J.H.S. 008 Richard S. Grossley: chronic absenteeism and attendance
28Q008 · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle · 108-35 167 Street, Queens, NY 11433 · South Jamaica · District 28
39.3%
chronically absent in 2024-25
31.1%
District 28
29.2%
NYC middle grades (6 to 8)
In 2024-25, 162 of 412 students at J.H.S. 008 Richard S. Grossley missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 8.2 points higher than District 28 and 10.2 points higher than NYC middle grades (6 to 8). The rate fell 7.6 points from 2023-24, and was 28.7% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 90.2%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 28.7% | 26.5% | 91.9% | |
| 2019-20 | 26.3% | 25.1% | 92.1% | |
| 2020-21 | 28.1% | 29.7% | 90.4% | |
| 2021-22 | 50.8% | 40.4% | 86.1% | |
| 2022-23 | 50.8% | 36.2% | 87.4% | |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 34.8% | 87.7% | |
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 33.3% | 90.2% |
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
- Grade 642.9%
- Grade 736.6%
- Grade 838.1%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 78 | 56.4% | 35.3% |
| English language learners | 103 | 49.5% | 35.9% |
| Students in poverty | 345 | 42.3% | 23.9% |
| Students in temporary housing | 88 | 62.5% | 33.0% |
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 28 schools
- Hillcrest High School39.7%
- P.S. 050 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School41.6%
- P.S. 117 J. Keld / Briarwood School38.5%
- P.S. 140 Edward K Ellington40.6%
- P.S. 182 Samantha Smith40.8%
- P.S. 220 Edward Mandel40.4%
- PS 80 The Thurgood Marshall Magnet School of Multimedia and Communication39.2%
- The Jermaine L. Green STEM Institute of Queens38.1%
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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