P.S. 185 Walter Kassenbrock: chronic absenteeism and attendance
20K185 · Elementary · 8601 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11209 · Bay Ridge · District 20
17.3%
chronically absent in 2024-25
22.6%
District 20
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 101 of 584 students at P.S. 185 Walter Kassenbrock missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 5.3 points lower than District 20 and 15.5 points lower than NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate fell 1.3 points from 2023-24, and was 9.7% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 93.7%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 9.7% | 26.5% | 95.3% | |
| 2019-20 | 12.7% | 25.1% | 94.8% | |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 29.7% | 94.2% | |
| 2021-22 | 25.7% | 40.4% | 92.6% | |
| 2022-23 | 26.2% | 36.2% | 92.3% | |
| 2023-24 | 18.6% | 34.8% | 93.6% | |
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 33.3% | 93.7% |
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
- K22.1%
- Grade 111.4%
- Grade 220.4%
- Grade 314.6%
- Grade 416.1%
- Grade 519.8%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 113 | 23.0% | 15.9% |
| English language learners | 37 | 40.5% | 15.7% |
| Students in poverty | 248 | 26.2% | 10.7% |
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 20 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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