Heritage School, The: chronic absenteeism and attendance
04M680 · High school · 1680 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10029 · East Harlem South · District 4
48.6%
chronically absent in 2024-25
43.0%
District 4
36.6%
NYC high school grades (9 to 12)
In 2024-25, 118 of 243 students at Heritage School, The missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 5.6 points higher than District 4 and 11.9 points higher than NYC high school grades (9 to 12). The rate rose 13.9 points from 2023-24, and was 30.7% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 83.8%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 30.7% | 26.5% | 88.5% | |
| 2019-20 | 34.4% | 25.1% | 85.8% | |
| 2020-21 | 22.1% | 29.7% | 87.6% | |
| 2021-22 | 49.2% | 40.4% | 83.9% | |
| 2022-23 | 37.7% | 36.2% | 86.2% | |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 34.8% | 86.1% | |
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 33.3% | 83.8% |
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
- Grade 961.0%
- Grade 1041.9%
- Grade 1150.0%
- Grade 1236.9%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 77 | 48.1% | 48.8% |
| English language learners | 14 | 35.7% | 49.3% |
| Students in poverty | 230 | 50.0% | 23.1% |
| Students in temporary housing | 43 | 60.5% | 46.0% |
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 4 schools
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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