PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY

PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY is one of the average-sized primary schools in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, with 603 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY sits 36% bigger than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 comprises 62 schools with combined enrollment of 30,138 students; PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY is among them.

Demographically, PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school lists 17% White, 11% Asian, 8% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY records 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 84% of students at PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.0%, the actual is 51.8%, a residual of +7.8 points.

In the broader community, Bronx County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 2 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 603). Black enrollment moved from 12% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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