P.S. 204 Vince Lombardi

ELA proficiency of 67.2% edges out the district average of 66.2%, and math at 72.7% likewise slightly exceeds the district's 71.2%. Scores have been notably volatile in ELA — dipping to 57.4% in 2024 before rebounding to 67.2% in 2025 — while math has held steadier in the low-70s across the past several years. The overall picture is a school performing a tick above its peers, not dramatically leading but reliably solid.

Teacher surveys paint an exceptionally positive picture — 97% rate instruction quality as strong, well above the 92% district average, and 100% report feeling safe on campus. Parents express strong trust in teachers (97%) and the principal (97%), and only one suspension was recorded in 2023-24, signaling a calm disciplinary environment. The one real concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 84.3%, meaning the vast majority of students miss 10% or more of school days — though average daily attendance of 94.6% is in line with the district.

The student body is 58% Asian, 21% White, 20% Hispanic, and 1% Black, reflecting Bensonhurst's well-known identity as a hub for Asian-American families. The economic need index of 65 points to a working- to middle-class population, and 17% of students have IEPs, slightly above the district norm. Average class size of 25 matches the district average, though the school's overall enrollment of roughly 1,046 makes it one of the larger elementaries in the area.

Bensonhurst is a working-class to middle-class Brooklyn neighborhood with a median household income around $65,000 and a poverty rate near 17%. About a fifth of households include children, roughly a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and homeownership sits at 32%. The neighborhood's median home value of just over $1 million reflects the broader Brooklyn market, even as many households rent.

The D train runs right through the neighborhood, with 79 St about a 6-minute walk, 18 Av about 10 minutes, and 71 St about 12 minutes from the school.