At a Glance
An East Harlem PK-8 where family-teacher trust is unusually high and academic results have been quietly catching up for a decade.
Best suited for
Families who want a tight-knit PK-8 with unusually strong family-teacher relationships, walkable subway access in East Harlem, and are comfortable with a school where academic growth is real but still a climb.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- ELA proficiency nearly doubled over a decade, climbing from 18.4% in 2016 to 32.7% in 2025.
- Teachers rated instruction quality at 97%, well above the district average of 87%.
- Both parent-teacher and parent-principal trust land at 96% — a rare double-barrel of family confidence.
- PK through 8 in one building, with ELL support serving alongside a 28% IEP population.
- A 94.5% economic need index makes this a true community school for a working-class neighborhood.
Things to consider
- ELA and math proficiency run 17 and 16 points below district averages — children here are catching up, not at grade level.
- Chronic absenteeism sits at 45.5% — kids miss a lot of school, and that compounds the proficiency gap.
- Suspension rate of 3% is more than four times the district's 0.71%, with a recent uptick after a dip.
- Working-class, high-poverty neighborhood — median income under $45,000 and homeownership under 8%.
- 28% IEP enrollment is heavier than most schools and shapes day-to-day classroom life.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 4
District 4 has strong peers like TAG Young Scholars and Success Academy Harlem 3, and P.S. 108's overall score of 1.24/4 sits well below the district average of 1.90/4 — but the year-over-year gains suggest it's a school trending in the right direction rather than stuck at the bottom.
Academics
ELA proficiency at 32.7% and math at 29.4% sit well below the District 4 averages of roughly 50% and 45% — these are students catching up, not leading. The multi-year trend tells a more hopeful story: ELA rose from 18.4% in 2016 and math from 14.8%, with consistent gains in the most recent years. Grade 4 ELA stands out at 46.7%, while Grade 7 ELA at 20.9% is a noticeable dip — middle-school transitions clearly need more runway here.
Culture
Survey numbers are a real strength — parent-teacher and parent-principal trust both hit 96%, and teachers rated instruction quality at 97%, meaningfully higher than the district's 87% average. Daily attendance at 86.8% sits just below the district average, but chronic absenteeism at 45.5% is high and worth weighing. Discipline is the other flag: a 3% suspension rate is more than four times the district average of 0.71%, and the trend (8 → 5 → 9 over three years) ticked back up in the most recent year.
Community
The student body is 62% Hispanic and 31% Black — closely mirroring the surrounding East Harlem neighborhood, which is also majority Hispanic and Black and predominantly working-class. With a 94.5% economic need index and 28% of students classified as IEP, this is one of the higher-need schools in a district where high-need isn't unusual. ELL support is available alongside the heavy IEP caseload.
Neighborhood
East Harlem (South) is a predominantly renter neighborhood — only 7.8% of households own their home — with a median household income around $44,000 and a 29.5% poverty rate. About 37.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and only 8.6% of households include children under 18, making this more a neighborhood of small-family renters than a classic kids-on-every-block school zone. The area is solidly transit-connected, with three subway stops within walking distance of the school.
Three subway stations are within an easy walk — 110 St on the 6 (about 4 minutes), 103 St on the 6 (about 7 minutes), and 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza on the 2 and 3 (about 7 minutes).
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Science Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Science exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 129 families responded (38% rate)
Programs & Activities
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Pre-K
P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex also has Pre-K classes. They're a separate application from kindergarten, made on MySchools.
Pre-K application
Applications typically open in the winter and close in the spring, with offers in late spring; the city announces exact dates each year.
Kindergarten
P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex has an attendance zone. At elementary level, in-zone students get a guaranteed seat. Every family still applies on MySchools: the application confirms the zoned seat, and ranking other schools doesn't cost you it.
Kindergarten application
- Opens
- Wed, Dec 9
- Closes
- Fri, Jan 22
- Offers
- Tue, Mar 30
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Check that your address is inside the zone — zones change, so confirm it before you sign a lease.
- 2Apply during the kindergarten application, even with a zoned seat.
- 3Rank this school along with any others you'd take, in true preference order.
Middle school (6th grade)
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- School of Authors (P.S./M.S. 108)Unscreened50 seats
Middle school application
- Opened
- Wed, Oct 14
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 11
- Offers
- Wed, Apr 7
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the middle school application, in 5th grade.
- 2Unscreened programs fill by random lottery among the families who rank them.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
Open houses and tours
Open house
Thu, Nov 5, · 9:30 AM · In person
Open house
Thu, Nov 12, · 5:30 PM · Virtual
Open house
Fri, Nov 20, · 9:30 AM · In person
Open house
Tue, Dec 1, · 9:30 AM · In person
From the MySchools admissions calendar, checked weekly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex a good school?
- On Motley, P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex earns an overall rating of 31/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run below the District 4 average.
- What grades does P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex serve?
- P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex serves grades Pre-K to 8.
- How do students get into P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex?
- P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex admits by application through a random lottery, with no academic screen.
- Is P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex public, charter, or private?
- P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex is a public school in NYC Community School District 4.
- What neighborhood is P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex in?
- P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan.