The Waverly Academy of Empowered Learners: chronic absenteeism and attendance
31R084 · Elementary · 45 Waverly Place, Staten Island, NY 10304 · Stapleton-Rosebank · District 31
54.7%
chronically absent in 2024-25
29.4%
District 31
32.8%
NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5)
In 2024-25, 98 of 179 students at The Waverly Academy of Empowered Learners missed 10 percent or more of the school year, 25.4 points higher than District 31 and 21.9 points higher than NYC elementary grades (Pre-K to 5). The rate held steady from 2023-24. The average attendance rate was 86.1%.
Chronic absenteeism and attendance by year
| Year | Bar chart of the school’s rate | Chronically absent | NYC | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | – | 26.5% | – | |
| 2019-20 | – | 25.1% | – | |
| 2020-21 | – | 29.7% | – | |
| 2021-22 | – | 40.4% | – | |
| 2022-23 | 43.1% | 36.2% | 89.6% | |
| 2023-24 | 54.4% | 34.8% | 86.3% | |
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 33.3% | 86.1% |
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
- K56.8%
- Grade 143.8%
- Grade 261.4%
By student group, 2024-25
| Student group | Students | Rate | Everyone else |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with disabilities | 89 | 58.4% | 51.1% |
| English language learners | 40 | 47.5% | 56.8% |
| Students in poverty | 168 | 57.1% | 18.2% |
| Students in temporary housing | 25 | 56.0% | 54.5% |
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%
- I.S. 061 William A Morris47.9%
- P.S. 018 John G. Whittier52.4%
- P.S. 031 William T. Davis54.4%
- P.S. 044 Thomas C. Brown58.2%
- 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%
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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