Is Ps 204 Vince Lombardi a good school?

Ps 204 Vince Lombardi ranks 522 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 204 Vince Lombardi?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,005 students attended Ps 204 Vince Lombardi.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 204 Vince Lombardi?

Students at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi are 57% Asian, 22% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 204 Vince Lombardi attend?

Students who attend Ps 204 Vince Lombardi usually go on to attend: Middle : Madeleine Brennan School (The) High : New Utrecht High School

Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Summary:

PS 204 Vince Lombardi is an exceptional elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving 1,005 students in grades PK-5 and part of the New York City Geographic District #20.

PS 204 Vince Lombardi consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 188 and 522 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the New York City District #20 and statewide averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 51.98% to 65.82%, compared to 52.65% to 60.7% for District #20 and 42.6% to 47.05% statewide. Similarly, in Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 68.75% to 77.16%, compared to 68.52% to 72.74% for District #20 and 53.93% to 58.03% statewide. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, and English Language Learner students.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, PS 204 Vince Lombardi consistently outperforms its peers on state assessments, maintains a higher statewide ranking and 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and spends more per student ($16,220 in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby schools, which range from $15,465 to $17,646 per student. This suggests that PS 204 Vince Lombardi is a high-performing school that effectively utilizes its resources to support student learning and achievement, outpacing its nearby counterparts within the same district.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

8101 15th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228-2699

(718) 236-2906

District: New York City Geographic District #20

SchoolDigger Rank:
522^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,220

Students who attend Ps 204 Vince Lombardi usually attend:

Middle:	Madeleine Brennan School (The)
High:	New Utrecht High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.5

Number of students: 1,005

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

57.0%

White:

21.6%

Hispanic:

19.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 204 Vince Lombardi ranks better than 78.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 19^th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #20. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.6. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (57%), White (21.6%), Hispanic (19.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi is 16.5, which is the highest among 32 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #20! (See more...)

Compare Ps 204 Vince Lombardi employs 60.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi is $16,220. 24 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #20 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 204 Vince Lombardi:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 204 Vince Lombardi 522^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 204 Vince Lombardi in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #20:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #20 242^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

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Rank History for all students at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	68.89	783^rd	2206	64.5%
2007	69.18	777^th	2219	65.0%
2008	71.01	686^th	2227	69.2%
2009	66.22	873^rd	2257	61.3%
2010	66.91	789^th	2263	65.1%
2011	76.41	492^nd	2286	78.5%
2012	75.62	534^th	2320	77.0%
2013	84.89	260^th	2325	88.8%
2014	82.52	309^th	2345	86.8%
2015	83.19	312^th	2352	86.7%
2016	79.39	404^th	2366	82.9%
2017	85.40	262^nd	2386	89.0%
2018	88.37	188^th	2395	92.2%
2019	87.04	271^st	2413	88.8%
2021	77.38	423^rd	2201	80.8%
2022	84.23	331^st	2434	86.4%
2023	82.40	388^th	2439	84.1%
2024	75.60	522^nd	2445	78.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.30	54^th	938	94.2%
2019	83.72	43^rd	860	95.0%
2021	43.55	233^rd	454	48.7%
2022	57.18	297^th	1027	71.1%
2023	81.08	84^th	1001	91.6%
2024	72.56	142^nd	1066	86.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.07	493^rd	1941	74.6%
2019	62.19	409^th	1859	78.0%
2021	46.15	487^th	1044	53.4%
2022	82.60	177^th	2031	91.3%
2023	76.97	260^th	2016	87.1%
2024	64.31	490^th	2110	76.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	91.75	86^th	2045	95.8%
2019	88.97	166^th	2032	91.8%
2021	82.42	171^st	1678	89.8%
2022	88.29	150^th	2099	92.9%
2023	88.73	169^th	2041	91.7%
2024	80.72	258^th	2078	87.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	34.92	428^th	622	31.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.33	185^th	2338	92.1%
2019	85.06	284^th	2357	88.0%
2021	73.93	417^th	1955	78.7%
2022	81.73	352^nd	2401	85.3%
2023	81.80	385^th	2403	84.0%
2024	74.02	525^th	2413	78.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.26	187^th	2340	92.0%
2019	86.61	250^th	2358	89.4%
2021	76.00	391^st	1961	80.1%
2022	84.37	283^rd	2400	88.2%
2023	79.97	411^th	2400	82.9%
2024	74.13	525^th	2411	78.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.88	151^st	601	74.9%
2019	73.75	126^th	548	77.0%
2021	64.01	166^th	430	61.4%
2022	69.86	203^rd	671	69.7%
2023	70.90	173^rd	605	71.4%
2024	59.40	284^th	662	57.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	44.83	433^rd	818	47.1%
2022	52.45	641^st	1503	57.4%
2023	49.17	676^th	1429	52.7%
2024	51.35	646^th	1531	57.8%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.99	290^th	1408	79.4%
2019	68.18	412^th	1338	69.2%
2021	52.94	612^th	1224	50.0%
2022	59.74	544^th	1399	61.1%
2024	47.71	735^th	1392	47.2%

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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

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Reviews:

by a student
Tuesday, October 3, 2017

I miss P.S.204. I was a former student myself and I loved my school. However we have to move on to bigger and better things. I miss the school a lot and this is the best school i have ever been yet. And now i am in 6th grade. I really miss P.S.204, therefore I would love to visit 204 again! This school is a wonderful school where it teaches you manner and many other important things to be successful in the near future. If you are reading this and is looking for a Elementary School this is the one you are looking for! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, March 21, 2015

I'm not sure how the school was previously but agree it is overcrowded. I'm not impress with the current teacher my child has nor the experience my child is having. My child is introverted and instead of drawing her out, the teacher is causing her to become intimidated and withdrawn. Perhaps the large classroom size is an influential factor which prevents individualized attention. But this particular teacher appears impatient, rushed and largely focuses on the extroverted group of children. She would state my child does not participate enough when my child voices that she does raise her hand but is rarely called upon. This was noted during open house week as well. This teacher has utilize the word "dumb" in front of my child during parent teacher conference which does not appear professional and made references that a 1/4 of the class is smart but not her doing and I believe evaluates her class according to this "smarter" group in the class rather than curriculum standards. I'm not sure if the principal is a strong figure but I wish the principal would develop a teacher's evaluation from parents so parental opinion can be sought to evaluate whether the teacher is truly appropriate for their school setting. Additionally, it also appears a large part of the academically advanced kids attends an academic after school tutoring class in order to succeed here and I can understand considering the large class sizes and possible lack of individualized attention. It's quite unfortunate since they receive great ratings 5-6 yrs before as per "Great Schools" and "Inside Schools". Word of advice for parents with plans to send their child to this school, definitely consider spending time and money on personal academic enrichment. The curriculum is great/challenging but some of the teachers, remains to be seen... Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	686	57	28	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	823
1990	717	73	22	59	3	n/a	n/a	0	874
1991	682	92	40	67	1	n/a	n/a	60	942
1992	714	110	57	74	4	n/a	n/a	0	959
1993	714	95	85	97	3	n/a	n/a	0	994
1994	734	95	92	80	3	n/a	n/a	0	1004
1995	664	85	113	89	3	n/a	n/a	0	954
1996	664	85	113	89	3	n/a	n/a	0	954
1997	672	74	135	85	3	n/a	n/a	0	969
1998	643	58	149	83	3	n/a	n/a	0	936
1999	622	48	164	76	2	n/a	n/a	0	912
2000	607	40	203	81	2	n/a	n/a	0	933
2001	646	32	258	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	1021
2002	657	23	320	100	2	n/a	n/a	0	1102
2003	657	23	320	100	2	n/a	n/a	0	1102
2004	616	20	321	106	3	n/a	n/a	0	1066
2005	585	13	307	99	5	n/a	n/a	0	1009
2006	566	10	326	101	4	n/a	n/a	0	1007
2007	512	6	353	112	1	n/a	n/a	0	984
2008	513	1	346	114	2	n/a	n/a	0	976
2009	502	2	356	118	3	n/a	n/a	0	981
2010	486	5	388	139	1	n/a	n/a	0	1019
2011	487	5	435	156	0	0	0	0	1083
2012	465	7	470	177	4	0	0	0	1123
2013	471	6	490	189	2	0	1	0	1159
2014	431	6	518	209	1	0	0	0	1165
2015	414	5	533	223	3	0	1	0	1179
2016	353	7	578	223	3	0	2	0	1166
2017	327	5	628	219	4	1	4	0	1188
2018	325	4	620	219	5	1	4	0	1178
2019	293	4	592	210	5	0	4	0	1108
2020	281	5	592	222	4	1	3	0	1108
2021	249	4	564	208	4	1	3	0	1033
2022	224	4	596	202	4	1	4	0	1035
2023	217	1	573	200	11	1	2	0	1005

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 204 Vince Lombardi

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	823	49.0	16.7	n/a
1990	874	49.0	17.8	n/a
1991	942	53.0	17.7	n/a
1992	959	51.0	18.8	n/a
1993	994	51.3	19.4	n/a
1994	1004	54.1	18.6	n/a
1995	954	49.2	19.4	n/a
1996	954	49.2	19.4	n/a
1997	969	49.2	19.7	38.4
1998	936	52.1	18.0	37.4
1999	912	48.4	18.8	37.2
2000	933	49.2	19.0	50.9
2001	1021	60.0	17.0	54.3
2002	1102	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1102	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1066	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1009	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1007	66.0	15.3	77
2007	984	66.0	14.9	77.3
2008	976	50.0	19.5	77.3
2009	981	65.0	15.1	74.9
2010	1019	66.0	15.4	n/a
2011	1083	68.0	15.9	63.3
2012	1123	69.0	16.2	60.1
2013	1159	70.5	16.4	70.1
2014	1165	66.0	17.6	69.9
2015	1179	77.0	15.3	75.7
2016	1166	76.0	15.3	73.9
2017	1188	77.8	15.2	75.9
2018	1178	81.0	14.5	77.1
2019	1108	69.0	16.0	71.8
2020	1108	66.0	16.7	72.1
2021	1033	64.0	16.1	73.8
2022	1035	63.7	16.2	75.5
2023	1005	60.7	16.5	75.1

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 204 Vince Lombardi

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	823	49.0	16.7	n/a
1990	874	49.0	17.8	n/a
1991	942	53.0	17.7	n/a
1992	959	51.0	18.8	n/a
1993	994	51.3	19.4	n/a
1994	1004	54.1	18.6	n/a
1995	954	49.2	19.4	n/a
1996	954	49.2	19.4	n/a
1997	969	49.2	19.7	38.4
1998	936	52.1	18.0	37.4
1999	912	48.4	18.8	37.2
2000	933	49.2	19.0	50.9
2001	1021	60.0	17.0	54.3
2002	1102	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1102	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1066	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1009	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1007	66.0	15.3	77
2007	984	66.0	14.9	77.3
2008	976	50.0	19.5	77.3
2009	981	65.0	15.1	74.9
2010	1019	66.0	15.4	n/a
2011	1083	68.0	15.9	63.3
2012	1123	69.0	16.2	60.1
2013	1159	70.5	16.4	70.1
2014	1165	66.0	17.6	69.9
2015	1179	77.0	15.3	75.7
2016	1166	76.0	15.3	73.9
2017	1188	77.8	15.2	75.9
2018	1178	81.0	14.5	77.1
2019	1108	69.0	16.0	71.8
2020	1108	66.0	16.7	72.1
2021	1033	64.0	16.1	73.8
2022	1035	63.7	16.2	75.5
2023	1005	60.7	16.5	75.1

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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