The split of PS 8 lower school and MS 8 middle school has been approved. The new District 13 middle school in Downtown Brooklyn with a new name and new principal will open in the space previously occupied by MS 8 next school year 2019/2020. Current P.S. 8 students in grades 4 and 5 will receive priority to the new middle school through the middle school admissions process. Students in grade 5 at P.S. 8 in the 2020/2021 school year and beyond will no longer have this priority and all District 13 students will have the same admissions priorities for the middle school.
P.S. 8 Robert Fulton is a district school currently serving students in grades K to 8. The lower school serves students in grades K to 5 at PS 8 located at 37 Hicks Street and students in grades 6 to 8 at MS 8 located at 105 Tech Place in Downtown Brooklyn.
