P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School: chronic absenteeism and attendance
09X218 · K-8 · 1220 Gerard Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452 · West Concourse · District 9
34.1%
chronically absent in 2024-25
39.6%
District 9
33.3%
all NYC public schools
In 2024-25, 282 of 827 students at P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 5.5 points lower than District 9 and 0.8 points higher than all NYC public schools. The rate fell 1.6 points from 2023-24, and was 23.4% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 91.2%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 23.4% | 26.5% | 93.1% | |
| 2019-20 | 23.9% | 25.1% | 93.2% | |
| 2020-21 | 28.9% | 29.7% | 91.5% | |
| 2021-22 | 41.5% | 40.4% | 89.6% | |
| 2022-23 | 41.4% | 36.2% | 89.5% | |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 34.8% | 91.0% | |
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 33.3% | 91.2% |
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
- K50.0%
- Grade 147.1%
- Grade 245.8%
- Grade 326.8%
- Grade 428.0%
- Grade 529.0%
- Grade 639.8%
- Grade 721.2%
- Grade 825.0%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 166 | 42.2% | 32.1% |
| English language learners | 216 | 40.7% | 31.8% |
| Students in poverty | 801 | 34.5% | 23.1% |
| Students in temporary housing | 133 | 41.4% | 32.7% |
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%
- P.S. 163 Arthur A. Schomburg35.6%
- P.S. 199X - The Shakespeare School32.5%
- P.S. 204 Morris Heights33.1%
- 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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