Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008301676
PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD
465 W 167TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10032 · (212) 928-4157 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
329 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
30.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 42.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD
PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD this school | 354 | 92.9% | 31.3% |
| PS 106 EDWARD EVERETT HALE BROOKLYN | 327 | 90.5% | 23.6% |
| BILINGUAL CENTER BUFFALO | 358 | 93.3% | 12.5% |
| PS 15 INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING BRONX | 372 | 88.7% | 51.0% |
| PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY NEW YORK | 399 | 90.2% | 53.1% |
| PS 189 NEW YORK | 421 | 93.3% | 49.3% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #1,975 of 2,335 | #136 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,976 of 2,342 ▼ 377 | #130 of 151 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #2,108 of 2,343 ▼ 160 | #143 of 151 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #1,637 of 2,585 | #82 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,015 of 2,338 | #97 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #2,094 of 2,388 | #123 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #299 of 2,534 | #43 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.8% | #228 of 1,757 | #38 of 114 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
-85 (-19%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 354 | 23.8 | 14.9:1 | 93% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 28.2 | 12.0:1 | 95% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 28.2 | 11.8:1 | 94% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 94% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 44 | 12.0:1 | 97% (510) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 97% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 97% (578) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD.
About PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD
Families in NEW YORK, New York, are served by PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD, a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 354 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 20% lower.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD is one of 45 schools. The district enrolls 17,415 students.
Most students at PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD are Hispanic: 89% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% White and 4% Black. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. By the diversity index, PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD comes in at 20%.
Its teaching staff equals 23.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 93%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in New York County.
PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (31.3%) and its predicted rate (40.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
County data help place the school in context: in New York County, median household income is about $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD is among the 358 public schools in New York County.
The closest other public school is MS 319 MARIE TERESA, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD saw enrollment fall 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.7 to 14.9 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- MS 319 MARIE TERESA0.0 mi · 224
- KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 790
- MS 324 PATRIA MIRABAL0.0 mi · 185
- GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS0.1 mi · 658
- MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 316
- COMMUNITY MATH AND SCIENCE PREP0.2 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About PS 8 LUIS BELLIARDHow large is PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD?
PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD is approximately 14.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD?
At PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD, the student body is approximately 4% White, 89% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD?
PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.