PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI

PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, instructing 664 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 50% above the state mean of about 443.

PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI is one of 62 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, a district that serves 30,138 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI logs that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 36% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 13% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 43.7%; this one delivers 74.0%, a residual of +30.3 points.

Across the wider county, Bronx County reports that median household income runs about $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PS 83 DONALD HERTZ, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 56.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 616 (now 664). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 42% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.