Ps 207, Bronx NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ps 207

PS 207 serves early grades from pre-K through fifth grade in the Bronx, situated in a neighborhood of mixed residential character where apartment corridors give way to detached homes and tree-lined streets. The school enrolls a small population, predominantly Hispanic, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a working-class community with limited economic resources.

Academic performance shows a mixed picture across the tested grades. In English language arts, fifth graders perform strongest, with a substantial majority meeting proficiency. Third graders also show solid performance in ELA. Fourth grade lags in both ELA and math, with less than half of students meeting proficiency in math. Fifth graders perform better in math than in science, though science results at that grade are below ELA. Third-grade math proficiency sits at a respectable midpoint, while fourth-grade math represents the school's clearest challenge, with fewer than four in ten students meeting the standard. Participation rates in testing are mixed, ranging from near universal in fifth grade to substantially lower in fourth grade, which a parent may want to look into further with the school.

Among the county's districts, PS 207's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a position that reflects stronger performance than the median district in Bronx County. The school is part of Geographic District 10, a system serving the Bronx that has been managing enrollment decline and excess seat capacity across multiple grade levels.

The school operates as a regular public elementary school in the city's public system. Starting this school year, District 10 adopted one of the city's three mandated phonics-based reading curricula as part of the NYC Reads literacy initiative, a district-wide shift that replaced prior school-level curriculum choices. Additionally, the district has regained power to decide whether to screen its own middle schools under the city's reinstated academic admissions policy, and families can now apply to middle schools across the entire city rather than within district boundaries alone.

The broader Bronx context shows strong momentum. The borough is in active growth, with substantial new affordable housing development underway along major corridors and waterfront areas, and investment from state and city sources backing large projects. Walkability is good, with commercial spines and transit hubs anchoring neighborhood life. Subway and bus service is dense, and the planned Penn Access expansion will add Metro-North stops. Major employers anchor civic life, with health care institutions like Montefiore Medical Center leading, alongside parks such as Bronx Park and its gardens and zoo, and the public library system. Housing costs in the immediate area are below the state benchmark, though rental growth has outpaced home value growth in recent months.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 46% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 45% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 41% · ▲ 22 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 43% · ▲ 19 pts above district

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

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 44% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 574%

School 74% · District 47% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Science

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 31% · ▲ 23 pts above district

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

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, 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.