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Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb

Public Grades K-8
969th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 60% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 1,534 students. This school is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 412 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb consistently performs above the New York City Geographic District #22 and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 67.42% of 7th graders at Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 55.36% in the district and 50.99% statewide. The school also performs well in Regents exams, with 55.07% proficiency in Algebra I and 56.43% in Living Environment Biology, both above the district and state averages. Additionally, Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb generally performs better than the district and state averages for student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in ELA and Math proficiency. For example, Ps 255 Barbara Reing School, located just 0.62 miles away, has lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb. This suggests that Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb may be employing effective instructional strategies or resource allocation that are contributing to its strong academic performance.

1,508
Students ?
13.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,152
Per pupil spending ?
75.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2200 Gravesend Neck Rd
       Brooklyn, NY  11229-4899

(718) 743-5598

District: New York City Geographic District #22


Students who attend Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb usually attend:

Middle:    Junior High School 14 Shell Bank
Racial breakdown:

White:
44.6%
Asian:
41.5%
Hispanic:
9.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025
Strengths
Above the New York median (60th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school59%
District avg57%
New York avg54%
Elementary school
969th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 40%▼ down 23 pts since 2015
From top 16% (2015) to top 40% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
395th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 26%▼ down 17 pts since 2015
From top 9% (2015) to top 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 26Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #22
412th of 874New York City Geographic District #22 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202558.7969 of 244560.4%★★★☆☆
202457.8953 of 244561.0%★★★☆☆
202362.5857 of 243964.9%★★★☆☆
202263.9815 of 243466.5%★★★☆☆
202164.8744 of 220166.2%★★★☆☆
201972.3609 of 241374.8%★★★★☆
201876.3487 of 239579.7%★★★★☆
201775.3517 of 238678.3%★★★★☆
201677.8452 of 236680.9%★★★★☆
201580.7387 of 235283.5%★★★★☆
201480.4364 of 234584.5%★★★★☆
201382.7313 of 232586.5%★★★★☆
201281.6340 of 232085.3%★★★★☆
201177.5453 of 228680.2%★★★★☆
201078.1411 of 226381.8%★★★★☆
200970.6689 of 225769.5%★★★☆☆
200875.2512 of 222777.0%★★★★☆
200779.4349 of 221984.3%★★★★☆
200681.8262 of 220688.1%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.8480 of 69631.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.5444 of 66232.9%★★☆☆☆
202335.6443 of 60526.8%★☆☆☆☆
202238.2470 of 67130.0%★★☆☆☆
202131.7341 of 43020.7%★☆☆☆☆
201951.9320 of 54841.6%★★☆☆☆
201854.8327 of 60145.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.4432 of 111761.3%★★★☆☆
202445.6470 of 106655.9%★★★☆☆
202356.0289 of 100171.1%★★★★☆
202268.0190 of 102781.5%★★★★☆
202169.388 of 45480.6%★★★★☆
201959.8206 of 86076.0%★★★★☆
201871.1134 of 93885.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.3908 of 240962.3%★★★☆☆
202455.7980 of 241359.4%★★★☆☆
202359.8902 of 240362.5%★★★☆☆
202260.9868 of 240163.8%★★★☆☆
202164.3644 of 195567.1%★★★☆☆
201969.7654 of 235772.3%★★★★☆
201878.2412 of 233882.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.2956 of 156939.1%★★☆☆☆
202434.51020 of 153133.4%★★☆☆☆
202325.91147 of 142919.7%★☆☆☆☆
202242.1845 of 150343.8%★★☆☆☆
201936.2834 of 131536.6%★★☆☆☆
201842.6798 of 139242.7%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202553.6300 of 79262.1%★★★☆☆
202452.9283 of 76663.1%★★★☆☆
202335.5405 of 63736.4%★★☆☆☆
202241.9342 of 62245.0%★★☆☆☆
201964.5127 of 57077.7%★★★★☆
201870.9134 of 73081.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.8680 of 209867.6%★★★☆☆
202458.4689 of 207866.8%★★★☆☆
202363.4586 of 204171.3%★★★★☆
202266.9526 of 209974.9%★★★★☆
202174.0292 of 167882.6%★★★★☆
201976.2344 of 203283.1%★★★★☆
201881.8234 of 204588.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202555.91015 of 240757.8%★★★☆☆
202459.1906 of 241162.4%★★★☆☆
202363.9804 of 240066.5%★★★☆☆
202265.4759 of 240068.4%★★★☆☆
202160.8739 of 196162.3%★★★☆☆
201972.4569 of 235875.9%★★★★☆
201871.0597 of 234074.5%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.6686 of 213467.9%★★★☆☆
202452.0758 of 211064.1%★★★☆☆
202365.8453 of 201677.5%★★★★☆
202270.0362 of 203182.2%★★★★☆
201972.2264 of 185985.8%★★★★☆
201868.3356 of 194181.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.5941 of 140232.9%★★☆☆☆
202432.7990 of 139228.9%★☆☆☆☆
202345.3767 of 133742.6%★★☆☆☆
202243.3825 of 139941.0%★★☆☆☆
202161.4483 of 122460.5%★★★☆☆
201951.4645 of 133851.8%★★★☆☆
201856.6617 of 140856.2%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202569.1395 of 150073.7%★★★★☆
202458.0570 of 150462.1%★★★☆☆
202359.2549 of 150063.4%★★★☆☆
202269.8358 of 147975.8%★★★★☆
202168.2310 of 124275.0%★★★★☆
201973.4327 of 143977.3%★★★★☆
201870.1372 of 143874.1%★★★★☆
201772.2330 of 145577.3%★★★★☆
201676.2254 of 142982.2%★★★★☆
201586.7129 of 140790.8%★★★★★
201489.496 of 140193.1%★★★★★
201386.4143 of 137389.6%★★★★☆
201275.5314 of 133776.5%★★★★☆
201176.4313 of 129575.8%★★★★☆
201087.981 of 124393.5%★★★★★
200983.474 of 122494.0%★★★★★
200885.674 of 118593.8%★★★★★
200781.7174 of 112384.5%★★★★☆
200678.6221 of 109579.8%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.3224 of 40644.8%★★☆☆☆
202446.0254 of 39635.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.1307 of 38820.9%★☆☆☆☆
202243.3245 of 38135.7%★★☆☆☆
202137.4173 of 23626.7%★☆☆☆☆
201951.0207 of 36943.9%★★☆☆☆
201840.7258 of 37431.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202562.8135 of 64679.1%★★★★☆
202453.3177 of 61571.2%★★★★☆
202351.8185 of 59168.7%★★★☆☆
202233.3415 of 58128.6%★☆☆☆☆
201949.8160 of 47366.2%★★★☆☆
201855.7132 of 50373.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202563.7482 of 145766.9%★★★☆☆
202448.4742 of 146549.4%★★☆☆☆
202358.1570 of 146361.0%★★★☆☆
202270.3345 of 145476.3%★★★★☆
202173.3206 of 106680.7%★★★★☆
201974.0311 of 137077.3%★★★★☆
201871.5348 of 135374.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202325.2777 of 94317.6%★☆☆☆☆
202230.8676 of 91426.0%★☆☆☆☆
201928.1628 of 82624.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.3284 of 60352.9%★★★☆☆
202453.1231 of 59461.1%★★★☆☆
202357.3181 of 54366.7%★★★☆☆
202250.1202 of 48758.5%★★★☆☆
201978.943 of 39289.0%★★★★☆
201881.843 of 45790.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202571.2282 of 128378.0%★★★★☆
202459.3439 of 129666.1%★★★☆☆
202358.5445 of 128865.5%★★★☆☆
202268.5284 of 130678.3%★★★★☆
202175.5157 of 93583.2%★★★★☆
201977.2205 of 124183.5%★★★★☆
201872.5241 of 124580.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202572.0335 of 145577.0%★★★★☆
202466.5410 of 146472.0%★★★★☆
202358.9521 of 146464.4%★★★☆☆
202267.2361 of 145575.2%★★★★☆
202155.6410 of 107161.7%★★★☆☆
201968.7353 of 136674.2%★★★★☆
201866.4390 of 135271.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202566.2267 of 129879.4%★★★★☆
202476.4157 of 130388.0%★★★★☆
202375.5171 of 130786.9%★★★★☆
202263.9271 of 128378.9%★★★★☆
201977.0126 of 113988.9%★★★★☆
201856.6346 of 117070.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.6461 of 77540.5%★★☆☆☆
202425.7630 of 77819.0%★☆☆☆☆
202345.6430 of 77244.3%★★☆☆☆
202252.3348 of 74853.5%★★★☆☆
202159.2226 of 61463.2%★★★☆☆
201944.3393 of 71645.1%★★☆☆☆
201849.1386 of 76349.4%★★☆☆☆
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)68th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)62nd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile~ school
Male (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-21 vs school
White (2025)33rd percentile-27 vs school
Asian (2025)31st percentile-29 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school
Homeless (2025)53rd percentile-21 vs school
Asian (2025)45th percentile-29 vs school
White (2025)41st percentile-33 vs school
Hispanic (2023)18th percentile-46 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math62%+6 vs state
English Language Arts59%+6 vs state
Life Science Biology56%~ state avg
Algebra I55%~ state avg
Science49%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 2, 2017

Open Quote The Principal is a very unprofessional, disrespectful person and you will definitely get a sense of carelessness from her. I witnessed her speaking to Chinese parents. OMG most disgusting experience ever. Once she realized that the parents dont's speak fluent English, she was very sarcastic when spoke to them and made a lot of inappropriate remarks, laughing at the parents in front of their child. I just hope they sue her. So humiliating and intimidating atmosphere.
So, I just wonder what type of example she sets for our children.
The main reason I transferred my child to another school is because of her. I had 2 personal encounters with her and both times you just know she doesn't care.
BTW teachers (those in her "favorite" cycle) absolutely inappropriate. They talk to people like all of them is in charge. No respect whatsoever. For no particular reason. I guess they annoyed or don't like to be bothered.
Will be definitely followed up with DOE. Close Quote


by a teacher
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Open Quote Being a teacher in the school for more than 10 years allow me to see diverse type of students. For me, it was a great privilege to educate students of diverse cultures because I came to see different learning styles and it helps me as a teacher to reflect on my teaching. Differentiating instructions regularly to cater to the diverse needs of my students helps me to see teaching in a broader sense. What was applicable 10 years ago may or may not work in this current reality because the type of learners we have are different. I need to be creative and having them gave me the sense of resourcefulness that will allow me to tap their best if not the fullest potential as learners. In other words, they make me a better teacher as years go by...

To be a part of every students' life is also a great experience because having taught and learned from them for a period of time makes me feel a sense of fulfillment. There is beauty of being a part of every child's life and all of them becoming a part of me. Over years, my students have a great impact in my life as an educator. My only dream is to make every student that I have, succeed ....reach their dreams...be grateful for whatever they have ...and most of all endure in whatever challenges they face because everything they experience in life will always benefit them in one way or another. I would love to see them become the best of what they can be, may it be a caring mother or father, educators, doctors, businessmen, managers, supervisors, CEOs, or anyone who will make a big difference in every life they touch as they live...be agents of change in the society and in the country that they served! There is no limit as to how much each of them can achieve as long as their intentions are pure that benefits not only themselves but to all that they work with. To recognize that they co-exist with others and never will they be able to accomplish where they are now without the help and assistance of other people .... Close Quote


by a student
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Open Quote class of 1961...... mr janoson was the principal..... ms. keyes was the most hated /feared teacher. mr becker was the bomb...went to ps 206 kindergarten through 6th grade...... Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,508 students attended Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb.

Students at Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb are 45% White, 42% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb ranks 969th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 14 Shell Bank


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