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Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy

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Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy ranks 1323 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy is a public elementary and middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 602 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #11, which is ranked 627 out of 874 districts in the state.

Academically, Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy has shown mixed performance compared to district and state averages. While the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are generally higher than the district and state in the upper grades, the lower grades often perform below the averages. The school's student subgroup performance also varies, with Asian and White students outperforming African American and Hispanic students. However, the school has shown exceptional support for its homeless student population, ranking among the top in the state for this subgroup.

When compared to nearby schools, Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy generally performs better, particularly in the upper grades. For example, the school's 8th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 64.37% is significantly higher than the district average of 52.24% and the state average of 52.38%. However, public charter schools like Icahn Charter School 2 and Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2 in the area outperform Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy and the surrounding district and state averages across all grade levels. Despite the school's overall better performance, its statewide ranking has declined over the years, suggesting it may be struggling to keep pace with the improving performance of other schools in New York.

603

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,415

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1640 Bronxdale Ave
Bronx, NY 10462

(718) 409-3001

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

White:

16.9%

Asian:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2022 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 46th (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!U.S. History and Government scores 25 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg48%

New York avg55%

Elementary school

1,323^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

391^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 31Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #11

627^th of 874New York City Geographic District #11 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	45.2	1323 of 2445	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	1199 of 2445	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	1252 of 2439	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1749 of 2434	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.3	1089 of 2201	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	1045 of 2413	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	1001 of 2395	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.8	1183 of 2386	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.5	1357 of 2366	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.1	1031 of 2352	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.9	613 of 2345	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	66.5	699 of 2325	69.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	423 of 927	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	339 of 857	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	463 of 936	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	249 of 948	73.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	571 of 696	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	571 of 662	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	634 of 671	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	662 of 1117	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	631 of 1066	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	404 of 1001	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.9	929 of 1027	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	1317 of 2409	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	1115 of 2413	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	1059 of 2403	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	1620 of 2401	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	881 of 2357	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	901 of 2338	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	642 of 1569	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	556 of 1531	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	494 of 1429	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	1026 of 1503	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	423 of 1315	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	387 of 1392	72.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	218 of 792	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.6	33 of 766	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	52 of 637	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	789 of 2098	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	820 of 2078	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	880 of 2041	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	1433 of 2099	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	882 of 1678	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	706 of 2032	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	563 of 2045	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1324 of 2407	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	1230 of 2411	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1401 of 2400	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1796 of 2400	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	1155 of 2358	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	1110 of 2340	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	930 of 2134	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	1055 of 2110	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	903 of 2016	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	1453 of 2031	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.3	375 of 1859	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	530 of 1941	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	980 of 1402	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	639 of 1392	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	724 of 1337	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1110 of 1399	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	469 of 1338	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	592 of 1408	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	391 of 1500	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	474 of 1504	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	415 of 1500	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	491 of 1479	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	258 of 1242	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	303 of 1439	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	380 of 1438	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	60.7	506 of 1455	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	486 of 1429	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.5	592 of 1407	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.3	603 of 1401	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.1	817 of 1373	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.2	824 of 1337	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	44 of 676	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	31 of 705	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	70.1	159 of 696	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	117 of 706	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	143 of 653	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	156 of 663	76.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	267 of 406	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	327 of 396	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	300 of 388	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	109 of 646	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	156 of 615	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	139 of 591	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	24.0	539 of 581	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	355 of 1457	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	392 of 1465	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	346 of 1463	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	377 of 1454	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	280 of 1370	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	437 of 1353	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	163 of 965	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	275 of 953	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	176 of 943	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	221 of 914	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	116 of 826	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	129 of 810	84.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	94 of 603	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	25 of 543	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	70.3	97 of 487	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	12 of 392	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	65.8	100 of 457	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	254 of 1283	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	293 of 1296	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	285 of 1288	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	350 of 1306	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	170 of 1241	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	202 of 1245	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	432 of 1455	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	534 of 1464	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	450 of 1464	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	618 of 1455	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	303 of 1366	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	316 of 1352	76.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	465 of 1298	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	533 of 1303	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	251 of 1307	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	407 of 1283	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	97 of 1139	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	61.3	266 of 1170	77.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	335 of 775	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	215 of 778	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	328 of 772	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	374 of 748	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	158 of 716	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	251 of 763	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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

Homeless (2025)72nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2024)54th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)93rd percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+7 vs state

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government50%-25 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

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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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government 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/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy	Public	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 409-3001	603	49	12.2	84.2%	102 (16.9%)	47 (7.8%)	372 (61.7%)	66 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	45.2	1323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.9%		48.9	1199^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.0%	124		50.0			38.8	49.0	55.7	48.1	53.5	64.4	65.3	41.2	48.3	64.6	70.2	71.3	35.0	51.8	$30,415	$2,871	$27,544
Icahn Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-6107	342	26	13.1	66.4%	10 (2.9%)	108 (31.6%)	171 (50.0%)	50 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	89.4	205^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.6%		96	62^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%	143			100.0		87.2	91.4	94.7	86.8	97.1	97.0	92.3	82.9	79.0	76.3	97.1	100.0	51.4	96.9	$18,988	$1,110	$17,877
Ps 83 Donald Hertz	Public	K-8	950 Rhinelander Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 863-1993	1,451	109	13.3	85.3%	565 (38.9%)	66 (4.5%)	625 (43.1%)	163 (11.2%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (0.8%)	56.4	1024^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.1%		56	1002^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.0%	22		100.0	100.0	96.7	56.8	54.3	61.8	51.8	52.1	56.1	70.7	63.1	55.0	51.6	68.2	53.9	43.6	33.8	$30,924	$3,068	$27,856
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1804 Holland Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1276	528	22	24.0	87.9%	18 (3.4%)	164 (31.1%)	225 (42.6%)	116 (22.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	95.9	60^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%		93.7	127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%	67	100.0		100.0		94.6	91.1	87.9	94.7	98.0	93.0	98.2	98.3	91.4	96.5	98.0	95.4	70.2	82.5	$17,873	$853	$17,020
Steam Bridge School (The)	Public	K-5	1684 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 239-5660	271	21	12.9	80.4%	52 (19.2%)	42 (15.5%)	119 (43.9%)	50 (18.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	87.3	249^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.8%		87.7	258^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.4%	9					93.6	73.7	86.2				96.8	71.1	72.4				78.6		$29,762	$2,938	$26,824
Linden Tree Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1560 Purdy St	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 239-7401	300	25	11.8	91.7%	13 (4.3%)	38 (12.7%)	167 (55.7%)	74 (24.7%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	32.2	1708^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.1%		17.3	2135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.7%	427					47.6	41.2	42.1				63.0	48.7	34.2				30.0		$34,391	$3,457	$30,934
Ps 106 Parkchester	Public	PK, KG-5	1514 Olmstead Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1006	822	66	12.4	87.6%	16 (1.9%)	177 (21.5%)	233 (28.3%)	374 (45.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	42.2	1414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.2%		39.9	1455^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.5%	41					54.6	48.3	52.5				63.5	52.8	47.2				33.6		$33,945	$3,529	$30,416
Bronx Little School	Public	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 792-2650	315	36	8.7	91.4%	11 (3.5%)	53 (16.8%)	207 (65.7%)	42 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46.7	1279^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.7%		42.9	1355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.6%	76					64.5	52.4	73.0				70.3	42.2	37.8				29.7		$38,745	$3,025	$35,720
Ps 536	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 931-4270	265	20	13.2	94.7%	5 (1.9%)	49 (18.5%)	150 (56.6%)	56 (21.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	48.5	1230^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%		26.2	1870^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.5%	640					52.4	29.6	54.3				63.0	66.7	54.3				47.1		$33,437	$3,016	$30,421
Archer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-3791	309	27	11.4	94.2%	4 (1.3%)	54 (17.5%)	192 (62.1%)	42 (13.6%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	19.4	2095^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%		20.5	2045^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.4%	50					27.8	51.2	39.0				29.0	45.2	30.2				16.7		$36,747	$3,746	$33,001

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy

What district is Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy in?

New York City Geographic District #11

What is the racial makeup of Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy?

Students at Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy are 62% Hispanic, 17% White, 11% Asian, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy.

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Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy ranks 1323^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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