PS 205 CLARION

As a high-enrollment elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 205 CLARION works with 1,093 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 205 CLARION sits 147% larger than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 comprises 48 schools with combined enrollment of 44,136 students; PS 205 CLARION is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 205 CLARION logs that the largest single group is Asian, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Hispanic, 14% White. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 80% of students at PS 205 CLARION qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 205 CLARION is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.8%; this one delivers 69.7%, a residual of +23.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 205 CLARION is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

PS 247 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 205 CLARION ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.2%.

PS 205 CLARION operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 1,280 students in 2018 compared to 1,093 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 19% to 29% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.