University Heights Secondary School: chronic absenteeism and attendance
07X495 · High school · 701 St. Anns Avenue, Bronx, NY 10455 · Melrose South-Mott Haven North · District 7
27.0%
chronically absent in 2024-25
40.1%
District 7
36.6%
NYC high school grades (9 to 12)
In 2024-25, 164 of 608 students at University Heights Secondary School missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 13.2 points lower than District 7 and 9.6 points lower than NYC high school grades (9 to 12). The rate fell 3.1 points from 2023-24, and was 17.9% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 91.8%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 17.9% | 26.5% | 93.9% | |
| 2019-20 | 15.2% | 25.1% | 94.9% | |
| 2020-21 | 11.5% | 29.7% | 95.6% | |
| 2021-22 | 21.7% | 40.4% | 93.2% | |
| 2022-23 | 20.7% | 36.2% | 93.2% | |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 34.8% | 91.7% | |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 33.3% | 91.8% |
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 918.6%
- Grade 1027.2%
- Grade 1127.4%
- Grade 1237.7%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 120 | 45.8% | 22.3% |
| English language learners | 14 | 42.9% | 26.6% |
| Students in poverty | 532 | 28.4% | 17.1% |
| Students in temporary housing | 67 | 35.8% | 25.9% |
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 7 schools
- Academy of Applied Mathematics and Technology24.6%
- P.S. 025 Bilingual School25.1%
- P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck26.9%
- P.S. 154 Jonathan D. Hyatt25.0%
- P.S. 5 Port Morris24.0%
- P.S./M.S. 031 The William Lloyd Garrison29.1%
- South Bronx Preparatory: A College Board School26.5%
- The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X22327.9%
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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