District of Columbia · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in District of Columbia

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in District of Columbia, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by .
99.6%
Highest rate
77
Schools above 50%
100
Schools ranked

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The 100 District of Columbia schools listed here average 62.7% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 77 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

62.7%
average across these 100 schools
29.5%
national school average
99.6%
highest rate (The Seed Pcs of Washington Dc)
77
schools above 50%
# School Absent %
1 The Seed Pcs of Washington Dc Washington 99.6%
2 Walker-Jones Education Campus Washington 94.2%
3 Kipp Dc - Valor Academy Pcs Washington 90.3%
4 Kipp Dc - Quest Academy Pcs Washington 89.4%
5 St. Coletta Special Education Pcs Washington 89.2%
6 The Children's Guild Dc Pcs Washington 89.0%
7 Dunbar Hs Washington 88.5%
8 Kipp Dc - Honor Academy Pcs Washington 86.6%
9 Kipp Dc - Northeast Academy Pcs Washington 86.4%
10 Luke C. Moore Hs Washington 85.8%
11 H.D. Woodson Hs Washington 85.7%
12 Kipp Dc - Lead Academy Pcs Washington 84.8%
13 Kipp Dc - Spring Academy Pcs Washington 84.6%
14 Rocketship Pcs - Legacy Prep Washington 84.2%
15 Hope Community Pcs - Tolson Washington 83.2%
16 Ron Brown College Preparatory Hs Washington 83.2%
17 Kipp Dc - Key Academy Pcs Washington 79.1%
18 Kipp Dc - Aim Academy Pcs Washington 78.9%
19 Kipp Dc - Will Academy Pcs Washington 78.9%
20 Eastern Hs Washington 77.3%
21 Cardozo Education Campus Washington 77.3%
22 Bard Hs Early College Dc (Bard Dc) Washington 77.3%
23 Roosevelt Hs Washington 76.5%
24 King Es Washington 75.1%
25 Dc Scholars Pcs Washington 74.1%
26 Washington Leadership Academy Pcs Washington 73.3%
27 Friendship Pcs - Blow Pierce Middle Washington 72.3%
28 Patterson Es Washington 72.3%
29 Malcolm X Es at Green Washington 71.2%
30 Maya Angelou Pcs - Hs Washington 71.1%
31 Mckinley Ms Washington 71.0%
32 Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy Washington 70.3%
33 Savoy Es Washington 70.0%
34 Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Middle Washington 69.9%
35 Macfarland Ms Washington 69.1%
36 Sousa Ms Washington 69.1%
37 E.L. Haynes Pcs - Hs Washington 68.8%
38 Eagle Academy Pcs - Congress Heights Washington 68.0%
39 Hendley Es Washington 67.8%
40 Excel Academy Washington 67.2%
41 Johnson Ms Washington 67.1%
42 Stanton Es Washington 67.0%
43 Capital Village Pcs Washington 67.0%
44 Center City Pcs - Shaw Washington 66.8%
45 Coolidge Hs Washington 63.9%
46 Kimball Es Washington 63.9%
47 Center City Pcs - Trinidad Washington 63.7%
48 Kipp Dc - Promise Academy Pcs Washington 62.7%
49 Friendship Pcs - Southeast Middle Washington 60.8%
50 Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Middle Washington 60.8%
51 Kingsman Academy Pcs Washington 60.1%
52 Duke Ellington School of the Arts Washington 58.6%
53 E.L. Haynes Pcs - Ms Washington 58.1%
54 Center City Pcs - Capitol Hill Washington 58.0%
55 Meridian Pcs Washington 57.6%
56 Idea Pcs Washington 57.4%
57 Friendship Pcs - Chamberlain Elementary Washington 57.0%
58 Social Justice Pcs Washington 56.7%
59 Mary Mcleod Bethune Day Academy Pcs Washington 56.5%
60 Garfield Es Washington 56.3%
61 Girls Global Academy Pcs Washington 56.3%
62 Jefferson Ms Academy Washington 56.2%
63 Lorraine H. Whitlock Es Washington 56.2%
64 Friendship Pcs - Southeast Elementary Washington 55.5%
65 Ketcham Es Washington 54.9%
66 Simon Es Washington 54.1%
67 Friendship Pcs - Blow Pierce Elementary Washington 53.9%
68 Hart Ms Washington 52.7%
69 Ida B. Wells Ms Washington 52.6%
70 Browne Education Campus Washington 51.6%
71 Turner Es Washington 51.4%
72 Thomas Es Washington 51.3%
73 Friendship Pcs - Ideal Middle Washington 51.2%
74 Friendship Pcs - Technology Preparatory Hs Washington 51.1%
75 Harmony Dc Pcs - School of Excellence Washington 51.1%
76 Ingenuity Prep Pcs Washington 50.4%
77 Dc Prep Pcs - Benning Ms Washington 50.0%
78 Paul Pcs - International Hs Washington 49.4%
79 Moten Es Washington 49.1%
80 Wheatley Education Campus Washington 49.0%
81 River Terrace Education Campus Washington 48.0%
82 Mckinley Technology Hs Washington 47.2%
83 Smothers Es Washington 46.0%
84 Nalle Es Washington 44.9%
85 Monument Academy Pcs Washington 44.3%
86 Bridges Pcs Washington 43.8%
87 I Dream Pcs Washington 43.4%
88 Kipp Dc - Grow Academy Pcs Washington 42.9%
89 Leckie Education Campus Washington 42.8%
90 Two Rivers Pcs - Young Ms Washington 42.0%
91 Burrville Es Washington 41.8%
92 C.W. Harris Es Washington 41.0%
93 Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy Washington 40.9%
94 Plummer Es Washington 40.3%
95 Friendship Pcs - Armstrong Elementary Washington 40.2%
96 Capital City Pcs - Hs Washington 39.9%
97 Drew Es Washington 39.9%
98 Dc Prep Pcs - Edgewood Ms Washington 39.6%
99 Friendship Pcs - Ideal Elementary Washington 39.6%
100 Perry Street Preparatory Pcs Washington 39.4%
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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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