PS/MS 20 P.O.George J. Werdann, III: chronic absenteeism and attendance
10X020 · K-8 · 3050 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467 · Norwood · District 10
43.8%
chronically absent in 2024-25
35.1%
District 10
33.3%
all NYC public schools
In 2024-25, 378 of 863 students at PS/MS 20 P.O.George J. Werdann, III missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 8.7 points higher than District 10 and 10.5 points higher than all NYC public schools. The rate fell 0.7 points from 2023-24, and was 38.0% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 88.8%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 26.5% | 90.8% | |
| 2019-20 | 28.9% | 25.1% | 92.3% | |
| 2020-21 | 39.8% | 29.7% | 89.6% | |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 40.4% | 87.2% | |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 36.2% | 88.1% | |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 34.8% | 88.9% | |
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 33.3% | 88.8% |
A dash means no published figure for that year. 2019-20 covers September to mid-March only, and 2020-21 included remote learning.
By grade, 2024-25
- K48.6%
- Grade 159.7%
- Grade 249.4%
- Grade 351.9%
- Grade 444.9%
- Grade 536.6%
- Grade 639.3%
- Grade 731.2%
- Grade 839.1%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 220 | 49.5% | 41.8% |
| English language learners | 248 | 42.3% | 44.4% |
| Students in poverty | 817 | 44.6% | 30.4% |
| Students in temporary housing | 248 | 48.8% | 41.8% |
Rates for small groups can swing a lot from year to year.
What moves this number
A personal call home on the first unexplained absence, a recorded reason for every absence, and a weekly attendance team meeting where every student gets an owner and a next step. Chancellor’s Regulation A-210 asks every NYC school for all three. BrainBridge makes them the easiest thing your team does each day.
Other District 10 schools
- Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence43.4%
- High School for Energy and Technology43.4%
- Kingsbridge International High School43.7%
- P.S. 059 The Community School of Technology43.9%
- P.S. 091 Bronx44.0%
- P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher43.1%
- P.S. 3 Raul Julia Micro Society44.3%
- P.S./M.S. 280 Mosholu Parkway42.9%
Source: NYC Public Schools, End-of-Year Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism Data (2018-19 to 2024-25). Chronically absent means missing 10 percent or more of the days a student was enrolled, for any reason; it counts students enrolled at least 10 days who attended at least once. Group figures the city suppresses for privacy are left out. District figures include transfer schools.
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