Chronic Absenteeism in Connecticut

Top 100 schools ranked by chronic absenteeism rate. 49 schools have critical rates above 50%.

54.9%
State Average
national: 30.9%
49
Critical Schools
>50% absent
100.0%
Worst Rate
Brennan Rogers School
100
Schools
# School Absent %
1 Brennan Rogers School 100.0%
2 Augusta Lewis Troup School 86.7%
3 Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation 86.5%
4 Windham Center School 85.8%
5 Conte/West Hills Magnet School 83.1%
6 Wexler/Grant Community School 83.0%
7 Milner Middle School 80.1%
8 Aces at Chase 78.4%
9 Truman School 76.5%
10 Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School 73.0%
11 Hartford Public High School 72.5%
12 Engineering - Science University Magnet School 72.5%
13 Lincoln-Bassett School 71.6%
14 New Haven Academy 70.7%
15 Mcdonough Middle School 70.4%
16 High School in the Community 69.7%
17 Clinton Avenue School 69.3%
18 Burr Middle School 67.2%
19 Metropolitan Business Academy 67.1%
20 Weaver High School 67.0%
21 Bulkeley High School 66.8%
22 Bishop Woods Architecture and Design Magnet School 64.5%
23 Quinebaug Middle College 63.9%
24 Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School - Full Day 63.8%
25 Achievement First Hartford Academy 63.6%
26 Global Communications Academy 63.5%
27 Sand School 62.4%
28 Wilby High School 62.0%
29 Arts at the Capitol Theater Magnet School (Act) 61.8%
30 Ross/Woodward School 61.6%
31 Rawson School 61.1%
32 Burns Latino Studies Academy 61.0%
33 Natchaug School 60.3%
34 A. I. Prince Technical High School 59.7%
35 King/Robinson Magnet School 59.7%
36 M. L. King Jr. Middle School 58.7%
37 Driggs School 57.8%
38 Cooperative High School - Inter-District Magnet 56.8%
39 Sound School 55.4%
40 Crosby High School 54.6%
41 Wish Museum School 54.5%
42 Windham High School 53.9%
43 M. D. Fox School 53.7%
44 Pathways Academy of Technology and Design 51.3%
45 Parkville Community School 50.7%
46 Achievement First Bridgeport Academy 50.6%
47 Slade Middle School 50.3%
48 West Side Middle School 50.1%
49 Elm City College Preparatory School 50.0%
50 Common Ground High School 49.8%
51 John F. Kennedy High School 49.4%
52 Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School 49.2%
53 Amistad Academy 48.8%
54 Cloonan School 48.5%
55 Celentano Biotech Health and Medical Magnet School 48.5%
56 Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School 48.4%
57 Sprague School 48.0%
58 Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for High School Grades 48.0%
59 Manchester High School 47.6%
60 Preston Plains School 47.5%
61 Hamden High School 46.9%
62 Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy 46.9%
63 Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus 46.2%
64 W. B. Sweeney School 46.2%
65 Hopeville School 46.0%
66 Tourtellotte Memorial High School 45.7%
67 Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global Awareness 45.6%
68 Windham Middle School 45.5%
69 E. C. Goodwin Technical High School 45.2%
70 Bunnell High School 45.1%
71 Academy of Computer Science and Engineering 44.9%
72 Terryville High School 44.8%
73 Benjamin Jepson Magnet School 44.3%
74 Norwalk High School 44.2%
75 Sport and Medical Sciences Academy 44.1%
76 Thompson Middle School 43.9%
77 Capital Preparatory Magnet School 43.8%
78 Eli Whitney Technical High School 43.7%
79 Bunker Hill School 43.6%
80 Silver Lane School 43.3%
81 East Windsor High School 43.2%
82 Platt Technical High School 43.1%
83 Beecher School 43.1%
84 John C. Daniels 42.9%
85 Walsh School 42.9%
86 Westbrook High School 42.8%
87 Wilbur Cross High School 42.1%
88 Reed School 42.1%
89 Helen Street School 42.1%
90 Pulaski Middle School 41.8%
91 New London High School 41.7%
92 Derby High School 41.7%
93 East Rock Community Magnet School 41.4%
94 Sanchez School 41.2%
95 F. J. Kingsbury School 41.1%
96 Washington Middle School 41.0%
97 Ledyard High School 40.9%
98 Hill Central Music Academy 40.7%
99 Barack H. Obama Magnet University School 40.5%
100 Hill Regional Career High School 40.3%
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts — Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts — Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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