Samara Community School: chronic absenteeism and attendance
12X458 · Elementary · 1570 Boone Avenue, Bronx, NY 10460 · Crotona Park East · District 12
25.1%
chronically absent in 2024-25
42.1%
District 12
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 86 of 342 students at Samara Community School missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 17.0 points lower than District 12 and 7.7 points lower than NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate rose 3.3 points from 2023-24, and was 10.5% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 92.5%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 10.5% | 26.5% | 94.0% | |
| 2019-20 | 20.9% | 25.1% | 93.5% | |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 29.7% | 95.3% | |
| 2021-22 | 28.6% | 40.4% | 91.6% | |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 36.2% | 92.1% | |
| 2023-24 | 21.9% | 34.8% | 92.8% | |
| 2024-25 | 25.1% | 33.3% | 92.5% |
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-K29.7%
- K39.7%
- Grade 121.2%
- Grade 223.5%
- Grade 322.0%
- Grade 413.9%
- Grade 522.2%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 76 | 31.6% | 23.3% |
| English language learners | 53 | 24.5% | 25.3% |
| Students in poverty | 294 | 27.9% | 8.3% |
| Students in temporary housing | 52 | 32.7% | 23.8% |
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 12 schools
- Archer Elementary School27.3%
- Bard High School Early College Bronx19.1%
- Bronx Little School21.5%
- High School of World Cultures32.8%
- Mott Hall V32.3%
- P.S. 19529.0%
- P.S. 19632.7%
- P.S. 53621.5%
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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