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Ps 8 Isaac Varian

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Ps 8 Isaac Varian ranks 1719 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 8 Isaac Varian is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 650 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ps 8 Isaac Varian has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1496 and 1936 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years.

The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are generally lower than the New York City District #10 and New York state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate is 42.68% compared to the district's 43.39% and the state's 54.15%. The school's 5th grade Math proficiency rate is 49.09%, which is higher than the district's 41.28% but still lower than the state's 54.16%. Ps 8 Isaac Varian also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 92.46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 46 Edgar Allan Poe, Ps/Is 54, and Ps 94 Kings College School, have similar low performance and rankings as Ps 8 Isaac Varian. However, two charter schools in the area, KIPP Bronx Charter School II and Bronx Community Charter School, have significantly higher test scores and rankings compared to the traditional public schools.

600

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,404

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3010 Briggs Ave
Bronx, NY 10458-1699

(718) 584-3043

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Students who attend Ps 8 Isaac Varian usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 80 Mosholu Parkway (The)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.3%

Asian:

8.0%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 14 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

1,719^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 39Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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	31.8	1719 of 2445	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1843 of 2445	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1535 of 2439	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1757 of 2434	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1834 of 2201	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1936 of 2413	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1886 of 2395	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	1631 of 2386	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	1612 of 2366	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	1496 of 2352	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.1	1457 of 2345	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.2	1436 of 2325	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.8	1598 of 2320	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.2	1800 of 2286	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.7	1628 of 2263	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.1	1651 of 2257	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.4	1874 of 2227	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.0	1959 of 2219	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	1955 of 2206	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	308 of 928	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	383 of 927	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	287 of 857	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	683 of 936	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	409 of 891	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	402 of 948	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	470 of 662	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	495 of 605	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	587 of 671	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	477 of 548	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	816 of 1117	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	555 of 1066	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	369 of 1001	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	446 of 1027	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.8	409 of 454	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	631 of 860	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	545 of 938	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1517 of 2409	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1651 of 2413	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1612 of 2403	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1712 of 2401	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1585 of 1955	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1770 of 2357	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1754 of 2338	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	986 of 1569	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1048 of 1531	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	726 of 1429	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	901 of 1503	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	611 of 818	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1001 of 1315	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	982 of 1392	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	403 of 792	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	500 of 766	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	278 of 637	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	424 of 622	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	41 of 70	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	339 of 570	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	410 of 730	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	1102 of 2098	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1317 of 2078	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	1020 of 2041	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	1257 of 2099	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	1267 of 1678	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1459 of 2032	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1466 of 2045	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1844 of 2407	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1958 of 2411	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	1405 of 2400	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1760 of 2400	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1700 of 1961	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	2014 of 2358	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1893 of 2340	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	704 of 2134	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	973 of 2110	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	1107 of 2016	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1311 of 2031	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	636 of 1044	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1028 of 1859	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1015 of 1941	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	799 of 1402	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	860 of 1392	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1009 of 1337	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	752 of 1338	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	817 of 1408	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2024)29th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-8 vs state

Math45%-12 vs state

Science31%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	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 Living Environment End of Course	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 Isaac Varian	Public	PK, KG-5	3010 Briggs Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3043	600	52	11.5	92.3%	26 (4.3%)	47 (7.8%)	470 (78.3%)	48 (8.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31.8	1719^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.7%		27	1843^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.6%	124			42.7	40.6	57.0				46.0	41.1	49.1				31.2		$36,404	$3,801	$32,602
Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx II	Public, Charter	K-8	263 E 203rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 742-8848	492	7	18.8	94.7%	4 (0.8%)	220 (44.7%)	245 (49.8%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	33.2	1677^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.4%					(n/a)	38.2	37.9	38.3	59.6	39.1	52.2	69.8	66.1	46.0	45.3	26.1	30.4	51.0		34.8		$20,049	$957	$19,092
Ps/Middle School 20 PO George J Werdan III	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3050 Webster Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 515-9370	782	69	11.3	94.9%	31 (4.0%)	86 (11.0%)	594 (76.0%)	53 (6.8%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	19.9	2080^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.9%		13.3	2262^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.5%	182			36.5	36.2	29.6	37.4	48.7	42.5	46.3	37.8	21.1	34.2	40.5	46.6	17.9	22.0	$35,774	$3,940	$31,833
Ps/Middle School 280 Mosholu Parkway	Public	K-8	3202 Steuben Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6360	667	61	11.0	94.6%	21 (3.1%)	62 (9.3%)	517 (77.5%)	49 (7.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	26.2	1886^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.9%		36.8	1543^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	36.9%	343		72.7	39.7	46.4	35.5	39.8	55.3	49.3	50.0	49.3	29.1	41.4	51.6	46.1	20.3	26.7	$32,572	$3,790	$28,783
Success Academy Charter School - Norwood	Public, Charter	K-2	268 East 207th St	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School - Norwood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 569-5900	381			87.7%	11 (2.9%)	180 (47.2%)	174 (45.7%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)																	$18,001	$00	$18,001
Bedford Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3177 Webster Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-6400	439	41	10.6	88.4%	30 (6.8%)	21 (4.8%)	296 (67.4%)	83 (18.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	22.8	1996^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.4%		20	2062^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%	66			41.3	30.2	44.6				39.5	18.9	45.8				35.6		$32,841	$3,130	$29,711
Bronx Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3170 Webster Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	Bronx Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-1400	492	43	11.4	86.8%	20 (4.1%)	75 (15.2%)	353 (71.7%)	34 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	53.7	1100^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.0%		54.2	1048^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.1%	52		57.6	51.2	58.3	69.4	61.5	53.1	55.8	57.1	52.1	54.9	64.5	48.0	65.9	31.3	42.9	$53,440	$6,099	$47,341
Ps 56 Norwood Heights	Public	K-5	341 E 207th St	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 920-1100	617	46	13.5	90.1%	44 (7.1%)	49 (7.9%)	379 (61.4%)	121 (19.6%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.1%)	30.3	1759^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.1%		33.7	1627^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.5%	132			40.2	44.0	45.5				54.2	41.6	42.2				35.6		$34,944	$3,999	$30,944
Ps 46 Edgar Allan Poe	Public	PK, KG-5	2760 Briggs Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4450	609	56	10.9	94.4%	11 (1.8%)	90 (14.8%)	488 (80.1%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	24.1	1959^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.9%		15.4	2208^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.7%	249			38.0	41.0	50.0				32.6	45.4	35.2				30.5		$39,253	$3,945	$35,308
Ps/Is 54	Public	PK, KG-5	2703 Webster Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4203	329	26	12.6	96.0%	4 (1.2%)	61 (18.5%)	254 (77.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15.7	2175^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%		12.1	2293^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.2%	118			45.5	24.4	40.5				30.6	21.6	33.3				27.8		$37,398	$4,778	$32,620

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 8 Isaac Varian

Is Ps 8 Isaac Varian a good school?

Ps 8 Isaac Varian ranks 1719^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 8 Isaac Varian?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Ps 8 Isaac Varian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 8 Isaac Varian attend?

Students who attend Ps 8 Isaac Varian usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 80 Mosholu Parkway (The)

What district is Ps 8 Isaac Varian in?

New York City Geographic District #10

What is the racial makeup of Ps 8 Isaac Varian?

Students at Ps 8 Isaac Varian are 78% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 4% White, 1% American Indian.

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