Williamsburg Preparatory School: chronic absenteeism and attendance
14K561 · High school · 257 North 6 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 · North Side-South Side · District 14
45.3%
chronically absent in 2024-25
37.2%
District 14
36.6%
NYC high school grades (9 to 12)
In 2024-25, 310 of 685 students at Williamsburg Preparatory School missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 8.0 points higher than District 14 and 8.6 points higher than NYC high school grades (9 to 12). The rate rose 6.6 points from 2023-24, and was 29.5% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 84.9%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 29.5% | 26.5% | 90.7% | |
| 2019-20 | 32.8% | 25.1% | 90.7% | |
| 2020-21 | 24.3% | 29.7% | 91.3% | |
| 2021-22 | 49.9% | 40.4% | 86.1% | |
| 2022-23 | 44.7% | 36.2% | 86.3% | |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 34.8% | 87.2% | |
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 33.3% | 84.9% |
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
- Grade 941.6%
- Grade 1043.0%
- Grade 1146.5%
- Grade 1250.6%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 176 | 49.4% | 43.8% |
| English language learners | 45 | 46.7% | 45.2% |
| Students in poverty | 588 | 48.0% | 28.9% |
| Students in temporary housing | 81 | 53.1% | 44.2% |
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
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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