P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie: chronic absenteeism and attendance
17K397 · Elementary · 490 Fenimore Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203 · Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate · District 17
38.3%
chronically absent in 2024-25
35.2%
District 17
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 74 of 193 students at P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 3.2 points higher than District 17 and 5.5 points higher than NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate rose 0.9 points from 2023-24, and was 29.2% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 90.4%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 29.2% | 26.5% | 92.7% | |
| 2019-20 | 22.8% | 25.1% | 93.5% | |
| 2020-21 | 29.9% | 29.7% | 91.8% | |
| 2021-22 | 43.8% | 40.4% | 89.2% | |
| 2022-23 | 42.9% | 36.2% | 90.3% | |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 34.8% | 90.1% | |
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 33.3% | 90.4% |
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
- Pre-K37.5%
- K41.4%
- Grade 143.3%
- Grade 225.7%
- Grade 342.1%
- Grade 432.0%
- Grade 550.0%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 62 | 46.8% | 34.4% |
| English language learners | 23 | 39.1% | 38.2% |
| Students in poverty | 159 | 43.4% | 14.7% |
| Students in temporary housing | 30 | 66.7% | 33.1% |
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 Arts and Science Elementary School34.8%
- Ebbets Field Middle School35.5%
- High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow40.5%
- M.S. 246 Walt Whitman40.1%
- P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School39.5%
- P.S. 189 The Bilingual Center38.3%
- P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School40.6%
- The School of Integrated Learning35.0%
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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