P.S. 161 The Crown: chronic absenteeism and attendance
17K161 · Elementary · 330 Crown Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225 · Crown Heights South · District 17
43.4%
chronically absent in 2024-25
35.2%
District 17
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 144 of 332 students at P.S. 161 The Crown missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 8.2 points higher than District 17 and 10.6 points higher than NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate fell 1.3 points from 2023-24, and was 35.5% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 89.5%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 35.5% | 26.5% | 91.1% | |
| 2019-20 | 31.3% | 25.1% | 92.3% | |
| 2020-21 | 48.4% | 29.7% | 85.7% | |
| 2021-22 | 50.3% | 40.4% | 88.3% | |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 36.2% | 88.4% | |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 34.8% | 89.9% | |
| 2024-25 | 43.4% | 33.3% | 89.5% |
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
- K63.3%
- Grade 149.0%
- Grade 237.5%
- Grade 331.7%
- Grade 436.4%
- Grade 528.8%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 84 | 42.9% | 43.5% |
| English language learners | 45 | 40.0% | 43.9% |
| Students in poverty | 316 | 44.0% | 31.3% |
| Students in temporary housing | 100 | 58.0% | 37.1% |
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
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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