PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY

As a tight-knit primary school in BROOKLYN, New York, PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY caters to 257 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14. That puts it 42% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 15,288 students; PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY is among them.

Looking at the student body, PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Black, 11% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Kings County shows median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is BROWNSVILLE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 56.7%.

PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY's enrollment has contracted 47% since 2018, when it stood at 484 (now 257). The Asian share of enrollment declined from 16% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

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