At a Glance
A standout Bronx zoned school whose math scores have climbed nearly 30 points in a decade
Best suited for
Families zoned for P.S. 108 who want strong math results, a tight parent community, and a genuinely diverse school body — and who can commit to regular daily attendance.
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
- Math proficiency of 83.7% — roughly 28 points above the District 11 average — with a steady decade-long climb from 52%
- Zero suspensions for three straight years, paired with a perfect 100% teacher-reported safety score
- PTA fundraising of $66 per student, nearly three times the district average, signaling unusually engaged families
- A student body that's 37% White and 15% Asian — an unusual racial composition for a Bronx zoned school
- Grade 5 students hit 93.5% math proficiency, the kind of result you'd expect from a screened program
Things to consider
- Chronic absenteeism of 82.1% is a striking number even alongside a healthy 94.1% attendance rate — worth asking the school how they handle it and what families can do
- Zoned enrollment only — no application process, but also no fallback for families outside the zone
- Teacher-principal trust at 89% is the lowest staff-side score in the survey, a mild signal worth probing on a tour
- 16% of students have IEPs, so inclusion is part of daily life here — a feature for some families and a question for others
- Strong results and engaged families can mean parents have high expectations of peers around them
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 11
In District 11, where the average overall score is 2.25/4, P.S. 108's 3.22 makes it a clear standout among zoned public schools — though the top peers listed are charters like Icahn and Bronx Charter for Excellence, which score higher on the 100-point scale.
Academics
Math proficiency has climbed from 52% in 2016 to 83.7% in 2025 — a remarkable gain that puts P.S. 108 roughly 28 points above the District 11 average of about 56%. ELA has been bumpier year to year but surged to 77.5% this year from 62.4% last year, also comfortably above district norms. By grade 5, students hit 88.1% in ELA and 93.5% in math — the kind of results you'd typically associate with a screened program, not a zoned school.
Culture
The survey numbers tell the story of a trusting, well-run community — 97% of parents trust the principal, 100% report strong family-school relationships, and teacher-reported safety is a perfect score, beating the district average of 95%. Discipline is essentially a non-issue, with zero suspensions in each of the past three years. The one signal parents should weigh: chronic absenteeism is reported at 82.1%, even though the overall attendance rate (94.1%) is healthy — meaning most kids come most days, but a very large share still miss enough school to be flagged as chronically absent. Teacher-principal trust at 89% is the lowest staff-side number in the survey, worth asking about.
Community
P.S. 108's student body looks notably different from the typical Bronx elementary — 37% White and 15% Asian alongside 40% Hispanic students, with a moderate economic need index of 56.2. Morris Park skews toward homeowners and middle-income families, and PTA fundraising of $66 per student is nearly three times the district average of $23.69 — a real signal of engaged, resource-capable families. About 16% of students have IEPs.
Neighborhood
Morris Park is a stable, working- and middle-class pocket of the Bronx where roughly 38% of households own their homes and the median home value sits near $669,000. About a third of adults have a bachelor's degree, and a poverty rate of 11.6% is low for the borough. The neighborhood has deep Italian-American heritage alongside growing Asian and Hispanic populations, and the school's demographics mirror that mix.
The 5 train at Pelham Parkway is about a 7-minute walk, Morris Park on the 5 is about 8 minutes, and Pelham Parkway on the 2 and 5 is about 16 minutes on foot.
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
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) · 582 families responded (87% rate)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Pre-K
P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti 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 Philip J. Abinanti 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. We don't have P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti's program list, so read how each of its programs admits on MySchools before you rank it.
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.
- 2Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti a good school?
- On Motley, P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti earns an overall rating of 81/100 — 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 above the District 11 average.
- What grades does P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti serve?
- P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti serves grades Pre-K to 7.
- How do students get into P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti?
- P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti admits by zone. For elementary grades, children who live in its zone get a guaranteed seat; for the older grades, living in the zone gives priority, not a guaranteed seat.
- Is P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti public, charter, or private?
- P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti is a public school in NYC Community School District 11.
- What neighborhood is P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti in?
- P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti is in Morris Park, Bronx.