Is Ps 250 George H Lindsay a good school?

Ps 250 George H Lindsay ranks 1689 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 250 George H Lindsay?

In the 2022-23 school year, 284 students attended Ps 250 George H Lindsay.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 250 George H Lindsay?

Students at Ps 250 George H Lindsay are 68% Hispanic, 18% African American, 11% Asian, 2% White.

Ps 250 George H Lindsay

Summary:

Ps 250 George H Lindsay is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 284 students. The school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic proficiency, with particularly low scores in English Language Arts and Math. Additionally, the school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom half or quarter of New York elementary schools.

Ps 250 George H Lindsay has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.11% to 84.15% over the past three school years, significantly higher than state and national averages. Despite spending more per student than the national average, the school's academic outcomes have not improved. Nearby schools in the same district, such as Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School, Ps 380 John Wayne Elementary, and Ps 132 Conselyea School (The), generally outperform Ps 250 George H Lindsay in academic proficiency and overall school rankings.

The high concentration of students from low-income families and the underperformance of various student subgroups suggest that Ps 250 George H Lindsay may need to implement more targeted and effective strategies to support the diverse learning needs of its student population. By examining the practices of higher-performing schools in the New York City Geographic District #14 and optimizing resource allocation, the school may be able to identify opportunities to improve educational outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

108 Montrose Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206-2008

(718) 384-0889

District: New York City Geographic District #14

SchoolDigger Rank:
1689^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,001

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 284

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

African American:

17.6%

Asian:

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 250 George H Lindsay ranks worse than 69.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 12^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.93. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.3%), African American (17.6%), Asian (10.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 250 George H Lindsay is 11.6, which is the 10^th best among 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)

Compare Ps 250 George H Lindsay employs 24.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 250 George H Lindsay is $24,001. 11 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 250 George H Lindsay:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 250 George H Lindsay 1689^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 250 George H Lindsay in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #14:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #14 591^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 250 George H Lindsay

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Rank History for all students at Ps 250 George H Lindsay

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	48.51	1393^rd	2206	36.9%
2007	49.30	1361^st	2219	38.7%
2008	63.56	983^rd	2227	55.9%
2009	54.49	1267^th	2257	43.9%
2010	38.05	1584^th	2263	30.0%
2011	32.66	1693^rd	2286	25.9%
2012	41.47	1518^th	2320	34.6%
2013	38.70	1446^th	2325	37.8%
2014	37.09	1537^th	2345	34.5%
2015	29.24	1727^th	2352	26.6%
2016	23.79	1892^nd	2366	20.0%
2017	24.04	1905^th	2386	20.2%
2018	20.43	2034^th	2395	15.1%
2019	23.27	1904^th	2413	21.1%
2021	49.00	1096^th	2201	50.2%
2022	32.96	1690^th	2434	30.6%
2023	23.66	1932^nd	2439	20.8%
2024	31.93	1689^th	2445	30.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 250 George H Lindsay

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.24	751^st	938	19.9%
2019	53.78	284^th	860	67.0%
2022	76.24	138^th	1027	86.6%
2023	42.66	503^rd	1001	49.8%
2024	64.47	208^th	1066	80.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 250 George H Lindsay

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.93	1163^rd	1941	40.1%
2019	47.46	767^th	1859	58.7%
2022	15.05	2028^th	2031	0.1%
2023	30.11	1443^rd	2016	28.4%
2024	32.53	1449^th	2110	31.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 250 George H Lindsay

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.64	1627^th	2045	20.4%
2019	35.41	1327^th	2032	34.7%
2022	39.65	1228^th	2099	41.5%
2023	22.38	1721^st	2041	15.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 250 George H Lindsay

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.91	580^th	730	20.5%
2019	40.31	353^rd	570	38.1%
2022	38.74	377^th	622	39.4%
2023	19.44	582^nd	637	8.6%
2024	40.33	441^st	766	42.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 250 George H Lindsay

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.75	2094^th	2338	10.4%
2019	16.69	2084^th	2357	11.6%
2022	28.62	1803^rd	2401	24.9%
2023	24.39	1909^th	2403	20.6%
2024	30.45	1734^th	2413	28.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 250 George H Lindsay

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.67	1798^th	2340	23.2%
2019	33.36	1608^th	2358	31.8%
2022	37.11	1529^th	2400	36.3%
2023	24.35	1894^th	2400	21.1%
2024	37.09	1526^th	2411	36.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 250 George H Lindsay

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.22	415^th	601	30.9%
2019	22.48	471^st	548	14.1%
2022	68.53	218^th	671	67.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 250 George H Lindsay

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	36.59	609^th	948	35.8%
2023	23.31	685^th	857	20.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 250 George H Lindsay

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.38	1112^th	1392	20.1%
2019	27.47	1003^rd	1315	23.7%
2022	26.39	1209^th	1503	19.6%
2023	28.10	1102^nd	1429	22.9%
2024	27.91	1179^th	1531	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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 2.3)

33%

67%

Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The principal is very unprofessional and it shows the way the staff members conduct themselves....lack of educational training..... Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Teachers do not care, they do not go above and beyond for their students.
They are rude and it may all start from the principal in this school. She has to be one of the most laziest principals ever. School does not have any extra activities for students, no Saturday help classes, no sports teams, no family nights, nothing. Many parents took there children out of the school check there enrollment status. Board of Ed provide a miracle starting with the principal first. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

This school is great. They have very well experinced teachers. Some students go to I.S.318 for middle school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 250 George H Lindsay

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	10	177	65	772	1	n/a	n/a	0	1025
1990	15	188	65	812	2	n/a	n/a	0	1082
1991	10	180	65	790	0	n/a	n/a	64	1109
1992	15	179	80	840	0	n/a	n/a	0	1114
1993	17	180	106	833	0	n/a	n/a	0	1136
1994	18	182	114	867	0	n/a	n/a	0	1181
1995	14	185	112	923	1	n/a	n/a	0	1235
1996	14	185	112	923	1	n/a	n/a	0	1235
1997	14	183	114	944	3	n/a	n/a	0	1258
1998	13	184	124	896	3	n/a	n/a	0	1220
1999	13	162	132	898	0	n/a	n/a	0	1205
2000	16	140	125	854	1	n/a	n/a	0	1136
2001	11	139	115	844	0	n/a	n/a	0	1109
2002	11	117	128	721	0	n/a	n/a	0	977
2003	11	117	128	721	0	n/a	n/a	0	977
2004	10	114	133	720	0	n/a	n/a	0	977
2005	12	102	118	720	2	n/a	n/a	0	954
2006	14	99	115	690	3	n/a	n/a	0	921
2007	14	92	114	649	4	n/a	n/a	0	873
2008	13	93	118	638	5	n/a	n/a	0	867
2009	10	92	100	642	6	n/a	n/a	0	850
2010	15	73	90	633	5	n/a	n/a	0	816
2011	17	84	77	630	5	0	0	0	813
2012	17	71	80	595	2	0	0	0	765
2013	15	70	85	580	1	0	1	0	752
2014	15	87	96	566	1	0	2	0	767
2015	16	77	87	535	1	0	1	0	717
2016	18	73	87	460	0	0	1	0	639
2017	8	56	85	405	0	0	1	0	555
2018	2	52	79	348	0	1	2	0	484
2019	6	60	81	312	0	1	2	0	462
2020	1	56	67	273	0	3	3	0	403
2021	4	50	60	241	0	3	3	0	361
2022	7	48	47	207	1	2	4	0	316
2023	6	50	30	194	1	2	1	0	284

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 250 George H Lindsay

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1025	51.9	19.7	n/a
1990	1082	54.0	20.0	n/a
1991	1109	52.0	21.3	n/a
1992	1114	49.0	22.7	n/a
1993	1136	55.0	20.7	n/a
1994	1181	54.0	21.9	n/a
1995	1235	53.8	23.0	n/a
1996	1235	53.8	23.0	n/a
1997	1258	56.8	22.1	85.1
1998	1220	59.8	20.4	79.1
1999	1205	58.9	20.5	80.1
2000	1136	61.0	18.6	92.9
2001	1109	56.8	19.5	88.5
2002	977	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	977	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	977	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	954	n/a	n/a	0
2006	921	58.0	15.9	77
2007	873	56.0	15.6	81.1
2008	867	55.0	15.8	77.6
2009	850	56.0	15.2	77.3
2010	816	52.0	15.6	n/a
2011	813	49.0	16.5	77.2
2012	765	48.0	15.9	76.9
2013	752	34.0	22.1	76.5
2014	767	47.0	16.3	95.3
2015	717	43.0	16.6	66.2
2016	639	40.0	15.9	62.8
2017	555	33.9	16.3	64.5
2018	484	34.0	14.2	79.1
2019	462	32.0	14.4	78.4
2020	403	30.8	13.0	80.9
2021	361	28.0	12.8	82.3
2022	316	28.4	11.0	79.1
2023	284	24.4	11.6	84.2

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 250 George H Lindsay

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1025	51.9	19.7	n/a
1990	1082	54.0	20.0	n/a
1991	1109	52.0	21.3	n/a
1992	1114	49.0	22.7	n/a
1993	1136	55.0	20.7	n/a
1994	1181	54.0	21.9	n/a
1995	1235	53.8	23.0	n/a
1996	1235	53.8	23.0	n/a
1997	1258	56.8	22.1	85.1
1998	1220	59.8	20.4	79.1
1999	1205	58.9	20.5	80.1
2000	1136	61.0	18.6	92.9
2001	1109	56.8	19.5	88.5
2002	977	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	977	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	977	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	954	n/a	n/a	0
2006	921	58.0	15.9	77
2007	873	56.0	15.6	81.1
2008	867	55.0	15.8	77.6
2009	850	56.0	15.2	77.3
2010	816	52.0	15.6	n/a
2011	813	49.0	16.5	77.2
2012	765	48.0	15.9	76.9
2013	752	34.0	22.1	76.5
2014	767	47.0	16.3	95.3
2015	717	43.0	16.6	66.2
2016	639	40.0	15.9	62.8
2017	555	33.9	16.3	64.5
2018	484	34.0	14.2	79.1
2019	462	32.0	14.4	78.4
2020	403	30.8	13.0	80.9
2021	361	28.0	12.8	82.3
2022	316	28.4	11.0	79.1
2023	284	24.4	11.6	84.2

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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