PS/IS 218 RAFAEL HERNANDEZ DUAL LANGUAGE MAGNET SCHOOL

Regular School · BRONX, NY

PS/IS 218 RAFAEL HERNANDEZ DUAL LANGUAGE MAGNET SCHOOL is a regular school school in BRONX, New York, serving grades KG–08 with 807 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

807

Teachers (FTE)

79.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	738	91%
Black or African American	38	5%
White	9	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	9	1%
Asian	7	1%
Two or more races	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	807	394M / 413F

English Language Learners: 222 (28% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2020-2021)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	55.2%	139
Science Proficiency	60-79%	—	25

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Chronically Absent

306

37.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	807	100%

Contact & Location

1220 GERARD AVE

BRONX, NY 10452

Phone: (718)410-7230

NCES ID

360008603742

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD