P.S. 181 Brooklyn: chronic absenteeism and attendance
17K181 · K-8 · 1023 New York Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 · East Flatbush-Farragut · District 17
32.3%
chronically absent in 2024-25
35.2%
District 17
33.3%
all NYC public schools
In 2024-25, 209 of 648 students at P.S. 181 Brooklyn missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 2.9 points lower than District 17 and 1.1 points lower than all NYC public schools. The rate fell 3.9 points from 2023-24, and was 33.4% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 91.2%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 33.4% | 26.5% | 91.0% | |
| 2019-20 | 25.2% | 25.1% | 92.4% | |
| 2020-21 | 42.8% | 29.7% | 85.7% | |
| 2021-22 | 51.1% | 40.4% | 87.1% | |
| 2022-23 | 44.8% | 36.2% | 89.1% | |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 34.8% | 90.3% | |
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 33.3% | 91.2% |
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-K44.9%
- K34.9%
- Grade 132.9%
- Grade 238.5%
- Grade 333.3%
- Grade 430.2%
- Grade 532.1%
- Grade 625.5%
- Grade 717.5%
- Grade 827.9%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 142 | 35.2% | 31.4% |
| English language learners | 107 | 22.4% | 34.2% |
| Students in poverty | 547 | 34.9% | 17.8% |
| Students in temporary housing | 124 | 50.8% | 27.9% |
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 Academy of Science and the Environment29.7%
- Brooklyn Arts and Science Elementary School34.8%
- P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston29.5%
- P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud33.5%
- P.S. 770: H.E.A.R.T.S Brooklyn32.6%
- Parkside Preparatory Academy33.5%
- Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-Tech)32.7%
- Ronald Edmonds Learning Center II33.9%
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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