P.S. 178 Saint Clair Mckelway: chronic absenteeism and attendance
23K178 · K-8 · 2163 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233 · Ocean Hill · District 23
51.0%
chronically absent in 2024-25
47.3%
District 23
33.3%
all NYC public schools
In 2024-25, 203 of 398 students at P.S. 178 Saint Clair Mckelway missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 3.7 points higher than District 23 and 17.7 points higher than all NYC public schools. The rate fell 8.0 points from 2023-24, and was 53.4% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 87.6%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 53.4% | 26.5% | 86.1% | |
| 2019-20 | 50.0% | 25.1% | 87.6% | |
| 2020-21 | 39.1% | 29.7% | 85.7% | |
| 2021-22 | 55.5% | 40.4% | 83.4% | |
| 2022-23 | 56.4% | 36.2% | 84.4% | |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 34.8% | 86.2% | |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 33.3% | 87.6% |
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-K68.2%
- K47.2%
- Grade 145.2%
- Grade 264.9%
- Grade 346.9%
- Grade 442.9%
- Grade 545.5%
- Grade 648.5%
- Grade 752.3%
- Grade 834.1%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 70 | 51.4% | 50.9% |
| English language learners | 74 | 51.4% | 50.9% |
| Students in poverty | 370 | 51.6% | 42.9% |
| Students in temporary housing | 163 | 57.7% | 46.4% |
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 23 schools
- Brooklyn Collegiate: A College Board School53.3%
- Brownsville Collaborative Middle School54.4%
- Christopher Avenue Community School52.7%
- Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School50.5%
- Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy)51.6%
- Legacy Leadership High School51.9%
- P.S. 150 Christopher49.2%
- P.S. 184 Newport54.5%
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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