P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin: chronic absenteeism and attendance
19K159 · Elementary · 2781 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208 · East New York · District 19
40.0%
chronically absent in 2024-25
42.2%
District 19
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 289 of 722 students at P.S. 159 Isaac Pitkin missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 2.2 points lower than District 19 and 7.2 points higher than NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate rose 8.1 points from 2023-24, and was 36.6% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 89.7%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 36.6% | 26.5% | 91.0% | |
| 2019-20 | 34.4% | 25.1% | 90.8% | |
| 2020-21 | 29.3% | 29.7% | 92.3% | |
| 2021-22 | 50.7% | 40.4% | 87.9% | |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 36.2% | 90.1% | |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 34.8% | 91.9% | |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 33.3% | 89.7% |
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
- Pre-K64.9%
- K49.6%
- Grade 142.6%
- Grade 236.3%
- Grade 333.0%
- Grade 433.3%
- Grade 535.0%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 122 | 52.5% | 37.5% |
| English language learners | 199 | 37.2% | 41.1% |
| Students in poverty | 654 | 38.8% | 51.5% |
| Students in temporary housing | 68 | 52.9% | 38.7% |
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 19 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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