P.S. 288 The Shirley Tanyhill: chronic absenteeism and attendance
21K288 · K-8 · 2950 West 25 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224 · Seagate-Coney Island · District 21
64.7%
chronically absent in 2024-25
34.7%
District 21
33.3%
all NYC public schools
In 2024-25, 350 of 541 students at P.S. 288 The Shirley Tanyhill missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 30.0 points higher than District 21 and 31.4 points higher than all NYC public schools. The rate fell 5.2 points from 2023-24, and was 49.8% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 83.7%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 49.8% | 26.5% | 87.8% | |
| 2019-20 | 43.4% | 25.1% | 89.1% | |
| 2020-21 | 49.7% | 29.7% | 85.5% | |
| 2021-22 | 66.8% | 40.4% | 80.1% | |
| 2022-23 | 55.4% | 36.2% | 85.6% | |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 34.8% | 82.0% | |
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 33.3% | 83.7% |
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-K70.0%
- K67.8%
- Grade 168.6%
- Grade 282.1%
- Grade 363.9%
- Grade 467.7%
- Grade 545.5%
- Grade 658.3%
- Grade 752.5%
- Grade 873.2%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 138 | 59.4% | 66.5% |
| English language learners | 92 | 83.7% | 60.8% |
| Students in poverty | 511 | 65.8% | 46.7% |
| Students in temporary housing | 137 | 83.2% | 58.4% |
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 21 schools
- Abraham Lincoln High School48.7%
- Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center67.5%
- High School of Sports Management53.8%
- Life Academy High School for Business and Technology52.9%
- P.S. 188 Michael E. Berdy60.4%
- P.S. 329 Surfside56.0%
- P.S. 90 Edna Cohen School51.0%
- William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School56.3%
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.
Is this your school?
See how your attendance team could follow up on every absence, every day, in a short walkthrough built around your school.
Student data stays in the United States, is encrypted, and is never sold. Security