P.S. 044 Thomas C. Brown: chronic absenteeism and attendance
31R044 · Elementary · 80 Maple Parkway, Staten Island, NY 10303 · Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Port Ivory-Graniteville · District 31
58.2%
chronically absent in 2024-25
29.4%
District 31
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 342 of 588 students at P.S. 044 Thomas C. Brown missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 28.8 points higher than District 31 and 25.3 points higher than NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate fell 0.6 points from 2023-24, and was 45.3% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 85.2%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 45.3% | 26.5% | 89.0% | |
| 2019-20 | 44.5% | 25.1% | 88.6% | |
| 2020-21 | 56.4% | 29.7% | 82.4% | |
| 2021-22 | 68.9% | 40.4% | 81.8% | |
| 2022-23 | 64.8% | 36.2% | 83.3% | |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 34.8% | 85.2% | |
| 2024-25 | 58.2% | 33.3% | 85.2% |
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
- Pre-K75.3%
- K55.6%
- Grade 163.5%
- Grade 258.4%
- Grade 351.9%
- Grade 451.6%
- Grade 552.2%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 217 | 60.4% | 56.9% |
| English language learners | 51 | 47.1% | 59.2% |
| Students in poverty | 544 | 59.0% | 47.7% |
| Students in temporary housing | 72 | 65.3% | 57.2% |
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 31 schools
- Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School49.8%
- P.S. 018 John G. Whittier52.4%
- P.S. 031 William T. Davis54.4%
- P.S. 74 Future Leaders Elementary School64.2%
- P.S. 78 The Stapleton Lighthouse Community School50.9%
- The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island58.4%
- The Richmond Pre-K Center60.9%
- The Waverly Academy of Empowered Learners54.7%
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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