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Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa

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Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa ranks 1037 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-8

1037^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 31% of New York middle schools

Summary

Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa is a middle school located in New York City, serving grades 3-8 with a total enrollment of 405 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #4, which is ranked 669 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa has consistently low academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math ranged from 27.91% to 53.66%, while the district and state averages were generally higher. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, performing relatively better than the overall student population. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.73% to 93.33% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Middle School 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics, Isaac Newton Middle School For Math And Science, and Renaissance School Of The Arts, Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa generally performs worse in academic assessments, with lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a less economically disadvantaged student population. Despite the school's low academic performance, its spending per student is relatively high compared to the nearby schools and the district average, which raises questions about the efficient use of resources and the factors contributing to the school's academic challenges.

372

Students ?

4.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$65,614

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

508 E 120th St
New York, NY 10035-3743

(212) 860-5809

District: New York City Geographic District # 4

Feeder schools for Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa:

Elementary:

Ps 112 Jose Celso Barbosa

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.2%

African American:

18.0%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 36 pts below the New York average

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District # 4's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg46%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

1,635^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,037^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 4

669^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 4 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1635 of 2445	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2094 of 2445	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2096 of 2439	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	2006 of 2434	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	2032 of 2201	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1838 of 2413	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1902 of 2395	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	1931 of 2386	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.3	1722 of 2366	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.3	1704 of 2352	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.4	1608 of 2345	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	1635 of 2325	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.6	1828 of 2320	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.0	1853 of 2286	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	2001 of 2263	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	1964 of 2257	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	2031 of 2227	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	1981 of 2219	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	1939 of 2206	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	53.8	372 of 936	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	561 of 891	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	585 of 1117	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	474 of 1066	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	743 of 1001	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	349 of 1027	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	242 of 860	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	37.8	592 of 938	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1746 of 2409	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	2233 of 2413	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1965 of 2403	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1925 of 2401	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1910 of 1955	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1754 of 2357	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1662 of 2338	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	735 of 1569	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	1080 of 1531	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1091 of 1429	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1114 of 1503	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	811 of 1315	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	906 of 1392	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	555 of 792	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	577 of 766	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	496 of 637	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	384 of 622	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	398 of 570	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	382 of 730	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	943 of 2098	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.6	1714 of 2041	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1683 of 2099	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1534 of 1678	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1332 of 2032	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1450 of 2045	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	1474 of 2407	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1788 of 2411	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2152 of 2400	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	2014 of 2400	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1671 of 1961	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1836 of 2358	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1977 of 2340	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	527 of 2134	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	903 of 2110	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	980 of 2016	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	1142 of 2031	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	913 of 1859	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	906 of 1941	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1037 of 1500	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1281 of 1504	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1222 of 1500	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1285 of 1479	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	896 of 1242	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1184 of 1439	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1266 of 1438	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	1300 of 1455	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	1117 of 1429	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	1134 of 1407	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.9	1019 of 1401	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	912 of 1373	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	29.0	483 of 653	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	285 of 646	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	275 of 615	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	349 of 591	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	282 of 581	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	359 of 473	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	266 of 503	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1210 of 1457	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1307 of 1465	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1191 of 1463	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1237 of 1454	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	894 of 1066	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1102 of 1370	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1222 of 1353	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	498 of 965	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	655 of 953	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	602 of 943	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	664 of 914	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	589 of 826	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	626 of 810	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	468 of 603	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	476 of 594	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	438 of 543	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	410 of 487	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	355 of 392	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	342 of 457	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	1103 of 1288	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	959 of 1306	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	910 of 1241	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1183 of 1245	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	773 of 1455	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1145 of 1464	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1151 of 1464	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1263 of 1455	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	504 of 1071	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.1	1149 of 1366	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1187 of 1352	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	182 of 1298	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	329 of 1303	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	460 of 1307	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	503 of 1283	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	659 of 1139	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	808 of 1170	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2022)60th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2019)26th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math44%-12 vs state

English Language Arts41%-13 vs state

Science26%-18 vs state

Algebra I20%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa	Public	3-8	508 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5809	372	93	4.0	92.7%	9 (2.4%)	67 (18.0%)	287 (77.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	33.7	1037^th of 1500 public middle schools	30.9%		21.3	1281^st of 1504 public middle schools	14.8%	244						20.5				52.6	39.5	44.2	48.2	31.0	27.9	53.7	27.9	31.7	56.4	47.7		31.0	22.2	$65,614	$3,218	$62,397
Isaac Newton Middle School For Math And Science	Public	6-8	260 Pleasant Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-6006	253	27	9.3	95.3%	10 (4.0%)	46 (18.2%)	185 (73.1%)	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	50.2	713^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.5%		29.6	1113^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.0%	400			41.4			28.6	20.5						50.0	61.0	46.6				52.7	48.3				$36,472	$3,361	$33,111
Renaissance School Of The Arts	Public	6-8	319 E 117th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 534-6072	132	21	6.2	97.7%	2 (1.5%)	48 (36.4%)	74 (56.1%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	27	1187^th of 1500 public middle schools	20.9%		27.6	1151^st of 1504 public middle schools	23.5%	36						24.1	33.3						23.1	57.1	38.2				18.8	45.7			5.9	$51,449	$3,332	$48,117
Middle School 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 860-6047	171	16	10.5	82.5%	14 (8.2%)	45 (26.3%)	97 (56.7%)	7 (4.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	50.5	709^th of 1500 public middle schools	52.7%		52.5	668^th of 1504 public middle schools	55.6%	41		53.9			33.3	28.6							41.0	74.3	54.2				38.5	51.5				$42,018	$3,094	$38,924
Ps/Is 224	Public	6-8	345 Brook Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-9804	169	23	7.3	98.2%	4 (2.4%)	47 (27.8%)	114 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	15.7	1368^th of 1500 public middle schools	8.8%		16.2	1362^nd of 1504 public middle schools	9.4%	6	25.0		56.5			17.0	36.8	12.5	12.1				13.9	34.2	36.6				11.1	40.0				$51,445	$5,818	$45,627
Academy Of Applied Mathematics And Technology	Public	6-8	345 Brook Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3883	268	25	10.7	95.5%	2 (0.7%)	79 (29.5%)	179 (66.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	41.1	892^nd of 1500 public middle schools	40.5%		49.1	733^rd of 1504 public middle schools	51.3%	159						87.5	18.4						39.5	54.3	43.7				41.0	60.0	31.1			$35,931	$3,988	$31,943
Creo College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	524 Courtlandt Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Creo College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 216-9246	360	40	9.7	100.0%	5 (1.4%)	141 (39.2%)	208 (57.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60.3	553^rd of 1500 public middle schools	63.1%		51	695^th of 1504 public middle schools	53.8%	142				37.8		100.0						46.4	48.3	56.8	78.1			31.0	44.3	63.9	40.0	31.0		$25,879	$3,172	$22,706
East Side Middle School	Public	6-8	331 E 91st St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 360-0114	424	33	12.8	25.5%	207 (48.8%)	12 (2.8%)	72 (17.0%)	98 (23.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.5%)	94.7	68^th of 1500 public middle schools	95.5%		96.7	48^th of 1504 public middle schools	96.8%	20						92.9	86.3						82.5	83.2	85.4				80.7	90.6				$27,703	$1,267	$26,436
University Prep Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	470 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter Middle School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 985-8300	424	16	23.6	87.3%	3 (0.7%)	153 (36.1%)	260 (61.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	59.5	568^th of 1500 public middle schools	62.1%		57.1	588^th of 1504 public middle schools	60.9%	20		14.6			66.7	82.0						39.2	54.3	59.5	66.1			37.3	26.6	58.8	66.0	28.0		$23,127	$1,035	$22,092
St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	222 W 134th St-Rm 111	New York	10030	New York County	St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-1204	184	18	10.2	96.7%	10 (5.4%)	70 (38.0%)	98 (53.3%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.8	817^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.5%		35.8	1001^st of 1504 public middle schools	33.4%	184					35.9				8.3				29.3	47.2	45.0				41.5	55.6	61.7			$23,718	$1,572	$22,146

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa

What is the racial makeup of Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa?

Students at Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa are 77% Hispanic, 18% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa in?

New York City Geographic District # 4

Is Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa a good school?

Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa ranks 1037^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa.

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