J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck: chronic absenteeism and attendance
28Q217 · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle · 85-05 144 Street, Queens, NY 11435 · Briarwood-Jamaica Hills · District 28
31.1%
chronically absent in 2024-25
31.1%
District 28
29.2%
NYC middle grades (6 to 8)
In 2024-25, 429 of 1,381 students at J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck missed 10 percent or more of the school year, about the same as District 28 and 1.9 points higher than NYC middle grades (6 to 8). The rate fell 7.7 points from 2023-24, and was 27.1% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 91.2%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 27.1% | 26.5% | 92.2% | |
| 2019-20 | 24.1% | 25.1% | 92.4% | |
| 2020-21 | 61.4% | 29.7% | 80.9% | |
| 2021-22 | 42.7% | 40.4% | 88.6% | |
| 2022-23 | 40.3% | 36.2% | 89.2% | |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 34.8% | 89.6% | |
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 33.3% | 91.2% |
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 628.6%
- Grade 733.3%
- Grade 831.3%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 239 | 36.8% | 29.9% |
| English language learners | 402 | 39.8% | 27.5% |
| Students in poverty | 1,221 | 32.4% | 20.6% |
| Students in temporary housing | 364 | 45.6% | 25.9% |
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
- Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences33.3%
- P.S. 121 Queens30.5%
- P.S. 139 Rego Park29.1%
- P.S. 175 The Lynn Gross Discovery School33.0%
- P.S. 206 The Horace Harding School31.2%
- Queens Collegiate: A College Board School28.8%
- The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence30.5%
- Young Women's Leadership School, Queens33.7%
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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