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Ps/ms 498 van Nest Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 599 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #11 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps/ms 498 van Nest Academy enrolls 599 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 366 | 61% |
| White | 119 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 43 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
464 of the school's 599 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 453 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ps/ms 498 van Nest Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 80.
Ps/ms 498 van Nest Academy is one of 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 32,263 students district-wide and employs 2,909 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 599 students, Ps/ms 498 van Nest Academy is larger than the district average of about 520 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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