P.S./M.S. 11X498 - Van Nest Academy

1640 BRONXDALE AVE, BRONX, NY 10462 · Bronx · K-8

DBN: 11X498

K-8

Unzoned

SchoolDigger Elementary: 1323 (of 2445)

SchoolDigger Middle: 391 (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: 93.2%

76.4% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

53%(citywide avg: 56.8%)

ELA avg. rating

3.04 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.10 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

62.2%(citywide avg: 56.1%)

Math avg. rating

3.17 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.07 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

52.4%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

3.03 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

40%

Grade 3 Math

66%

Grade 4 ELA

49.1%

Grade 4 Math

39.6%

Grade 5 ELA

55.7%

Grade 5 Math

48.3%

Grade 6 ELA

48.1%

Grade 6 Math

64.6%

Grade 7 ELA

52.8%

Grade 7 Math

71.3%

Grade 8 ELA

65.2%

Grade 8 Math

71.9%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

36%(citywide avg: 38.5%)

English Language Learners -- Math

48.3%(citywide avg: 40.3%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

26.9%

Students with disabilities -- Math

37.2%

Asian students -- ELA

57.8%(citywide avg: 61.2%)

Asian students -- Math

64.4%(citywide avg: 62.2%)

Black students -- ELA

35.5%(citywide avg: 33.7%)

Black students -- Math

56.3%(citywide avg: 37.1%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

50.4%(citywide avg: 53.2%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

60.3%(citywide avg: 51.4%)

White students -- ELA

59.1%(citywide avg: 61.7%)

White students -- Math

69.2%(citywide avg: 63.7%)

"% 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

584 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 73.4%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

6.7%

Black

9.9%

Hispanic or Latino

61.8%

White

19%

Multiracial

2.1%

Native American

0.5%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

20.9%

English Language Learners

10.3%

Living in poverty

77.9%

Female

49.8%

Male

50.2%

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

Non-Zoned

50 seats

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

1. Students zoned to specific District 11 schools (see overview for more detail) and have a sibling at the school.

~100% admitted

There were about 15 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~30% 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. District 11 students and have a sibling at the school.

~100% admitted

There were fewer than 5 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~8% 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. Other students zoned to specific District 11 schools (see overview for more detail).

~100% admitted

There were about 30 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~60% 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. Other District 11 students.

~27% admitted

There were about 15 applicants in this group and fewer than 5 received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~8% 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).

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

No applicants

There were no applicants in this group.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).

6. Other students who live outside the district.

~0% admitted

There were about 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).

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

D75 Special Education Inclusive Services

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

1. Open to students currently in or recommended for District 75 Special Education Inclusive Services.

~0% admitted

There were less than 10 applicants in this group and none received offers last year.