District 20 surpasses itself, rest of city in standardized test scores
Despite an ongoing battle with overcrowding, District 20 elementary and middle schools have out-scored the city on the 2015 Common Core-aligned State English Language Arts (ELA) and math exams, according to results released by the Department of Education on Wednesday, August 12.
According to the numbers, the district – made up of parts of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Sunset Park, Bensonhurst and Borough Park – on average scored much higher than the rest of the city in math, with 55 percent of students, grades three through eight, coming in at or above grade level.
Perhaps more important, according to Community Education Council 20 President Laurie Windsor, is that District 20 out-scored District 20.