Ps/Middle School 20 PO George J Werdan III

Ps/Middle School 20 PO George J Werdan III is an elementary and middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 766 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps/Middle School 20 PO George J Werdan III has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in the 2024-2025 school year ranged from 21.05% to 48.65% in English Language Arts and 21.05% to 46.61% in Math, while the district's rates were 39.41% to 47.34% in ELA and 34.04% to 46.08% in Math, and the state's rates were 50.86% to 59.7% in ELA and 51.2% to 59.7% in Math. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, Asian students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the bottom 20-30% of their respective statewide subgroups.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $19,317 to $33,344 per student over the past 4 years, and its low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.6 to 11.4 students per teacher, the academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages. In comparison, nearby schools like Ps/Middle School 280 Mosholu Parkway and Ps 46 Edgar Allan Poe perform better, while Ps 41 Gun Hill Road and Ps 94 Kings College School perform similarly or slightly better. The public charter school Bronx Community Charter School outperforms Ps/Middle School 20 PO George J Werdan III and the other nearby district schools.