New Design Middle School: chronic absenteeism and attendance
05M514 · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle · 250 West 127 Street, Manhattan, NY 10027 · Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds · District 5
61.5%
chronically absent in 2024-25
45.9%
District 5
29.2%
NYC middle grades (6 to 8)
In 2024-25, 59 of 96 students at New Design Middle School missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 15.6 points higher than District 5 and 32.3 points higher than NYC middle grades (6 to 8). The rate fell 3.3 points from 2023-24, and was 61.9% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 82.7%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 61.9% | 26.5% | 84.6% | |
| 2019-20 | 58.6% | 25.1% | 83.6% | |
| 2020-21 | 66.0% | 29.7% | 73.4% | |
| 2021-22 | 82.0% | 40.4% | 76.2% | |
| 2022-23 | 70.2% | 36.2% | 78.9% | |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 34.8% | 79.6% | |
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 33.3% | 82.7% |
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 652.4%
- Grade 762.2%
- Grade 865.8%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 52 | 53.8% | 70.5% |
| English language learners | 28 | 64.3% | 60.3% |
| Students in temporary housing | 34 | 73.5% | 54.8% |
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 5 schools
- P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes58.6%
- P.S. 036 Margaret Douglas57.8%
- P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson60.3%
- P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm58.5%
- P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School61.3%
- The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce66.1%
- Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School60.3%
- Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts65.3%
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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