P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay

ELA proficiency (35.9%) and math proficiency (37.4%) both trail district averages of roughly 62% and 59%, respectively. The trajectory, however, is clearly upward: ELA has gained about 12 points since 2016 and math nearly 15, with this year's ELA jump being the largest single-year gain in the data. By grade, the picture brightens noticeably — fifth-graders hit 50% ELA proficiency, and fourth-graders 45.5% in math — suggesting students who stay through the school make real progress.

Families feel deeply heard here — 95% parent satisfaction, 97% trust in the principal, 100% report strong relationships with teachers — and the school has had zero suspensions for three consecutive years, a real signal of calm, well-managed classrooms. The harder truth is in the attendance data: 54.5% of students are chronically absent, meaning more than half miss enough school to be flagged, even though the average daily attendance rate (88.4%) sits close to the district norm. Teachers are more divided than parents — only 76% rate instruction quality positively (versus a district average of 93%) and just 69% trust the principal, a notable gap from how families feel.

The student body is 66% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 14% Black, and 2% White, with an economic need index of 86% — meaning most students come from low-income households. This closely tracks the surrounding East Williamsburg census tract, where the median household income is about $82,000 and a quarter of residents live below the poverty line, so the school is drawing primarily from its immediate neighborhood. With a diversity index of 56%, the school has a clear Hispanic plurality but a meaningful mix of Asian and Black families as well.

East Williamsburg is a working-class, renter-heavy Brooklyn neighborhood where only about 9% of households have children and nearly a quarter of residents live below the poverty line. The census shows a relatively educated adult population (44% with a bachelor's degree or higher) coexisting with real economic pressure — the million-dollar median home value reflects the broader Brooklyn market more than what most local families actually pay. P.S. 250 sits within easy reach of three subway lines, making drop-off and pickup manageable for working families.

Three subway options are within walking distance: Lorimer St (M, J) and Broadway (G) are each about a five-minute walk, and Montrose Av (L) is roughly seven minutes away.