Number 8 Elementary School

I had two children graduate from PS # 8 and my husband and I also graduated from this school and theres no other better school then this one and i have one more child going to the third grade. the only bad thing is that it doesn't go to 8th grade anymore.
--Submitted by a parent

I have two sons that attend this school. Wow, where do I start? The teachers are great and that is all that is good about this school. The students, particulary in the upper grades are out of control. The Principal is in denial about the gang activity in the school. The extracurricular activities is almost non-existant. Jersey City Public schools need to get it together. Next year they are combining PS8, PS6 & PS25 6th, 7th & 8th grades to Middle School 7. This will be a nightmare and I am very concerned about my sons safety.
--Submitted by a parent

I have two kids currently at this schools and I am not happy with the teachers at that schools. I have spoken to other parents and we all agree to it. This school does not offer any activities for the students. Many of the teachers are are new. This school is run by state of NJ. The way they teach the subjects, in particular the lower grades, are confusing the kids. I spoke to the assistant principal and told me, that's the way they teach in Australia. This is the USA not Australia. The kids come out of class very comfuse. The teachers give them all different subjects at the same time, therefore the kids never get a good crasp of each subject. I have a hard timr helping my kids with the school work. It is very difficult for them to really understand what they are trying to teach.
--Submitted by a parent

My son attends this school. I wish there was more of an outreach to parents via school events, flyers advertising the PTA etc.
--Submitted by a parent

This school has a great team of teacher and staff. My son has increased his reading and writing skills by more then half after attending one year at this school. I am very pleased..
--Submitted by a parent

Number Eight is a great public school! It has helped my kids and family members in their careers. Number Eight has an over all great staff and faculty.

The staff and faculty ofthis school go way exceed their job descriptions in making this a place where children are genuinely cared for and treated fairly. We have a great PTA and both they and the teachers do a lot of extras for the kids. The kids are great too!