Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy: A College Board School: chronic absenteeism and attendance
08X376 · Secondary School · 1980 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473 · Soundview-Castle Hill-Clason Point-Harding Park · District 8
56.9%
chronically absent in 2024-25
43.8%
District 8
33.3%
all NYC public schools
In 2024-25, 244 of 429 students at Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy: A College Board School missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 13.1 points higher than District 8 and 23.6 points higher than all NYC public schools. The rate rose 3.7 points from 2023-24, and was 50.6% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 83.9%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 50.6% | 26.5% | 86.1% | |
| 2019-20 | 48.9% | 25.1% | 85.3% | |
| 2020-21 | 42.1% | 29.7% | 85.1% | |
| 2021-22 | 60.3% | 40.4% | 82.6% | |
| 2022-23 | 55.2% | 36.2% | 83.7% | |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 34.8% | 84.5% | |
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 33.3% | 83.9% |
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 637.5%
- Grade 745.5%
- Grade 852.0%
- Grade 958.0%
- Grade 1066.3%
- Grade 1160.7%
- Grade 1269.5%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 127 | 66.9% | 52.6% |
| English language learners | 71 | 57.7% | 56.7% |
| Students in poverty | 386 | 58.8% | 39.5% |
| Students in temporary housing | 50 | 64.0% | 55.9% |
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 8 schools
- Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications54.1%
- Longwood Preparatory Academy52.5%
- P.S. 048 Joseph R. Drake51.7%
- P.S. 138 Samuel Randall53.1%
- P.S. X140 The Eagle School53.8%
- Schuylerville Preparatory High School57.7%
- Soundview Academy for Culture and Scholarship56.5%
- Westchester Square Academy55.3%
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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