M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell: chronic absenteeism and attendance
17K061 · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle · 400 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11225 · Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate · District 17
46.8%
chronically absent in 2024-25
35.2%
District 17
29.2%
NYC middle grades (6 to 8)
In 2024-25, 137 of 293 students at M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 11.6 points higher than District 17 and 17.6 points higher than NYC middle grades (6 to 8). The rate fell 8.9 points from 2023-24, and was 35.4% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 88.1%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 35.4% | 26.5% | 90.4% | |
| 2019-20 | 25.3% | 25.1% | 92.6% | |
| 2020-21 | 40.6% | 29.7% | 87.6% | |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 40.4% | 86.0% | |
| 2022-23 | 48.9% | 36.2% | 88.1% | |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 34.8% | 87.1% | |
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 33.3% | 88.1% |
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 645.8%
- Grade 748.2%
- Grade 845.9%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 85 | 50.6% | 45.2% |
| English language learners | 23 | 30.4% | 48.1% |
| Students in poverty | 260 | 47.7% | 39.4% |
| Students in temporary housing | 60 | 53.3% | 45.1% |
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 17 schools
- Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts45.8%
- Brooklyn School for Music & Theatre47.2%
- High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus47.4%
- International High School at Prospect Heights47.7%
- Norma Adams Clemons Academy43.6%
- P.S. 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture46.0%
- P.S. 398 Walter Weaver43.9%
- P.S. 399 Stanley Eugene Clark49.0%
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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