.2	84.6	47.0	32.8	$24,187	$2,917	$21,270
Family School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 538-3266	405	35	11.5	96.3%	12 (3.0%)	108 (26.7%)	266 (65.7%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	61.3	912^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.7%		66.3	743^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	69.6%	169				56.7	58.5	57.7				74.2	72.5	53.9				51.9		$38,675	$3,229	$35,445
Sheridan Academy For Young Leaders	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 538-3411	410	34	12.0	96.8%	1 (0.2%)	93 (22.7%)	292 (71.2%)	16 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	18.2	2128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%		22.6	1982^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%	146				35.7	28.6	34.8				55.4	41.2	23.9				10.6		$35,333	$3,217	$32,117
Family Life Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	14 W 170th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-8100	428	22	19.4	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	66 (15.4%)	353 (82.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	44.8	1342^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.1%		34.1	1616^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.9%	274				43.6	48.4	55.6				55.9	39.4	58.8				47.1		$17,427	$2,452	$14,975
Ps 88 S Silverstein Little Sparrow School	Public	K-5	1340 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 716-7369	83	12	6.9	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	20 (24.1%)	62 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	50.7	1192^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	51.2%		56.8	983^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.8%	209				66.7	72.7	71.4				53.3	18.2	50.0				37.5		$39,885	$3,893	$35,992
Walton Avenue School (The)	Public	K-5	1425 Walton Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-5970	304	30	10.0	97.4%	7 (2.3%)	52 (17.1%)	237 (78.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28.6	1813^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.8%		22.9	1974^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.3%	161				46.3	37.0	37.1				51.9	54.2	46.1				25.7		$39,277	$4,196	$35,081
Lucero Elementary School	Public	K-5	1425 Walton Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-8701	284	25	11.3	96.8%	1 (0.4%)	28 (9.9%)	251 (88.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6.6	2368^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	2381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	2.6%	13				16.3	16.1	41.5				23.9	16.7	20.5				12.2		$37,517	$3,917	$33,600

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

What is the racial makeup of Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School?

Students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School are 91% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 807 students attended Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School.

What district is Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

Is Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School a good school?

Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School ranks in the bottom 16.9% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School attend?

Students who attend Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bronx Writing Academy
Middle : Junior High School 22 Jordan L Mott

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