W. H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education High School: chronic absenteeism and attendance
19K660 · High school · 145 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207 · East New York (Pennsylvania Ave) · District 19
68.7%
chronically absent in 2024-25
42.2%
District 19
36.6%
NYC high school grades (9 to 12)
In 2024-25, 391 of 569 students at W. H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education High School missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 26.5 points higher than District 19 and 32.1 points higher than NYC high school grades (9 to 12). The rate rose 1.9 points from 2023-24, and was 60.3% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 75.9%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 60.3% | 26.5% | 77.1% | |
| 2019-20 | 65.8% | 25.1% | 77.5% | |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 29.7% | 86.8% | |
| 2021-22 | 68.5% | 40.4% | 74.9% | |
| 2022-23 | 64.3% | 36.2% | 79.1% | |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 34.8% | 78.1% | |
| 2024-25 | 68.7% | 33.3% | 75.9% |
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 970.5%
- Grade 1069.2%
- Grade 1163.8%
- Grade 1270.1%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 154 | 76.0% | 66.0% |
| English language learners | 75 | 69.3% | 68.6% |
| Students in poverty | 521 | 69.9% | 56.3% |
| Students in temporary housing | 134 | 76.9% | 66.2% |
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
- Academy for Young Writers60.0%
- P.S. 190 Sheffield55.4%
- P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns60.1%
- The East New York Arts and Civics High School69.1%
- The Urban Assembly School for Collaborative Healthcare54.3%
- Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School54.7%
- Van Siclen Community Middle School52.1%
- World Academy for Total Community Health High School64.0%
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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