Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (BASE): chronic absenteeism and attendance
10X264 · High school · 2474 Crotona Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458 · Belmont · District 10
52.6%
chronically absent in 2024-25
35.1%
District 10
36.6%
NYC high school grades (9 to 12)
In 2024-25, 205 of 390 students at Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (BASE) missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 17.5 points higher than District 10 and 15.9 points higher than NYC high school grades (9 to 12). The rate fell 8.7 points from 2023-24, and was 41.5% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 81.0%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 41.5% | 26.5% | 85.0% | |
| 2019-20 | 40.5% | 25.1% | 85.7% | |
| 2020-21 | 46.6% | 29.7% | 81.8% | |
| 2021-22 | 68.4% | 40.4% | 76.2% | |
| 2022-23 | 59.9% | 36.2% | 79.8% | |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 34.8% | 78.8% | |
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 33.3% | 81.0% |
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
- Grade 949.0%
- Grade 1052.5%
- Grade 1152.3%
- Grade 1257.5%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 115 | 67.0% | 46.5% |
| English language learners | 30 | 46.7% | 53.1% |
| Students in poverty | 352 | 53.1% | 47.4% |
| Students in temporary housing | 72 | 56.9% | 51.6% |
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 10 schools
- Belmont Preparatory High School48.4%
- Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy56.4%
- Bronx School of Law and Finance50.8%
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (Kappa)50.9%
- P.S. 032 Belmont48.3%
- P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight49.7%
- P.S. X037 - Multiple Intelligence School53.8%
- Theatre Arts Production Company School51.5%
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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