P.S. 051 Elias Howe: chronic absenteeism and attendance
02M051 · Elementary · 525 West 44 Street, Manhattan, NY 10036 · Clinton · District 2
53.0%
chronically absent in 2024-25
32.4%
District 2
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 286 of 540 students at P.S. 051 Elias Howe missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 20.5 points higher than District 2 and 20.1 points higher than NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate fell 5.5 points from 2023-24, and was 32.1% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 86.4%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 32.1% | 26.5% | 91.6% | |
| 2019-20 | 29.8% | 25.1% | 91.9% | |
| 2020-21 | 34.8% | 29.7% | 87.7% | |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 40.4% | 87.7% | |
| 2022-23 | 52.4% | 36.2% | 87.2% | |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 34.8% | 86.0% | |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 33.3% | 86.4% |
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
- Pre-K67.5%
- K63.3%
- Grade 156.3%
- Grade 250.7%
- Grade 337.0%
- Grade 446.8%
- Grade 547.4%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 112 | 43.8% | 55.4% |
| English language learners | 217 | 66.8% | 43.7% |
| Students in poverty | 425 | 62.4% | 18.3% |
| Students in temporary housing | 277 | 72.2% | 32.7% |
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 2 schools
- Business Of Sports School53.9%
- Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School52.8%
- Hudson High School of Learning Technologies55.1%
- M.S. 29754.9%
- Manhattan International High School51.6%
- New Design High School54.4%
- Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School51.1%
- Urban Assembly Academy of Government and Law, The50.9%
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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