P.S. 239: chronic absenteeism and attendance
24Q239 · Elementary · 17-15 Weirfield Street, Queens, NY 11385 · Ridgewood · District 24
27.9%
chronically absent in 2024-25
28.3%
District 24
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 121 of 434 students at P.S. 239 missed 10 percent or more of the school year, about the same as District 24 and 4.9 points lower than NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate fell 2.0 points from 2023-24, and was 22.4% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 91.7%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 22.4% | 26.5% | 93.3% | |
| 2019-20 | 17.9% | 25.1% | 93.8% | |
| 2020-21 | 26.7% | 29.7% | 92.5% | |
| 2021-22 | 39.4% | 40.4% | 90.1% | |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 36.2% | 91.4% | |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 34.8% | 92.0% | |
| 2024-25 | 27.9% | 33.3% | 91.7% |
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-K38.8%
- K26.5%
- Grade 132.3%
- Grade 224.2%
- Grade 328.6%
- Grade 422.4%
- Grade 521.7%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 109 | 26.6% | 28.3% |
| English language learners | 162 | 21.0% | 32.0% |
| Students in poverty | 378 | 27.5% | 30.4% |
| Students in temporary housing | 120 | 35.0% | 25.2% |
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 24 schools
- I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside26.9%
- International High School for Health Sciences27.2%
- Joseph F. Quinn Intermediate School 7729.0%
- P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone26.8%
- P.S. 088 Seneca28.9%
- P.S. 143 Louis Armstrong28.0%
- P.S. 28 - The Thomas Emanuel Early Childhood Center28.0%
- P.S. 89Q: The Jose Peralta School of Dreamers26.7%
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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