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Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

Public Grades K-5

1921^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 205 Fiorello Laguardia is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 538 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in the state. Over the past 10 years, PS 205 Fiorello Laguardia has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Academically, PS 205 Fiorello Laguardia underperforms compared to the district and state in English Language Arts, Math, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 43.33%, compared to the district's 43.39% and the state's 54.15%. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and Special Education students performing relatively better than the overall school. However, the school's performance for Low Socioeconomic Status and Homeless students remains in the bottom 40% of New York elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby PS 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling, located just 0.6 miles away, outperforms PS 205 Fiorello Laguardia in both ELA and Math proficiency. Additionally, the Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School, located 0.43 miles away, significantly outperforms PS 205 Fiorello Laguardia in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels.

496

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,284

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2475 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458-6598

(718) 584-6390

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Students who attend Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia usually attend:

Middle:

Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

African American:

13.3%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

1,921^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 39Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1921 of 2445	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1955 of 2445	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	2006 of 2439	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2047 of 2434	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1697 of 2201	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1617 of 2413	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	2014 of 2395	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	2051 of 2386	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	1937 of 2366	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	1771 of 2352	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.0	1764 of 2345	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.0	1600 of 2325	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.9	1185 of 2320	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	1091 of 2286	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.4	1043 of 2263	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.7	1296 of 2257	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.1	1446 of 2227	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	1623 of 2219	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.8	1619 of 2206	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	542 of 928	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	512 of 927	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	482 of 857	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	396 of 936	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	385 of 891	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	639 of 948	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	35.7	444 of 601	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	373 of 1117	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	449 of 1066	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	647 of 1001	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	697 of 1027	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	640 of 860	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	611 of 938	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	2089 of 2409	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1840 of 2413	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2026 of 2403	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	2003 of 2401	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1724 of 1955	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1706 of 2357	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1997 of 2338	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1013 of 1569	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1016 of 1531	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	997 of 1429	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1177 of 1503	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	648 of 1315	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	998 of 1392	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	415 of 792	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	398 of 766	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	340 of 637	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	330 of 622	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	254 of 570	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	549 of 730	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1267 of 2098	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1105 of 2078	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1379 of 2041	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1620 of 2099	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.8	586 of 1678	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	1109 of 2032	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1607 of 2045	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1623 of 2407	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	2000 of 2411	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1914 of 2400	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	2038 of 2400	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	1469 of 1961	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1497 of 2358	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1929 of 2340	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	972 of 2134	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	1021 of 2110	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	1241 of 2016	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	826 of 2031	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	706 of 1859	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	964 of 1941	50.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	30.0	1084 of 1408	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+33 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2018)26th percentile+10 vs school

White (2018)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math44%-13 vs state

English Language Arts41%-14 vs state

Science23%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 2, 2009

my daughter attends this school and i think its great the p.t.a though not good at all but the teachers are great and location is great parents are always asked to join thier children on trips and assist in class i love it Close Quote

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Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia	Public	K-5	2475 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6390	496	50	9.9	96.0%	19 (3.8%)	66 (13.3%)	397 (80.0%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25.1	1921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	21.4%		23.8	1955^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.0%	34		43.3	33.8	44.8				54.0	42.0	37.0				23.2		$41,284	$3,834	$37,450
Ps 32 Belmont	Public	PK, KG-5	690 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3645	527	53	9.9	96.4%	14 (2.7%)	96 (18.2%)	404 (76.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	14.1	2218^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%		12.6	2279^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.8%	61		43.3	32.2	34.2				52.2	23.9	7.1				10.7		$39,101	$3,642	$35,459
Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	685 E 182nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 708-0480	456	36	12.8	94.1%	6 (1.3%)	84 (18.4%)	348 (76.3%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	54.3	1073^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	56.1%		27.2	1833^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.0%	760		78.1	42.0	47.0				87.7	60.3	59.1				30.3		$22,499	$1,494	$21,005
Bronx Stem And Arts Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	695 E 182nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-0347	147	9	16.8	98.0%	5 (3.4%)	44 (29.9%)	95 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.1	1441^st of 2445 public elementary schools	41.1%		13.8	2249^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.0%	808		0.0	76.9	66.7				25.0	61.5	33.3				44.4		$33,915	$2,453	$31,462
Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling	Public	K-5	2315 Washington Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6140	133	14	9.8	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.8%)	115 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.7	1396^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%		22.1	1997^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.3%	601		77.3	55.0	42.1				54.2	52.4	20.0				42.1		$41,676	$3,598	$38,077
Ps 57 Crescent	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 367-9446	331	29	11.4	96.1%	5 (1.5%)	95 (28.7%)	218 (65.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	14.5	2207^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.7	2355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.7%	148		33.3	36.7	40.5				37.8	19.6	31.8				18.2		$40,083	$4,386	$35,696
Ps 59 Community School Of Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2185 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4730	352	33	10.7	98.3%	5 (1.4%)	104 (29.5%)	238 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5.2	2400^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.8%		11.2	2307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.6%	93		24.0	16.7	26.4				24.0	23.4	12.5				10.7		$44,708	$4,181	$40,527
Ps 3 Raul Julia Micro Society	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Lafontaine Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1899	308	24	12.8	96.8%	3 (1.0%)	92 (29.9%)	208 (67.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.5	2142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%		23.1	1970^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.4%	172	87.5	42.3	13.0	52.9	28.9	62.5	63.3	42.3	17.4	47.1	15.2	70.7	0.0	29.4	57.1	$37,814	$3,356	$34,458
Ps/Is 54	Public	PK, KG-5	2703 Webster Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4203	329	26	12.6	96.0%	4 (1.2%)	61 (18.5%)	254 (77.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15.7	2175^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%		12.1	2293^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.2%	118		45.5	24.4	40.5				30.6	21.6	33.3				27.8		$37,398	$4,778	$32,620
Ps 85 Great Expectations	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Marion Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5275	653	59	10.9	96.3%	5 (0.8%)	190 (29.1%)	445 (68.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	26.4	1879^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.1%		15.3	2212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.5%	333		40.0	40.6	50.0				49.5	44.7	39.6				20.8		$39,254	$3,758	$35,496

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia

What is the racial makeup of Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia?

Students at Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia are 80% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia in?

New York City Geographic District #10

Is Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia a good school?

Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia ranks in the bottom 21.4% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia attend?

Students who attend Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45

How many students attend Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia.

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