Is Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti a good school?

Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti ranks 373 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti?

In the 2022-23 school year, 482 students attended Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti?

Students at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti are 41% White, 39% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti attend?

Students who attend Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti usually go on to attend: Middle : Junior High School 144 Michelangelo Middle : Pelham Gardens Middle School

Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

Summary:

PS 108 Philip J Abinanti is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #11, which is ranked 646 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 108 consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #11 and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 83.93% of 4th graders at PS 108 were proficient or better in Math, compared to 47.63% in the district and 58.03% statewide. The school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment is also noteworthy, with 45.57% proficiency compared to 25.21% in the district and 35% statewide. Additionally, PS 108 performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and White students, ranking in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools.

Despite serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 93.15% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, PS 108 is able to maintain strong academic performance, indicating that the school is effectively addressing the unique needs of its students and providing equitable educational opportunities. When compared to the nearby Icahn Charter School 3, Icahn Charter School 4, and Icahn Charter School 5, which are located within a 0.55-mile radius of PS 108, the school significantly outperforms them in academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1166 Neill Ave
Bronx, NY 10461-1739

(718) 863-9829

District: New York City Geographic District #11

SchoolDigger Rank:
373^rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,081

Students who attend Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 144 Michelangelo
	Pelham Gardens Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.1

Number of students: 482

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.7%

Hispanic:

38.6%

Asian:

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti ranks better than 84.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 31 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #11. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.41. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.7%), Hispanic (38.6%), Asian (13.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti is 13.1. 17 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #11 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti employs 36.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti is $18,081. 24 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #11 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti 373^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #11:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #11 646^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	67.03	851^st	2206	61.4%
2007	48.86	1376^th	2219	38.0%
2008	48.22	1400^th	2227	37.1%
2009	59.50	1113^th	2257	50.7%
2010	50.38	1278^th	2263	43.5%
2011	61.58	968^th	2286	57.7%
2012	65.52	856^th	2320	63.1%
2013	58.83	880^th	2325	62.2%
2014	67.60	691^st	2345	70.5%
2015	59.39	915^th	2352	61.1%
2016	63.52	813^th	2366	65.6%
2017	62.38	857^th	2386	64.1%
2018	62.27	885^th	2395	63.0%
2019	63.89	811^th	2413	66.4%
2021	74.07	511^th	2201	76.8%
2022	70.83	644^th	2434	73.5%
2023	75.37	557^th	2439	77.2%
2024	82.41	373^rd	2445	84.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.58	395^th	938	57.9%
2019	51.93	298^th	860	65.3%
2022	52.86	351^st	1027	65.8%
2023	71.25	153^rd	1001	84.7%
2024	52.76	348^th	1066	67.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.87	297^th	1941	84.7%
2019	58.37	487^th	1859	73.8%
2022	73.07	305^th	2031	85.0%
2023	71.63	348^th	2016	82.7%
2024	52.87	732^nd	2110	65.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.64	420^th	2045	79.5%
2019	68.63	478^th	2032	76.5%
2022	74.87	360^th	2099	82.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	47.36	281^st	570	50.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.50	869^th	2338	62.8%
2019	68.58	693^rd	2357	70.6%
2021	71.32	476^th	1955	75.7%
2022	71.64	603^rd	2401	74.9%
2023	66.60	734^th	2403	69.5%
2024	72.44	558^th	2413	76.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.47	908^th	2340	61.2%
2019	56.26	970^th	2358	58.9%
2021	69.71	529^th	1961	73.0%
2022	68.32	676^th	2400	71.8%
2023	80.42	397^th	2400	83.5%
2024	86.15	258^th	2411	89.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.52	202^nd	601	66.4%
2019	54.31	293^rd	548	46.5%
2021	73.76	101^st	430	76.5%
2022	58.41	325^th	671	51.6%
2024	74.39	151^st	662	77.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.80	494^th	1392	64.5%
2019	58.07	449^th	1315	65.9%
2021	82.36	91^st	818	88.9%
2022	73.83	276^th	1503	81.6%
2023	73.03	277^th	1429	80.6%
2024	74.61	276^th	1531	82.0%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.27	498^th	1408	64.6%
2019	56.30	572^nd	1338	57.2%
2021	50.61	647^th	1224	47.1%
2022	57.89	577^th	1399	58.8%
2023	65.84	460^th	1337	65.6%
2024	76.35	282^nd	1392	79.7%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Saturday, March 22, 2014

P.S. 108 has educated my two children. The teachers work very hard and challenge the kids. Their homework is meaningful and thought provoking. The kids are mostly on level and the parents participate more than at other schools. I think it's an excellent school! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, June 12, 2011

My daughter has attended this school since Kindergarten and is now in third grade. The educational part of this school is rather good from my daughters experience. There is an extended day tutoring (free), but here is where we go downhill. The extended day started as 5 days a week, it has now fallen to three days a week, next year September 2011 it will be down to two days a week. Sadly, I have learned that there are many children left behind in this school. My daughter has numerous friends in her class who should be at least a year or so ahead. Some where there has been extreme educational changes because of Bloomberg and not for the better. Now second problem, there is an after-school program, but it is not free, it is $200 a month but i hear will be going up and even sadder there are young unexperienced college students watching your children with no planned activities of any kind and better yet they don't actually help your child with their homework they give them the answers. Third but extremely minor there are many school trips (that's the good thing) unfortunately do not bother to apply for chaperone because there is only a small number of parents who will be picked (1 or 2) and it's usually the same parents every trip and they often do this because the teachers are close friends with the parent. Now one last issue which is extremely scary, this school (since my daughter has been attending) does receive bomb threats which we find out when a letter is sent home at the end of the day.
Last but not least small detail which I and a few other parents have experienced, seeing as how many of the teachers are young they tend to ask students personal questions about their parents OR make comments to the children that I found to be inappropriate, (not of a sexual manner) but just as if they were talking to their own children. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	180	64	30	127	0	n/a	n/a	401
1990	179	72	42	121	0	n/a	n/a	414
1991	152	68	55	138	0	n/a	n/a	413
1992	175	67	53	134	0	n/a	n/a	429
1993	151	73	71	170	1	n/a	n/a	466
1994	174	44	75	139	1	n/a	n/a	433
1995	177	49	84	186	1	n/a	n/a	497
1996	177	49	84	186	1	n/a	n/a	497
1997	180	51	77	190	2	n/a	n/a	500
1998	181	45	65	213	5	n/a	n/a	509
1999	196	62	74	244	4	n/a	n/a	580
2000	197	56	79	264	3	n/a	n/a	599
2001	208	61	88	277	6	n/a	n/a	640
2002	208	84	87	287	1	n/a	n/a	667
2003	208	84	87	287	1	n/a	n/a	667
2004	194	71	80	235	1	n/a	n/a	581
2005	188	62	94	217	1	n/a	n/a	562
2006	210	56	101	208	0	n/a	n/a	575
2007	234	59	79	213	1	n/a	n/a	586
2008	216	50	87	220	2	n/a	n/a	575
2009	210	55	80	246	2	n/a	n/a	593
2010	179	53	74	291	2	n/a	n/a	599
2011	189	45	70	274	2	0	0	580
2012	184	60	73	265	1	0	3	586
2013	198	62	62	283	2	1	5	613
2014	198	41	63	277	3	0	5	587
2015	203	38	68	268	2	0	6	585
2016	217	39	71	263	2	0	6	598
2017	219	37	63	251	3	2	11	586
2018	239	36	67	260	4	2	8	616
2019	230	27	77	244	4	2	8	592
2020	222	27	77	244	4	0	8	582
2021	204	28	77	219	3	0	7	538
2022	187	32	81	213	2	0	9	524
2023	196	26	64	186	2	0	8	482

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 108 Philip J Abinanti

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	401	23.9	16.7	n/a
1990	414	23.9	17.3	n/a
1991	413	27.4	15.0	n/a
1992	429	25.9	16.5	n/a
1993	466	27.0	17.3	n/a
1994	433	25.0	17.3	n/a
1995	497	28.0	17.8	n/a
1996	497	28.0	17.8	n/a
1997	500	28.7	17.4	58
1998	509	28.4	17.9	60.3
1999	580	35.4	16.4	55.5
2000	599	39.4	15.2	78.3
2001	640	44.5	14.4	77.7
2002	667	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	667	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	581	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	562	39.0	14.4	0
2006	575	40.0	14.4	70.8
2007	586	42.4	13.8	71.8
2008	575	43.0	13.4	65.7
2009	593	43.0	13.8	68.6
2010	599	42.0	14.2	n/a
2011	580	39.0	14.8	68.6
2012	586	37.0	15.8	66.6
2013	613	32.0	19.1	74.7
2014	587	39.0	15.0	83.8
2015	585	37.0	15.8	80.7
2016	598	39.0	15.3	78.1
2017	586	39.6	14.7	79.7
2018	616	43.0	14.3	77.9
2019	592	39.0	15.1	77.4
2020	582	38.5	15.1	82.3
2021	538	39.0	13.7	90.7
2022	524	37.0	14.1	78.8
2023	482	36.7	13.1	93.2

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 108 Philip J Abinanti

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	401	23.9	16.7	n/a
1990	414	23.9	17.3	n/a
1991	413	27.4	15.0	n/a
1992	429	25.9	16.5	n/a
1993	466	27.0	17.3	n/a
1994	433	25.0	17.3	n/a
1995	497	28.0	17.8	n/a
1996	497	28.0	17.8	n/a
1997	500	28.7	17.4	58
1998	509	28.4	17.9	60.3
1999	580	35.4	16.4	55.5
2000	599	39.4	15.2	78.3
2001	640	44.5	14.4	77.7
2002	667	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	667	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	581	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	562	39.0	14.4	0
2006	575	40.0	14.4	70.8
2007	586	42.4	13.8	71.8
2008	575	43.0	13.4	65.7
2009	593	43.0	13.8	68.6
2010	599	42.0	14.2	n/a
2011	580	39.0	14.8	68.6
2012	586	37.0	15.8	66.6
2013	613	32.0	19.1	74.7
2014	587	39.0	15.0	83.8
2015	585	37.0	15.8	80.7
2016	598	39.0	15.3	78.1
2017	586	39.6	14.7	79.7
2018	616	43.0	14.3	77.9
2019	592	39.0	15.1	77.4
2020	582	38.5	15.1	82.3
2021	538	39.0	13.7	90.7
2022	524	37.0	14.1	78.8
2023	482	36.7	13.1	93.2

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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