Lenox Academy M. S. 961: chronic absenteeism and attendance
18K961 · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle · 10001 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11236 · Canarsie · District 18
13.6%
chronically absent in 2024-25
40.3%
District 18
29.2%
NYC middle grades (6 to 8)
In 2024-25, 36 of 265 students at Lenox Academy M. S. 961 missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 26.7 points lower than District 18 and 15.6 points lower than NYC middle grades (6 to 8). The rate held steady from 2023-24. The average attendance rate was 94.7%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | – | 26.5% | – | |
| 2019-20 | – | 25.1% | – | |
| 2020-21 | – | 29.7% | – | |
| 2021-22 | – | 40.4% | – | |
| 2022-23 | – | 36.2% | – | |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% | 34.8% | 94.8% | |
| 2024-25 | 13.6% | 33.3% | 94.7% |
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 611.5%
- Grade 715.9%
- Grade 813.7%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 36 | 19.4% | 12.7% |
| Students in poverty | 198 | 13.6% | 13.4% |
| Students in temporary housing | 21 | 14.3% | 13.5% |
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 18 schools
- Academy for Conservation and the Environment26.6%
- Brooklyn Community High School for Excellence and Equity31.9%
- Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy16.1%
- I.S. 211 John Wilson29.4%
- P.S. 115 Daniel Mucatel School31.8%
- P.S. 208 Elsa Ebeling32.2%
- P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School25.5%
- P.S. 244 Richard R. Green32.6%
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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