P.S. 011 Purvis J. Behan: chronic absenteeism and attendance
13K011 · Elementary · 419 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 · Clinton Hill · District 13
16.9%
chronically absent in 2024-25
30.7%
District 13
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 161 of 950 students at P.S. 011 Purvis J. Behan missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 13.7 points lower than District 13 and 15.9 points lower than NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate fell 2.2 points from 2023-24, and was 15.3% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 93.9%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 15.3% | 26.5% | 94.5% | |
| 2019-20 | 13.2% | 25.1% | 94.8% | |
| 2020-21 | 15.4% | 29.7% | 95.0% | |
| 2021-22 | 28.4% | 40.4% | 91.5% | |
| 2022-23 | 26.7% | 36.2% | 92.0% | |
| 2023-24 | 19.1% | 34.8% | 93.7% | |
| 2024-25 | 16.9% | 33.3% | 93.9% |
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
- Pre-K12.4%
- K12.1%
- Grade 121.9%
- Grade 220.5%
- Grade 311.0%
- Grade 417.8%
- Grade 521.6%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 113 | 29.2% | 15.3% |
| English language learners | 7 | 42.9% | 16.8% |
| Students in poverty | 300 | 34.0% | 9.1% |
| Students in temporary housing | 29 | 55.2% | 15.7% |
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 13 schools
- Academy of Arts and Letters21.4%
- Brooklyn Technical High School14.2%
- Design Works High School23.4%
- District 13 PRE-K Center23.3%
- P.S. 282 Park Slope26.6%
- Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School13.6%
- Science Skills Center High School for Science, Technology and the Creative Arts19.0%
- The Emily Warren Roebling School9.5%
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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