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Ps 8 Luis Belliard

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 8 Luis Belliard is an elementary school in New York, NY, serving 337 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #6, which is ranked 642 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 8 Luis Belliard consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.33% of 3rd graders, 19.05% of 4th graders, and 36.96% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.79%, 47.58%, and 53.56% for the district, and 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While Ps 8 Luis Belliard struggles academically, some nearby schools, such as Castle Bridge School and Ps 4 Duke Ellington, perform significantly better on standardized tests, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher than Ps 8 Luis Belliard in both ELA and Math. Additionally, the nearby KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School outperforms Ps 8 Luis Belliard, despite spending significantly less per student.

354

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,293

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

465 W 167th St
New York, NY 10032

(212) 928-4157

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

Students who attend Ps 8 Luis Belliard usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School 319 Marie Teresa
	Middle School 324 Patria Mirabal

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

White:

4.2%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (32% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

2,166^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 25Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6

642^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 6 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2166 of 2445	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1901 of 2445	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2116 of 2439	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2253 of 2434	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1772 of 2201	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1637 of 2413	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1704 of 2395	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	2046 of 2386	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	2228 of 2366	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	1950 of 2352	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	2049 of 2345	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.9	1857 of 2325	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	2014 of 2320	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	2014 of 2286	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.8	2140 of 2263	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	2198 of 2257	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.9	2166 of 2227	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.1	2187 of 2219	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	2131 of 2206	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	697 of 1117	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	416 of 1066	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	628 of 1001	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	920 of 1027	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	474 of 860	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	412 of 938	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	2144 of 2409	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1951 of 2413	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2194 of 2403	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2145 of 2401	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1660 of 1955	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1551 of 2357	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1726 of 2338	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1386 of 1569	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	650 of 1392	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	560 of 792	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.9	264 of 766	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	220 of 637	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	439 of 622	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	439 of 570	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	428 of 730	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1601 of 2098	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2119 of 2407	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1728 of 2411	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1919 of 2400	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	2268 of 2400	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	1405 of 1961	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1629 of 2358	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1607 of 2340	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1984 of 2134	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	863 of 2110	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	1085 of 2016	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1465 of 2031	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	854 of 1859	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	1165 of 1941	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math35%-23 vs state

English Language Arts30%-25 vs state

Science28%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 8 Luis Belliard	Public	PK, KG-5	465 W 167th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-4157	354	24	14.8	92.9%	15 (4.2%)	15 (4.2%)	315 (89.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	16.2	2166^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.4%		25	1901^st of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%	265		33.3	19.1	37.0				42.6	19.2	41.7				27.7		$35,293	$2,740	$32,553
KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	21 Jumel Pl-Rm D109	New York	10032	New York County	KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2620	790	41	19.2	93.3%	8 (1.0%)	78 (9.9%)	679 (85.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	52.6	1142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	53.3%		54.7	1037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.6%	105	68.3	47.9	68.5	60.9	40.6	66.0	56.6	57.7	74.5	52.1	50.0	77.9		40.0	56.1	$21,598	$21,598	$00
Ps 128 Audubon	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W 169th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-0607	441	38	11.6	85.9%	14 (3.2%)	22 (5.0%)	394 (89.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	31.1	1737^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.0%		41.2	1406^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.5%	331		44.6	54.2	44.8				36.4	42.6	44.1				37.9		$38,600	$3,213	$35,387
Castle Bridge School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W 169th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 740-4701	195	17	11.3	64.6%	32 (16.4%)	15 (7.7%)	139 (71.3%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	46.9	1274^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.9%		73	577^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.4%	697		50.0	66.7					50.0	60.0	40.0				60.0		$38,603	$1,912	$36,692
Whin Music Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	528 W 162nd St	New York	10032	New York County	Whin Music Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(844) 489-0817	464	49	9.4	87.3%	16 (3.4%)	58 (12.5%)	369 (79.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.6%)	27.1	1855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.1%		37	1539^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.1%	316		50.0	42.6	46.9	46.7	52.1	50.0	45.8	27.8	33.3	25.0	46.9	37.5	34.0	47.8	$22,305	$721	$21,584
Ps 4 Duke Ellington	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 160th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-0739	428	34	12.5	82.7%	13 (3.0%)	34 (7.9%)	368 (86.0%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	51.3	1174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.8	1393^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.0%	219		45.3	44.2	68.2				72.7	58.6	57.8				41.3		$36,740	$3,426	$33,314
Ps 173	Public	PK, KG-8	306 Ft Washington Ave	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-7850	597	45	13.2	88.4%	36 (6.0%)	28 (4.7%)	510 (85.4%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	27.3	1852^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.3%		22.3	1993^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.5%	141		20.0	55.1	42.4	32.4	19.1	22.7	31.7	51.8	37.1	29.0	47.9	70.4	39.3	55.6	$35,411	$3,267	$32,144
Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar	Public	PK, KG-5	175 W 166th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6120	499	53	9.3	97.2%	12 (2.4%)	124 (24.8%)	351 (70.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	27.6	1845^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.5%		27.4	1827^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.3%	18		32.7	46.3	41.1				46.3	54.2	48.0				16.4		$37,657	$3,476	$34,181
Ps 115 Alexander Humboldt	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	586 W 177th St	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 927-9233	350	37	9.3	98.9%	11 (3.1%)	11 (3.1%)	322 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	37.5	1533^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%		20.9	2035^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.8%	502		38.8	31.5	48.9				46.2	60.3	58.3				45.8		$38,458	$3,333	$35,125
Ps 46 Arthur Tappan	Public	PK, KG-8	2987 Frederick Douglas Blvd	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-1519	363	38	9.6	95.9%	10 (2.8%)	158 (43.5%)	188 (51.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26.1	1892^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.6%		27	1842^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.7%	50		42.4	42.3	35.7	37.9	44.0	49.0	50.0	44.8	31.0	46.7	65.4	52.8	17.2	45.3	$42,267	$4,338	$37,930

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 8 Luis Belliard

How many students attend Ps 8 Luis Belliard?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Ps 8 Luis Belliard.

What district is Ps 8 Luis Belliard in?

New York City Geographic District # 6

What is the racial makeup of Ps 8 Luis Belliard?

Students at Ps 8 Luis Belliard are 89% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Ps 8 Luis Belliard a good school?

Ps 8 Luis Belliard ranks in the bottom 11.4% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ps 8 Luis Belliard attend?

Students who attend Ps 8 Luis Belliard usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 319 Marie Teresa
Middle : Middle School 324 Patria Mirabal

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