City College Magnet School of the Arts: chronic absenteeism and attendance
06M293 · Secondary School · 4600 Broadway, Manhattan, NY 10040 · Washington Heights North · District 6
32.5%
chronically absent in 2024-25
37.0%
District 6
33.3%
all NYC public schools
In 2024-25, 187 of 576 students at City College Magnet School of the Arts missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 4.5 points lower than District 6 and 0.8 points lower than all NYC public schools. The rate fell 5.2 points from 2023-24, and was 14.9% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 90.1%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 14.9% | 26.5% | 94.6% | |
| 2019-20 | 13.9% | 25.1% | 94.8% | |
| 2020-21 | 32.5% | 29.7% | 90.1% | |
| 2021-22 | 44.2% | 40.4% | 87.8% | |
| 2022-23 | 32.7% | 36.2% | 91.1% | |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 34.8% | 89.2% | |
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 33.3% | 90.1% |
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 623.3%
- Grade 734.2%
- Grade 822.5%
- Grade 926.1%
- Grade 1035.9%
- Grade 1140.0%
- Grade 1245.8%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 118 | 38.1% | 31.0% |
| English language learners | 50 | 52.0% | 30.6% |
| Students in poverty | 509 | 32.8% | 29.9% |
| Students in temporary housing | 96 | 39.6% | 31.0% |
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 6 schools
- Community Math & Science Prep32.0%
- Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics33.8%
- Hamilton Grange Middle School31.1%
- Inwood Early College for Health and Information Technologies32.5%
- Middle School 32230.4%
- P.S. 152 Dyckman Valley33.4%
- The Evelyn Linares Academy for Community Leadership31.8%
- Washington Heights Academy35.1%
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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