P.S. 098 The Douglaston School: chronic absenteeism and attendance
26Q098 · Elementary · 40-20 235 Street, Queens, NY 11363 · Douglas Manor-Douglaston-Little Neck · District 26
14.9%
chronically absent in 2024-25
21.9%
District 26
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 40 of 269 students at P.S. 098 The Douglaston School missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 7.1 points lower than District 26 and 17.9 points lower than NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate held steady from 2023-24, and was 8.7% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 94.5%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 8.7% | 26.5% | 95.8% | |
| 2019-20 | 12.3% | 25.1% | 95.3% | |
| 2020-21 | 1.1% | 29.7% | 98.5% | |
| 2021-22 | 13.1% | 40.4% | 94.7% | |
| 2022-23 | 18.2% | 36.2% | 93.7% | |
| 2023-24 | 14.7% | 34.8% | 94.3% | |
| 2024-25 | 14.9% | 33.3% | 94.5% |
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-K5.6%
- K19.1%
- Grade 123.5%
- Grade 29.8%
- Grade 319.4%
- Grade 410.8%
- Grade 57.7%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 45 | 11.1% | 15.6% |
| English language learners | 37 | 18.9% | 14.2% |
| Students in poverty | 75 | 28.0% | 9.8% |
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 26 schools
- J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan15.3%
- M.S. 158 Marie Curie16.3%
- P.S. 041 Crocheron12.5%
- P.S. 15914.2%
- P.S. 162 John Golden15.2%
- P.S. 221 The North Hills School12.1%
- P.S. 37613.0%
- The James J. Ambrose School16.7%
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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