Chronic Absenteeism in Massachusetts

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

76.3%
State Average
national: 30.9%
100
Critical Schools
>50% absent
100.0%
Worst Rate
Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School
100
Schools
# School Absent %
1 Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School 100.0%
2 Excel High School 100.0%
3 Edison Academy 100.0%
4 Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea 100.0%
5 High School Learning Center 100.0%
6 Resiliency Preparatory Academy 100.0%
7 South End Middle School 100.0%
8 Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield 100.0%
9 Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence 100.0%
10 Brockton Champion High School 100.0%
11 Chelsea Opportunity Academy 100.0%
12 Mckinley Schools 100.0%
13 Center 100.0%
14 Brockton Virtual Learning Academy 100.0%
15 Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School 100.0%
16 Chicopee Academy 100.0%
17 The Career Academy 100.0%
18 City on a Hill Charter Public School 100.0%
19 Greater Egleston High School 100.0%
20 Taunton Alternative High School 100.0%
21 Springfield Public Day High School 100.0%
22 Attleboro Community Academy 100.0%
23 Community Academy 100.0%
24 Stone Pk-12 School 100.0%
25 Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy 100.0%
26 Pittsfield Public Virtual Academy 99.0%
27 Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School 95.2%
28 Rise Academy at Van Sickle 95.1%
29 Forest Park Middle 91.1%
30 Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School 89.5%
31 Snowden International High School 87.6%
32 Lyon High School 84.2%
33 William R. Peck School 83.3%
34 Charlestown High School 82.9%
35 John F Kennedy Middle 81.4%
36 Map Academy Charter School 81.4%
37 Frederick Pilot Middle School 79.5%
38 Citylab Innovation High School 79.5%
39 Up Academy Charter School of Boston 78.9%
40 Boston Community Leadership Academy 78.3%
41 Full Circle High School 77.6%
42 Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School 76.6%
43 Springfield Legacy Academy 76.3%
44 Trinity Day Academy 76.3%
45 Rise Academy 75.7%
46 Wellfleet Elementary 75.6%
47 Another Course to College 75.5%
48 Boston Adult Tech Academy 75.3%
49 Young Achievers K-8 School 74.0%
50 High School of Commerce 71.3%
51 Roxbury Preparatory Charter School 71.0%
52 Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School 70.0%
53 Techboston Academy 69.9%
54 The Springfield Virtual School 69.6%
55 Drury High 68.5%
56 Tobin K-8 School 67.9%
57 Springfield Public Day Middle School 66.7%
58 Condon K-8 School 66.6%
59 Southbridge High School 66.6%
60 Harmony Grove Elementary 65.8%
61 Bartlett High School 65.7%
62 Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper 65.6%
63 Van Sickle Academy 65.3%
64 Joseph Metcalf School 65.3%
65 Boston Collaborative High School 65.2%
66 David Prouty High 64.7%
67 Greenfield High 64.4%
68 Milton Bradley School 64.4%
69 Daniel B Brunton 64.3%
70 King Elementary School 64.2%
71 Rebecca M Johnson 63.7%
72 Bowe 63.3%
73 Springfield High School 63.3%
74 Trotter Elementary School 63.1%
75 Goodrich Academy 62.9%
76 Marlborough High 62.1%
77 Madison Park Technical Vocational High School 61.8%
78 Bradford Elementary 60.3%
79 Lincoln 60.3%
80 Newton School 60.3%
81 Whaling City Junior/Senior High School 59.0%
82 Hennigan K-8 School 58.9%
83 Conservatory of the Arts 58.8%
84 Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential School 58.5%
85 Henry J Robinson Middle 58.3%
86 Arthur M Longsjo Middle School 57.5%
87 Dupont Middle 57.0%
88 Community Academy of Science and Health 56.8%
89 Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann 56.7%
90 Lincoln Street 56.5%
91 Monument Mt Regional High 56.4%
92 Chicopee High 56.3%
93 O'Donnell Elementary School 56.3%
94 Liberty 56.3%
95 Martha'S Vineyard Charter Public School 56.3%
96 Mary O Pottenger 56.2%
97 South Street Early Learning Center 55.8%
98 English High School 55.7%
99 Lawlor Early Childhood Center 55.6%
100 Holyoke Stem Academy 55.4%
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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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