I.S. 061 William A Morris: chronic absenteeism and attendance
31R061 · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle · 445 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301 · New Brighton-Silver Lake · District 31
47.9%
chronically absent in 2024-25
29.4%
District 31
29.2%
NYC middle grades (6 to 8)
In 2024-25, 452 of 944 students at I.S. 061 William A Morris missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 18.5 points higher than District 31 and 18.7 points higher than NYC middle grades (6 to 8). The rate held steady from 2023-24, and was 34.2% in 2018-19, before the pandemic. The average attendance rate was 86.6%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 34.2% | 26.5% | 90.5% | |
| 2019-20 | 35.5% | 25.1% | 90.2% | |
| 2020-21 | 63.9% | 29.7% | 78.2% | |
| 2021-22 | 61.2% | 40.4% | 84.3% | |
| 2022-23 | 47.6% | 36.2% | 87.3% | |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 34.8% | 86.5% | |
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 33.3% | 86.6% |
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 741.6%
- Grade 855.1%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 289 | 58.8% | 43.1% |
| English language learners | 108 | 48.1% | 47.8% |
| Students in poverty | 797 | 52.6% | 22.4% |
| Students in temporary housing | 171 | 63.7% | 44.4% |
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
- Curtis High School46.7%
- Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School49.8%
- I.S. 49 Berta A. Dreyfus47.5%
- P.S. 057 Hubert H. Humphrey47.1%
- P.S. 78 The Stapleton Lighthouse Community School50.9%
- Port Richmond High School43.7%
- Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School46.5%
- The Young Women's Leadership School of Staten Island44.2%
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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