Ps/Ms 498 Van Nest Academy Primary School
1640 Bronxdale Ave
Bronx NY, 10462, Bronx County
Phone: 718-409-3001
Ranking: 
(1,836 out of 3,424, bottom 46%)*
(1,836 out of 3,424, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 28 | 20 | 14 | ||||
| Total Students: | 514 | 475 | 348 | 209 | ||||
| Kindergarten: | 45 | 8.8% | 48 | 10.1% | 50 | 14.4% | 57 | 27.3% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 8.9% | 48 | 10.1% | 56 | 16.1% | 48 | 23.0% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 8.8% | 59 | 12.4% | 46 | 13.2% | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 12.1% | 49 | 10.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 46 | 8.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 96 | 18.7% | 77 | 16.2% | 97 | 27.9% | 102 | 48.8% |
| Grade 7: | 80 | 15.6% | 94 | 19.8% | 95 | 27.3% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 93 | 18.1% | 97 | 20.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 1.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | 259 | 50.4% | 241 | 50.7% | 175 | 50.3% | 108 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 255 | 49.6% | 234 | 49.3% | 173 | 49.7% | 101 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 39 | 7.6% | 39 | 8.2% | 32 | 9.2% | 20 | 9.6% |
| Hispanic: | 360 | 70.0% | 317 | 66.7% | 229 | 65.8% | 125 | 59.8% |
| Black: | 55 | 10.7% | 50 | 10.5% | 39 | 11.2% | 34 | 16.3% |
| White: | 57 | 11.1% | 64 | 13.5% | 45 | 12.9% | 28 | 13.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 343 | 66.7% | 315 | 66.3% | 223 | 64.1% | 132 | 63.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 10.9% | 46 | 9.7% | 49 | 14.1% | 24 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.42 | 17.27 | 17.40 | 14.92 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 21% | 31.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 23.8% | 34.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 38% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 14.6% | 29.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 20.2% | 30.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 36% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 16.3% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 48% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 26% | 15.6% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 17.4% | 33.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 14.5% | 27.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ps/Ms 498 Van Nest Academy Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.