My 2nd grade daughter's reading skills are constantly improving. This is her fourth year at PS 8. She loves going to school and I know that when I drop her off every morning she is safe. I've been pleased with every teacher she has had since Pre-K. There is high parent involvment in school activities
... Read more and fund raising. Great school! Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/17/07
This is my child's 4th year at PS 8. I have been extremely pleased with the quality of her teachers and this year is no exception. The one thing that bothers me about this year, however, is the fact that she has approximately 29 kids in her class and the teacher has still not received an aide/ass't.
... Read more Aside from that, my child is happy and thriving. She gets art, music, library, dance, gym and drama and those teachers are excellent as well. Our outstanding parent coordinator, Precious Jones-Walker, left to take another job in the B. Ed. and we miss her terribly. She is irreplaceable, yet, we really need to fill that spot and quickly! Our principal, Seth Philips, does an amazing job of hiring the best people. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/03/07
Our children are starting their third year at PS 8, entering the third and the first grades. They both had outstanding years last year, continuning the excellent education they had had in pre-k and first grade. The kindergartener last year had a much better kindergarten year than her sister did ina private
... Read more nursery school. The principal does an outstanding job of hiring teachers and placing them in the right position for their skills and interests. The teachers our girls have had have, to a person, been excellent and the quality of education has been uniformly high. We are utterly thrilled with the entire experience, which in our view money could not buy. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/07/07
My only regret in sending my daughter to P.S. 8 was that I didn't do it sooner, instead having opted for a private Pre-K. Thank goodness my wife and I made the choice to send her to 8 for kindergarten, where she thrived both as a student and as an individual. The teachers and administration are a well-knit
... Read more team of hard-working, dedicated professionals who not only welcome the parents involvement, they encourage it, whether it's something as simple as helping out at lunchtime to more rewarding endeavours, such as literacy volumteers. I am proud to be a PS 8 parent, and my daughter couldn't be more thrilled to be attending the 1st grade this year. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/06/07
The parent coordinator of this school is a real gem. She has been very helpful especially after all of the changes. The former AP was excellent and now we have this person that doesn't seem to know much about schools. Thank goodness for the parent coordinator, she answers the questions and always very
... Read more kind. The principal might roll his eyes or ignore you. I hope next year is better than this one. I'm really worried that the school is going back to the way it was before. The principal doesn't seem to care. Read less
* In 2006-2007 New York used the New York State Assessments to test students in grades 3 through 8 in English language arts and math, in grades 4 and 8 in science and in grades 5 and 8 in social studies. The 2006-2007 results for English language arts are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. Math results will be added after their release by the New York State Education Department. The tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New York. The goal is for 90% of students to meet or exceed grade-level standards on the tests.
Student enrollment:
277
Students per teacher:
8
Full-time teachers:
35
Number of classrooms:
20
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Brooklyn schools — Ps 8 Robert Fulton is located at 37 Hicks St, Brooklyn NY 11201. 37 Hicks St is in the 11201 ZIP code in Brooklyn, NY The school district for Ps 8 Robert Fulton is the New York City Department Of Education. Ps 8 Robert Fulton is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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