Ps 207 Elizabeth G Leary, Brooklyn NY

Original Research by School Decision on Ps 207 Elizabeth G Leary

PS 207 Elizabeth G Leary serves pre-K through eighth grade in Brooklyn's Marine Park neighborhood, an established residential area in the borough's southeastern corner. This is a neighborhood elementary and middle school with a mixed-income student body.

The school enrolls a diverse group of students. About half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic mix of the neighborhood. The student population is roughly balanced across racial and ethnic groups, with roughly equal shares of white and Black students, a substantial Asian population, and meaningful representation of Hispanic and multiracial students. The school does not report counts for English learners or students with disabilities, so those details are not available.

In academics, the school shows mixed proficiency patterns across grades and subjects. In grades 3 through 6, state test proficiency in math ranges from about half to about three-fifths of students meeting standard, with grade 4 slightly stronger. Grade 7 math stands notably higher, with roughly seven in ten students proficient. Grade 8 math performance sits around three-fifths proficient, though participation rates dip sharply at that grade level, suggesting some students may test out or be in alternative programs. English language arts results show a similar terrain. Grades 3 and 4 hover around half to slightly below half proficient. Grade 5 improves to roughly three-fifths, grade 6 reaches nearly two-thirds, and grades 7 and 8 both show roughly three-quarters of students proficient. Science proficiency, tested in grades 5 and 8, falls below other subjects: grade 5 is at about two-fifths proficient, and grade 8 sits just under half proficient. Participation rates for grade 8 science are notably low.

The pattern here is worth noting. Reading and math proficiency improve as students progress through the school in most cases, and the upper grades (6, 7, 8) generally perform stronger than the lower grades. This could reflect either instructional strength in the upper years or the composition of the student body at that level. The low test participation rates in grade 8, particularly in science, suggest the school may serve as a transition point; some families may move students to other programs or schools at that juncture, or some students may be exempted from testing for other reasons. A parent may want to ask the school about eighth-grade programming and where students go after middle school.

Science performance is the softer spot in the data. Both tested grades fall in the low 40s percentagewise. This could reflect resource constraints, curriculum implementation challenges, or where the school is in building instructional practice in that subject. Social studies data are too old to tell a current story.

The school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among the schools in Kings County, the borough's official county. This is a relative strength in the context of the county's schooling landscape. The school serves a neighborhood that is stable and car-dependent, typical of outer-borough Brooklyn, with housing costs meaningfully above the national benchmark but lower than the New York State median.

PS 207 is a regular public school, not a charter. It is part of New York City Geographic District 22, which covers several neighborhoods in southeastern Brooklyn. The school is a neighborhood anchor and likely serves families who live in the immediate area, though no information on catchment enrollment patterns or school choice enrollment is available in the provided data.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

2 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Math	30	100.0%
Science	29	93.0%

Math

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 65% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 62% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 60% · ▼ 8 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 49% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 771%

School 71% · District 58% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 52% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 61% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 59% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 62% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 53% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 775%

School 75% · District 55% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 55% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 45% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 43% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 594%

School 94% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 881%

School 81% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income47%Higher-income70%23 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income40%Higher-income71%31 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income54%Higher-income71%17 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income60%Higher-income79%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income66%Higher-income82%16 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income68%Higher-income67%1 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income54%Higher-income64%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income51%Higher-income87%36 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income59%13 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income53%Higher-income52%1 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income61%Higher-income80%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income68%Higher-income47%21 pp gap