P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School

1220 GERARD AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10452 · Bronx · K-8

DBN: 09X218

K-8

Unzoned

SchoolDigger Elementary: 2032 (of 2445)

SchoolDigger Middle: 851 (of 1500)

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 91.2%

65.9% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

37.8%(citywide avg: 50.8%)

ELA avg. rating

2.68 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.96 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

37.1%(citywide avg: 47.9%)

Math avg. rating

2.68 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.89 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

29.7%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

2.58 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

33.3%

Grade 3 Math

48.4%

Grade 4 ELA

21.4%

Grade 4 Math

20.8%

Grade 5 ELA

28.1%

Grade 5 Math

23.6%

Grade 6 ELA

53.3%

Grade 6 Math

43%

Grade 7 ELA

35.3%

Grade 7 Math

49%

Grade 8 ELA

49.5%

Grade 8 Math

32.7%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

28.1%(citywide avg: 32.8%)

English Language Learners -- Math

25.9%(citywide avg: 36.3%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

12.2%

Students with disabilities -- Math

16%

Black students -- ELA

57.1%(citywide avg: 59.3%)

Black students -- Math

47.6%(citywide avg: 49%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

36.1%(citywide avg: 50.1%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

35.5%(citywide avg: 46.9%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

890 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 94.8%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

2.4%

Black

3.5%

Hispanic or Latino

91.3%

White

0.8%

Multiracial

Native American

0.8%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

18.2%

English Language Learners

22.7%

Living in poverty

91.6%

Female

50.6%

Male

49.4%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Kindergarten admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Zoned

100 seats

Not all seats filled last year

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Students who live in the zone and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

2. Other students who live in the zone.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

3. Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

4. Students who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

5. Other students who live in the district.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

6. Other students who live outside the district.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Language Criteria

84 seats

2 applicants per seat

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Priority to continuing students

~100% admitted

There were about 80 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~95% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Then to District 9 students and residents

~40% admitted

There were about 50 applicants in this group and about 20 received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~24% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

3. Then to Bronx students and residents

~0% admitted

There were less than 10 applicants in this group and none received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~0% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

4. Then to New York City residents

~0% admitted