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 20.3% of New York elementary schools.

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 853 students attended 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 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

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

Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

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Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School is a public elementary and middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 853 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with the majority being Hispanic (91.79%).

While the school has consistently performed below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the New York State Assessments, it has shown some strengths in specific grade levels, such as higher proficiency rates in ELA for 7th and 8th grades compared to the district and state. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the school ranking relatively low for female, male, and Hispanic students, but performing better for English Language Learners and Homeless students, ranking in the top 30% and top 50% of New York elementary schools, respectively. The school's dual language program, which focuses on bilingual instruction in English and Spanish, may be a key factor in attracting and retaining a diverse student population.

When comparing Ps 114 Luis Llorens Torres School, Zeta Charter School - Mount Eden, and other nearby schools in the same New York City Geographic District # 9, Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School generally performs better in ELA and Mathematics, particularly in the upper grades. However, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from being ranked in the top 30% of New York elementary schools in 2013-2014 to the bottom 20% in recent years. With a high percentage of students (91.68%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may be a significant contributor to the school's academic challenges.

Detail:

Public K-8

1220 Gerard Ave
Bronx, NY 10452

(718) 410-7230

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

SchoolDigger Rank:
1945^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,550

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

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 853

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.8%

African American:

3.8%

Asian:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School ranks worse than 79.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 11^th among 29 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.32. (See more...)

Compare Details Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School ranks better than 51.3% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.32. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School has the largest elementary school student body size in the New York City Geographic District # 9. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.8%), African American (3.8%), Asian (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School is 11.1, which is the 5^th best among 29 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9. (See more...)

Compare Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School employs 76.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School is $18,550. 28 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School 1945^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School 731^st of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 9:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 9 755^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	30.05	1726^th	2206	21.8%
2007	38.28	1585^th	2219	28.6%
2008	29.96	1759^th	2227	21.0%
2009	47.00	1480^th	2257	34.4%
2010	34.64	1655^th	2263	26.9%
2011	39.00	1542^nd	2286	32.5%
2012	34.27	1675^th	2320	27.8%
2013	32.95	1631^st	2325	29.8%
2014	36.46	1556^th	2345	33.6%
2015	30.51	1699^th	2352	27.8%
2016	26.67	1802^nd	2366	23.8%
2017	27.08	1822^nd	2386	23.6%
2018	33.41	1662^nd	2395	30.6%
2019	28.96	1758^th	2413	27.1%
2021	31.05	1583^rd	2201	28.1%
2022	30.09	1766^th	2434	27.4%
2023	23.32	1945^th	2439	20.3%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.36	420^th	938	55.2%
2019	31.32	649^th	860	24.5%
2022	38.11	606^th	1027	41.0%
2023	34.08	686^th	1001	31.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.12	1245^th	1941	35.9%
2019	36.84	1076^th	1859	42.1%
2021	34.59	700^th	1044	33.0%
2022	34.77	1325^th	2031	34.8%
2023	40.70	1053^rd	2016	47.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.46	1051^st	2045	48.6%
2019	40.49	1168^th	2032	42.5%
2021	43.56	939^th	1678	44.0%
2022	36.79	1335^th	2099	36.4%
2023	28.30	1542^nd	2041	24.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.07	315^th	730	56.8%
2019	45.22	301^st	570	47.2%
2021	67.42	15^th	70	78.6%
2022	58.46	196^th	622	68.5%
2023	45.86	310^th	637	51.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.64	1501^st	2338	35.8%
2019	37.24	1487^th	2357	36.9%
2021	33.93	1352^nd	1955	30.8%
2022	29.56	1774^th	2401	26.1%
2023	21.00	2015^th	2403	16.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.73	1795^th	2340	23.3%
2019	24.24	1858^th	2358	21.2%
2021	25.73	1555^th	1961	20.7%
2022	32.57	1680^th	2400	30.0%
2023	28.23	1783^rd	2400	25.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.67	742^nd	1392	46.7%
2019	39.04	789^th	1315	40.0%
2021	24.09	682^nd	818	16.6%
2022	39.53	908^th	1503	39.6%
2023	33.29	988^th	1429	30.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	30.90	817^th	1095	25.4%
2007	42.19	756^th	1123	32.7%
2008	31.29	900^th	1185	24.1%
2009	47.76	814^th	1224	33.5%
2010	48.24	752^nd	1243	39.5%
2011	39.10	858^th	1295	33.7%
2012	45.71	804^th	1337	39.9%
2013	35.15	897^th	1373	34.7%
2014	36.24	899^th	1401	35.8%
2015	46.36	729^th	1407	48.2%
2016	44.37	777^th	1429	45.6%
2017	46.77	751^st	1455	48.4%
2018	40.30	854^th	1438	40.6%
2019	41.90	792^nd	1439	45.0%
2021	50.88	559^th	1242	55.0%
2022	55.36	605^th	1479	59.1%
2023	49.32	731^st	1500	51.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.02	344^th	503	31.6%
2019	32.40	349^th	473	26.2%
2022	67.06	89^th	581	84.7%
2023	50.52	193^rd	591	67.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.48	735^th	1170	37.2%
2019	33.64	766^th	1139	32.7%
2022	56.78	366^th	1283	71.5%
2023	47.99	552^nd	1307	57.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.63	548^th	1245	56.0%
2019	51.92	485^th	1241	60.9%
2022	63.40	338^th	1306	74.1%
2023	55.79	487^th	1288	62.2%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.83	184^th	457	59.7%
2019	38.37	250^th	392	36.2%
2022	71.88	88^th	487	81.9%
2023	72.83	89^th	543	83.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.41	760^th	1353	43.8%
2019	46.84	694^th	1370	49.3%
2021	47.32	538^th	1066	49.5%
2022	53.99	625^th	1454	57.0%
2023	44.75	812^th	1463	44.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.81	899^th	1352	33.5%
2019	36.01	848^th	1366	37.9%
2021	54.38	433^rd	1071	59.6%
2022	55.74	551^st	1455	62.1%
2023	53.35	623^rd	1464	57.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.89	365^th	810	54.9%
2019	50.64	357^th	826	56.8%
2022	64.48	246^th	914	73.1%
2023	57.18	349^th	943	63.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2000	2	117	14	656	19	n/a	n/a	808
2001	4	107	18	704	20	n/a	n/a	853
2002	4	94	16	756	7	n/a	n/a	877
2003	4	94	16	756	7	n/a	n/a	877
2004	5	96	26	753	4	n/a	n/a	884
2005	7	107	38	787	6	n/a	n/a	945
2006	8	124	35	800	6	n/a	n/a	973
2007	8	127	30	792	1	n/a	n/a	958
2008	8	129	29	760	1	n/a	n/a	927
2009	2	105	33	761	0	n/a	n/a	901
2010	2	86	33	717	0	n/a	n/a	838
2011	2	68	31	713	0	0	0	814
2012	2	69	28	757	2	6	0	864
2013	3	73	29	784	2	6	0	897
2014	4	67	38	817	4	0	1	931
2015	8	63	37	832	6	0	2	948
2016	6	54	42	897	6	0	2	1007
2017	11	47	30	904	6	4	2	1004
2018	11	44	26	921	6	2	2	1012
2019	11	49	24	940	8	2	1	1035
2020	8	47	25	920	10	4	4	1018
2021	9	38	24	906	9	1	14	1001
2022	7	31	20	831	7	1	11	908
2023	8	32	14	783	6	2	8	853

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	808	53.0	15.2	98.3
2001	853	32.0	26.7	99.1
2002	877	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	877	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	884	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	945	n/a	n/a	0
2006	973	61.0	16.0	92.6
2007	958	59.0	16.2	94.8
2008	927	59.0	15.7	93.4
2009	901	69.0	13.1	92.5
2010	838	62.0	13.5	n/a
2011	814	58.0	14.0	89.2
2012	864	58.0	14.8	89.2
2013	897	58.6	15.2	90
2014	931	61.4	15.1	99.7
2015	948	71.0	13.3	76.6
2016	1007	72.0	13.9	77.8
2017	1004	68.4	14.6	76.6
2018	1012	70.0	14.4	87.1
2019	1035	77.0	13.4	85.9
2020	1018	68.8	14.7	87.8
2021	1001	66.9	14.9	90.5
2022	908	67.0	13.5	91.7
2023	853	76.6	11.1	91.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps/Is 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	808	53.0	15.2	98.3
2001	853	32.0	26.7	99.1
2002	877	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	877	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	884	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	945	n/a	n/a	0
2006	973	61.0	16.0	92.6
2007	958	59.0	16.2	94.8
2008	927	59.0	15.7	93.4
2009	901	69.0	13.1	92.5
2010	838	62.0	13.5	n/a
2011	814	58.0	14.0	89.2
2012	864	58.0	14.8	89.2
2013	897	58.6	15.2	90
2014	931	61.4	15.1	99.7
2015	948	71.0	13.3	76.6
2016	1007	72.0	13.9	77.8
2017	1004	68.4	14.6	76.6
2018	1012	70.0	14.4	87.1
2019	1035	77.0	13.4	85.9
2020	1018	68.8	14.7	87.8
2021	1001	66.9	14.9	90.5
2022	908	67.0	13.5	91.7
2023	853	76.6	11.1	91.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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