PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY vs PS 312 BERGEN BEACH

PS 312 Bergen Beach outranks PS 250 George H. Lindsay by a meaningful margin overall — 8.4 out of 10 versus 7.6 out of 10, a gap of 0.8 points. That delta carries weight in the state context: PS 312 Bergen Beach sits at #350 of 4,742 schools statewide, placing it in the top 8 percent of all New York schools, while PS 250 George H. Lindsay ranks #1,081 of 4,742 — solidly above average but roughly 730 spots behind its Brooklyn counterpart.

Academically, PS 312 Bergen Beach scores 8.6 out of 10 against PS 250 George H. Lindsay's 7.4 out of 10 — a 1.2-point advantage that reflects a concrete gap in measured proficiency. The growth picture nearly reverses that story: PS 250 George H. Lindsay posts a 9.8 out of 10 growth score, compared to PS 312 Bergen Beach's 9.5. Both numbers are exceptional, but Lindsay's near-perfect growth score signals that students there are gaining academic ground at an unusually high rate relative to their starting points — a telling indicator for families whose children enter below grade level.

The two schools serve very different populations. PS 250 George H. Lindsay enrolls 256 students with 88 percent qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch; PS 312 Bergen Beach enrolls 611 students with 58 percent qualifying. Lindsay's student-teacher ratio of 10.2 to 1 is tighter than Bergen Beach's 11.8 to 1, meaning Lindsay students get more direct adult attention per classroom on average, even as the school serves a higher-need population. Bergen Beach's larger enrollment may reflect stronger neighborhood demand or a broader catchment.

Both schools cover the same grade span — pre-K through fifth grade — so families are comparing like for like in terms of years served. The schools sit 6.2 miles apart within Brooklyn, making geography a practical filter for most families before academic metrics even enter the conversation.