Brooklyn Preparatory High School: chronic absenteeism and attendance
14K488 · High school · 257 North 6 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 · North Side-South Side · District 14
26.1%
chronically absent in 2024-25
37.2%
District 14
36.6%
NYC high school grades (9 to 12)
In 2024-25, 161 of 618 students at Brooklyn Preparatory High School missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 11.2 points lower than District 14 and 10.6 points lower than NYC high school grades (9 to 12). The rate rose 5.0 points from 2023-24, and was 45.7% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 91.4%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 45.7% | 26.5% | 84.5% | |
| 2019-20 | 46.6% | 25.1% | 83.3% | |
| 2020-21 | 88.7% | 29.7% | 64.5% | |
| 2021-22 | 43.8% | 40.4% | 87.6% | |
| 2022-23 | 18.6% | 36.2% | 93.6% | |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 34.8% | 92.7% | |
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 33.3% | 91.4% |
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 922.5%
- Grade 1027.9%
- Grade 1128.7%
- Grade 1225.8%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 104 | 43.3% | 22.6% |
| English language learners | 34 | 32.4% | 25.7% |
| Students in poverty | 534 | 27.0% | 20.2% |
| Students in temporary housing | 75 | 30.7% | 25.4% |
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 14 schools
- Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School21.8%
- Brooklyn Latin School, The23.8%
- Conselyea Preparatory School29.0%
- I.S. 318 Eugenio Maria De Hostos25.3%
- P.S. 110 The Monitor22.4%
- P.S. 132 The Conselyea School24.0%
- PROGRESS High School for Professional Careers28.8%
- Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design27.1%
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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