Is Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia a good school?

Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia ranks in the bottom 17.8% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia?

In the 2022-23 school year, 596 students attended Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia?

Students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia are 81% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia attend?

Students who attend Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Summary:

PS 205 Fiorello Laguardia is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 596 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 728 out of 866 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 205 Fiorello Laguardia faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are significantly lower than the New York City District #10 and New York state averages. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 22.94%, compared to 32.2% for the district and 44.89% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for female students, male students, and English Language Learners, all of which rank in the bottom 20-30% of New York elementary schools.

While the nearby schools in the same district also struggle academically, with most ranking in the bottom 20-30% of New York elementary schools, PS 205 Fiorello Laguardia consistently performs worse than these schools across various metrics, including PS 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling, PS 57 Crescent, and PS 59 Community School Of Technology (The). The school's high per-student spending, which has increased from $16,344 in 2019-2020 to $24,691 in 2022-2023, suggests that the school may be receiving significant resources, but this increased funding does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students.

Detail:

Public K-5

2475 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458-6598

(718) 584-6390

District: New York City Geographic District #10

SchoolDigger Rank:
2006^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,691

Students who attend Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia usually attend:

Middle:

Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 596

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

African American:

11.9%

White:

5.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia ranks worse than 82.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 25^th among 40 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.2. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.7%), African American (11.9%), White (5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia is 10.8, which is the 12^th best among 40 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)

Compare Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia employs 55 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia is $24,691, which is the 11^th highest among 40 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #10.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia 2006^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #10:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #10 728^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	36.78	1619^th	2206	26.6%
2007	35.94	1623^rd	2219	26.9%
2008	46.07	1446^th	2227	35.1%
2009	53.68	1296^th	2257	42.6%
2010	59.45	1043^rd	2263	53.9%
2011	56.89	1091^st	2286	52.3%
2012	54.86	1185^th	2320	48.9%
2013	34.02	1600^th	2325	31.2%
2014	28.04	1764^th	2345	24.8%
2015	27.10	1771^st	2352	24.7%
2016	22.16	1937^th	2366	18.1%
2017	17.91	2051^st	2386	14.0%
2018	21.25	2014^th	2395	15.9%
2019	33.45	1617^th	2413	33.0%
2021	26.47	1697^th	2201	22.9%
2022	20.02	2047^th	2434	15.9%
2023	21.20	2006^th	2439	17.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.77	611^th	938	34.9%
2019	31.70	640^th	860	25.6%
2022	32.97	697^th	1027	32.1%
2023	35.64	647^th	1001	35.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.06	964^th	1941	50.3%
2019	49.26	706^th	1859	62.0%
2022	48.61	826^th	2031	59.3%
2023	35.55	1241^st	2016	38.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.26	1607^th	2045	21.4%
2019	42.14	1109^th	2032	45.4%
2021	58.81	586^th	1678	65.1%
2022	28.22	1620^th	2099	22.8%
2023	32.81	1379^th	2041	32.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.66	549^th	730	24.8%
2019	49.50	254^th	570	55.4%
2022	42.80	330^th	622	46.9%
2023	41.93	340^th	637	46.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.88	1997^th	2338	14.6%
2019	30.54	1706^th	2357	27.6%
2021	16.88	1724^th	1955	11.8%
2022	21.34	2003^rd	2401	16.6%
2023	20.61	2026^th	2403	15.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.74	1929^th	2340	17.6%
2019	37.04	1497^th	2358	36.5%
2021	29.09	1469^th	1961	25.1%
2022	20.59	2038^th	2400	15.1%
2023	23.78	1914^th	2400	20.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	35.74	444^th	601	26.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.59	639^th	948	32.6%
2019	48.42	385^th	891	56.8%
2022	52.04	396^th	936	57.7%
2023	41.64	482^nd	857	43.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.86	998^th	1392	28.3%
2019	46.15	648^th	1315	50.7%
2022	27.70	1177^th	1503	21.7%
2023	32.79	997^th	1429	30.2%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	30.02	1084^th	1408	23.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a parent
Saturday, May 2, 2009

my daughter attends this school and i think its great the p.t.a though not good at all but the teachers are great and location is great parents are always asked to join thier children on trips and assist in class i love it Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	181	143	20	623	0	n/a	n/a	967
1990	161	184	14	625	0	n/a	n/a	984
1991	153	179	18	667	0	n/a	n/a	1017
1992	152	194	20	618	2	n/a	n/a	986
1993	170	97	31	537	1	n/a	n/a	836
1994	182	102	28	593	1	n/a	n/a	906
1995	183	139	22	645	1	n/a	n/a	990
1996	183	139	22	645	1	n/a	n/a	990
1997	164	142	21	685	2	n/a	n/a	1014
1998	171	146	19	719	2	n/a	n/a	1057
1999	172	137	16	727	2	n/a	n/a	1054
2000	167	137	18	718	3	n/a	n/a	1043
2001	156	146	22	714	4	n/a	n/a	1042
2002	133	147	19	704	3	n/a	n/a	1006
2003	133	147	19	704	3	n/a	n/a	1006
2004	125	162	19	707	5	n/a	n/a	1018
2005	92	174	21	713	6	n/a	n/a	1006
2006	83	169	18	740	4	n/a	n/a	1014
2007	80	159	16	720	5	n/a	n/a	980
2008	73	141	8	733	3	n/a	n/a	958
2009	65	148	6	748	3	n/a	n/a	970
2010	61	132	9	761	3	n/a	n/a	966
2011	70	137	10	777	3	0	0	997
2012	66	166	11	782	2	0	0	1027
2013	55	155	7	794	1	0	0	1012
2014	45	161	8	811	0	0	0	1025
2015	55	158	7	835	0	0	0	1055
2016	53	154	12	825	0	0	0	1044
2017	53	140	16	822	3	1	5	1040
2018	58	125	18	799	4	4	2	1010
2019	52	110	19	748	5	0	2	936
2020	51	118	14	712	4	0	6	905
2021	43	101	12	617	5	1	5	784
2022	39	82	8	561	4	4	2	700
2023	30	71	4	481	2	4	4	596

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	967	54.9	17.6	n/a
1990	984	53.9	18.2	n/a
1991	1017	54.9	18.5	n/a
1992	986	54.9	17.9	n/a
1993	836	45.3	18.5	n/a
1994	906	50.3	18.0	n/a
1995	990	53.3	18.6	n/a
1996	990	53.3	18.6	n/a
1997	1014	51.8	19.6	92.4
1998	1057	55.6	19.0	91.8
1999	1054	58.2	18.1	90
2000	1043	57.0	18.3	96.7
2001	1042	61.7	16.9	91.1
2002	1006	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1006	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1018	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1006	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1014	70.0	14.5	99
2007	980	80.0	12.3	94.6
2008	958	78.0	12.3	97.3
2009	970	80.0	12.1	96.2
2010	966	75.0	12.8	n/a
2011	997	78.4	12.7	99
2012	1027	77.0	13.3	98.8
2013	1012	74.0	13.6	96.3
2014	1025	71.0	14.4	99.7
2015	1055	65.0	16.2	79.1
2016	1044	66.0	15.8	80.1
2017	1040	70.6	14.7	80.2
2018	1010	73.0	13.8	90
2019	936	73.0	12.8	88.9
2020	905	65.9	13.7	91.7
2021	784	69.0	11.3	93.2
2022	700	64.8	10.7	92.6
2023	596	55.0	10.8	92.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	967	54.9	17.6	n/a
1990	984	53.9	18.2	n/a
1991	1017	54.9	18.5	n/a
1992	986	54.9	17.9	n/a
1993	836	45.3	18.5	n/a
1994	906	50.3	18.0	n/a
1995	990	53.3	18.6	n/a
1996	990	53.3	18.6	n/a
1997	1014	51.8	19.6	92.4
1998	1057	55.6	19.0	91.8
1999	1054	58.2	18.1	90
2000	1043	57.0	18.3	96.7
2001	1042	61.7	16.9	91.1
2002	1006	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1006	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1018	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1006	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1014	70.0	14.5	99
2007	980	80.0	12.3	94.6
2008	958	78.0	12.3	97.3
2009	970	80.0	12.1	96.2
2010	966	75.0	12.8	n/a
2011	997	78.4	12.7	99
2012	1027	77.0	13.3	98.8
2013	1012	74.0	13.6	96.3
2014	1025	71.0	14.4	99.7
2015	1055	65.0	16.2	79.1
2016	1044	66.0	15.8	80.1
2017	1040	70.6	14.7	80.2
2018	1010	73.0	13.8	90
2019	936	73.0	12.8	88.9
2020	905	65.9	13.7	91.7
2021	784	69.0	11.3	93.2
2022	700	64.8	10.7	92.6
2023	596	55.0	10.8	92.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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