P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb

2200 GRAVESEND NECK ROAD, BROOKLYN, NY 11229 · Brooklyn · K-8

DBN: 22K206

K-8

Zoned: Elementary

SchoolDigger Elementary: 969 (of 2445)

SchoolDigger Middle: 395 (of 1500)

Niche Elementary: 747 (of 2817)

Niche Middle: 341 (of 1516)

Zones into these middle schools

J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham J.H.S. 278 Marine Park P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 93.6%

79.7% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

59%(citywide avg: 62.9%)

ELA avg. rating

3.13 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.21 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

59.7%(citywide avg: 67.6%)

Math avg. rating

3.14 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.32 / 4.5)

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

55.8%

Grade 3 Math

61.1%

Grade 4 ELA

59.4%

Grade 4 Math

67.6%

Grade 5 ELA

55.4%

Grade 5 Math

62.1%

Grade 6 ELA

55.4%

Grade 6 Math

54.4%

Grade 7 ELA

67%

Grade 7 Math

66.3%

Grade 8 ELA

61.2%

Grade 8 Math

42.6%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

39.7%(citywide avg: 45.6%)

English Language Learners -- Math

48.5%(citywide avg: 58.8%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

29.4%

Students with disabilities -- Math

36.1%

Asian students -- ELA

66.9%(citywide avg: 69.9%)

Asian students -- Math

71.9%(citywide avg: 77.1%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

39.6%(citywide avg: 43.3%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

33.7%(citywide avg: 42%)

White students -- ELA

55.5%(citywide avg: 59.6%)

White students -- Math

54.7%(citywide avg: 64.4%)

Multiracial students -- ELA

60%(citywide avg: 74.3%)

Multiracial students -- Math

55%(citywide avg: 69.1%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

1471 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 63.5%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

42.6%

Black

1.6%

Hispanic or Latino

10.6%

White

43.6%

Multiracial

1.1%

Native American

0.5%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

13.3%

English Language Learners

26.5%

Living in poverty

71.7%

Female

50.8%

Male

49.2%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Kindergarten admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Zoned

150 seats

Not all seats filled last year

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Students who live in the zone and have a sibling at the school.

~100% admitted

There were about 20 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~13% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Other students who live in the zone.

~100% admitted

There were about 50 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~33% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

3. Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school.

~100% admitted

There were about 5 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~3% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

4. Students who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school.

~100% admitted

There were fewer than 5 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~3% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

5. Other students who live in the district.

~100% admitted

There were about 10 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~7% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

6. Other students who live outside the district.

~100% admitted

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Open

147 seats

1 applicants per seat

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Priority to continuing students

~100% admitted

There were about 140 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~95% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Then to applicants whose sibling(s) will be enrolled in this school next year

~100% admitted

There were less than 10 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~6% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

3. Then to District 22 students and residents

~33% admitted

There were about 60 applicants in this group and about 20 received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~14% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

4. Then to New York City residents

~0% admitted

There were less than 10 applicants in this group and none received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~0% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).