PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN

PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN is one of the average-sized primary schools in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, with 600 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 35% bigger than typical.

Across the 83 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 (40,459 students total), PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Asian, 8% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN records 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.0%, the actual is 38.2%, a residual of -2.9 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN is one.

The closest other public school is GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.0%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN's enrollment has declined 40% since 2018, when it stood at 1,005 (now 600). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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