P.S. 204 Morris Heights: chronic absenteeism and attendance
09X204 · Elementary · 1780 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Bronx, NY 10453 · University Heights-Morris Heights · District 9
33.1%
chronically absent in 2024-25
39.6%
District 9
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 202 of 610 students at P.S. 204 Morris Heights missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 6.5 points lower than District 9 and about the same as NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate rose 0.6 points from 2023-24, and was 23.9% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 91.0%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 23.9% | 26.5% | 92.9% | |
| 2019-20 | 19.6% | 25.1% | 93.4% | |
| 2020-21 | 19.6% | 29.7% | 92.8% | |
| 2021-22 | 36.1% | 40.4% | 90.4% | |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 36.2% | 91.1% | |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 34.8% | 91.5% | |
| 2024-25 | 33.1% | 33.3% | 91.0% |
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
- Pre-K43.2%
- K37.6%
- Grade 138.3%
- Grade 239.8%
- Grade 325.3%
- Grade 433.0%
- Grade 524.8%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 158 | 39.2% | 31.0% |
| English language learners | 88 | 34.1% | 33.0% |
| Students in poverty | 567 | 33.5% | 27.9% |
| Students in temporary housing | 115 | 38.3% | 31.9% |
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 9 schools
- Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice32.4%
- Bronx Writing Academy35.4%
- DreamYard Preparatory School34.7%
- I.S. 313 School of Leadership Development35.5%
- New Millennium Bronx Academy of the Arts31.6%
- P.S. 199X - The Shakespeare School32.5%
- P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School34.1%
- Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx33.1%
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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