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Ps 205 Clarion

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Ps 205 Clarion ranks 390 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 205 Clarion is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with 1,097 students. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #20, which is ranked 249 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 205 Clarion consistently ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools, with strong academic performance across various subjects and student subgroups. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 68% of 3rd graders, 73.47% of 4th graders, and 68.83% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 66.49%, 66.7%, and 69.27% for the district, and 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61% for the state. In Math, 80.87% of 3rd graders, 79.08% of 4th graders, and 76.92% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to 75.15%, 73.63%, and 71.39% for the district, and 59.7%, 58.64%, and 54.16% for the state. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, including English Language Learners, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and military-connected students.

While PS 205 Clarion outperforms the district and state averages, there are some nearby schools, such as the Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst and the Brooklyn School of Inquiry, that also demonstrate strong academic performance, with even higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. By continuing to learn from and collaborate with these high-performing schools, PS 205 Clarion can further enhance its educational program and ensure that all students have access to a world-class education.

1,093

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,035

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6701 20th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204-2292

(718) 236-2380

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

55.2%

Hispanic:

28.5%

White:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

390^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 32Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #20

249^th of 874New York City Geographic District #20 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	81.1	390 of 2445	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	376 of 2445	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	387 of 2439	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	688 of 2434	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	409 of 2201	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	440 of 2413	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	446 of 2395	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	69.9	675 of 2386	71.7%	★★★★☆
2016	73.3	576 of 2366	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	74.7	538 of 2352	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	62.4	834 of 2345	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.4	841 of 2325	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.7	1128 of 2320	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.9	1119 of 2286	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.0	1396 of 2263	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.7	1488 of 2257	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.4	1488 of 2227	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.0	1318 of 2219	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.8	1149 of 2206	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	230 of 696	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	192 of 662	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	199 of 605	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	331 of 671	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	172 of 430	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	234 of 548	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	234 of 601	61.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	178 of 1117	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	103 of 1066	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	69.7	171 of 1001	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	382 of 1027	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	181 of 454	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	232 of 860	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	152 of 938	83.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	446 of 2409	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	447 of 2413	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	417 of 2403	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	687 of 2401	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	466 of 1955	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	413 of 2357	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	398 of 2338	83.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	669 of 1569	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	753 of 1531	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	766 of 1429	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1121 of 1503	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	723 of 1315	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	778 of 1392	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	116 of 792	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	66 of 637	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	107 of 622	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	45 of 570	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	64.2	185 of 730	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	218 of 2098	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	183 of 2078	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	213 of 2041	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	420 of 2099	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	161 of 1678	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	229 of 2032	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	255 of 2045	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	394 of 2407	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	321 of 2411	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	373 of 2400	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	673 of 2400	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	326 of 1961	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	460 of 2358	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	518 of 2340	77.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	947 of 2134	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	916 of 2110	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	584 of 2016	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	49.3	801 of 2031	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	356 of 1044	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	692 of 1859	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	576 of 1941	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	73.1	302 of 1224	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	478 of 1338	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	892 of 1408	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)85th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

White (2021)75th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math79%+22 vs state

English Language Arts70%+15 vs state

Science66%+21 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 24, 2012

It's a sham that they have very few teachers whom really care about the education of these children. My daughter has had quit a few teachers whom actualy have told me that she should get evaluated because they see signs of autism, really??? do you have a PHD??? So of course I took her to see a specialist and lord and behold she DID NOT when asked why she was so withdrawn she finaly admitted that she was being bullyed by another child and was being hit and puched,When I asked her if she told the teacher she said the teacher said that it was an accident and that she should just stay away from the other child! The school has a problem with bullying and the principal as well as the superintendent are all aware and it gets brushed under the rug.The principal has ZERO involvement with parents.I never got a phone call from ANYONE about this that was going on for 4 months! Long story short NOTHING was done and of course I pulled my daughter out of that school and enrolled her in a private school and is doing GREAT! Parents please speak to other parents about this school before enrolling. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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 205 Clarion	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-2380	1,093	84	13.0	79.5%	148 (13.5%)	12 (1.1%)	312 (28.5%)	603 (55.2%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.9%)	81.1	390^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.0%		82.3	376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.6%	14			68.0	73.5	68.8				80.9	79.1	76.9				66.2		$32,035	$2,717	$29,318
Ps 247	Public	K-5	7000 21st Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-4205	744	63	11.8	78.0%	172 (23.1%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (16.0%)	442 (59.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	84	333^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.4%		85.5	304^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%	29			75.4	75.9	75.8				86.4	77.2	76.5				61.4		$32,839	$2,606	$30,233
Ps 48 Mapleton	Public	PK, KG-5	6015 18th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 232-3873	487	40	12.1	87.5%	103 (21.1%)	3 (0.6%)	207 (42.5%)	163 (33.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	48.8	1224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.9%		56.9	975^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.1%	249			69.7	59.0	57.8				69.2	56.0	36.9				32.6		$32,769	$2,884	$29,884
Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone	Public	K-5	7601 19th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-7071	973	76	12.8	84.8%	296 (30.4%)	7 (0.7%)	346 (35.6%)	307 (31.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	70.7	673^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.5%		62.7	832^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.0%	159			55.4	69.4	68.1				70.1	80.2	67.7				52.6		$29,564	$2,739	$26,825
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Ave P-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 514-7082	721			64.9%	388 (53.8%)	35 (4.9%)	59 (8.2%)	227 (31.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	96.4	42^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.5	30^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.8%	12			94.9	89.9					97.1	97.7							$14,987	$00	$14,987
Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)	Public	K-5	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-2730	383	51	7.4	70.0%	210 (54.8%)	6 (1.6%)	37 (9.7%)	122 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	78.1	478^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.4%		81.3	405^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.4%	73			64.3	73.5	71.6				80.0	73.1	70.2				63.5		$43,527	$2,278	$41,249
Brooklyn School Of Inquiry	Public	K-8	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-5730	501	27	18.5	37.5%	221 (44.1%)	31 (6.2%)	26 (5.2%)	193 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.6%)	97.1	25^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.3	34^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.6%	9	100.0	94.3	98.1	92.6	94.6	96.2	90.7	100.0	100.0	94.3	92.7	100.0	90.7		80.4		$25,818	$1,341	$24,477
Ps 226 Alfred De B Mason	Public	PK, KG-8	6006 23rd Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 234-4940	877	88	9.9	85.7%	304 (34.7%)	13 (1.5%)	301 (34.3%)	242 (27.6%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	46.7	1278^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.7%		50.5	1155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%	123	55.1	85.7	53.3	49.4	61.5	46.7	48.3	47.4	59.5	54.4	59.3	34.8	44.1	55.7	43.7	15.9	$33,280	$2,941	$30,340
Ps 121 Nelson A Rockefeller	Public, Magnet	K-8	5301 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 377-8845	295	42	7.0	80.3%	93 (31.5%)	12 (4.1%)	104 (35.3%)	73 (24.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	73.7	594^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.7%		62.1	853^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	65.1%	259		100.0	84.2	66.7	64.3	62.5	55.3	70.3	79.0	69.0	70.6	52.4	48.7	76.3	58.8	56.5	$51,493	$4,141	$47,352
Ps 112 Lefferts Park	Public	PK, KG-5	7115 15th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 232-0685	740	53	13.9	74.3%	192 (25.9%)	7 (0.9%)	295 (39.9%)	236 (31.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	62.2	890^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.6%		63	823^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.3%	67			64.5	56.1	60.5				74.4	55.8	62.0				51.7		$28,579	$2,545	$26,034

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 205 Clarion

What district is Ps 205 Clarion in?

New York City Geographic District #20

What is the racial makeup of Ps 205 Clarion?

Students at Ps 205 Clarion are 55% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 14% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Ps 205 Clarion?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,093 students attended Ps 205 Clarion.

Is Ps 205 Clarion a good school?

Ps 205 Clarion ranks 390^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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