States / Massachusetts
Chronic absenteeism in Massachusetts public schools Gateway Academy in Haverhill had the highest chronic absenteeism of any Massachusetts school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 98.8% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average Massachusetts school reported 21.4%, against 26.5% for U.S. schools; 59 of the 100 schools listed were at 50% or more.
EDFacts chronic absenteeism 2022-23 · schools open in 2024-25 with 50+ students · method
Chronically absent students, highest Massachusetts schools, 2022-23 Gateway Academy 98.8%; McKinley Schools 95.6%; Springfield Public Day High School 95.1%; High School Learning Center 94.8%; Brighton High School 94.0%; Another Course To College 93.0%; Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School 89.1%; Trinity Day Academy 75.9%; Snowden International High School 74.7%; CityLab Innovation High School 72.6%; Massachusetts 21.4%. 0 25 50 75 100 Gateway Academy 98.8% McKinley Schools 95.6% Springfield Public Day High School 95.1% High School Learning Center 94.8% Brighton High School 94.0% Another Course To College 93.0% Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School 89.1% Trinity Day Academy 75.9% Snowden International High School 74.7% CityLab Innovation High School 72.6% Massachusetts 21.4%
Chronically absent students, highest Massachusetts schools, 2022-23 Gateway Academy 98.8%; McKinley Schools 95.6%; Springfield Public Day High School 95.1%; High School Learning Center 94.8%; Brighton High School 94.0%; Another Course To College 93.0%; Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School 89.1%; Trinity Day Academy 75.9%; Snowden International High School 74.7%; CityLab Innovation High School 72.6%; Massachusetts 21.4%. 0 25 50 75 100 Gateway Academy 98.8% McKinley Schools 95.6% Springfield Public Day High School 95.1% High School Learning Center 94.8% Brighton High School 94.0% Another Course To College 93.0% Boston Day and Evening Academy Char… 89.1% Trinity Day Academy 75.9% Snowden International High School 74.7% CityLab Innovation High School 72.6% Massachusetts 21.4%
Chronically absent students, highest Massachusetts schools, 2022-23 Gateway Academy 98.8%; McKinley Schools 95.6%; Springfield Public Day High School 95.1%; High School Learning Center 94.8%; Brighton High School 94.0%; Another Course To College 93.0%; Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School 89.1%; Trinity Day Academy 75.9%; Snowden International High School 74.7%; CityLab Innovation High School 72.6%; Massachusetts 21.4%. 0 50 100 Gateway Academy 98.8% McKinley Schools 95.6% Springfield Public Day High School 95.1% High School Learning Center 94.8% Brighton High School 94.0% Another Course To College 93.0% Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter Scho… 89.1% Trinity Day Academy 75.9% Snowden International High School 74.7% CityLab Innovation High School 72.6% Massachusetts 21.4%
Chronically absent students, highest Massachusetts schools, 2022-23 Gateway Academy 98.8%; McKinley Schools 95.6%; Springfield Public Day High School 95.1%; High School Learning Center 94.8%; Brighton High School 94.0%; Another Course To College 93.0%; Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School 89.1%; Trinity Day Academy 75.9%; Snowden International High School 74.7%; CityLab Innovation High School 72.6%; Massachusetts 21.4%. 0 50 100 Gateway Academy 98.8% McKinley Schools 95.6% Springfield Public Day High School 95.1% High School Learning Center 94.8% Brighton High School 94.0% Another Course To College 93.0% Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter… 89.1% Trinity Day Academy 75.9% Snowden International High School 74.7% CityLab Innovation High School 72.6% Massachusetts 21.4%
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The 100 highest rates The other 85 on the list School City Students 2024‑25 Chronically absent 2022‑23 Brockton Virtual Learning Academy Brockton 122 65.9% City on a Hill Charter Public School Roxbury 78 65.0% H.B. Lawrence School Holyoke 305 64.7% Amesbury Innovation High School Amesbury 50 64.4% TechBoston Academy Dorchester 850 63.8% Peabody Personalized Remote Education Program Peabody 97 63.8% Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech Springfield 95 63.6% Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy Lynn 235 63.0% Dedham High Dedham 719 62.7% Lynn English High Lynn 2,062 62.2% Community Academy of Science and Health Dorchester 398 62.0% Murdock High School Winchendon 256 62.0% Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy Dorchester 490 61.4% Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Roxbury 1,121 61.1% Young Achievers K-8 School Mattapan 489 60.9% Stone PK-12 School Fall River 56 60.8% Higginson-Lewis K-8 School Roxbury 213 59.9% New Bedford High New Bedford 2,878 59.6% Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Boston 383 59.3% Attleboro Community Academy Attleboro 64 58.9% Leominster Center for Excellence Leominster 65 58.0% Margarita Muniz Academy Boston 428 57.0% David Prouty High Spencer 306 56.9% Lawlor Early Childhood Center Lawrence 205 56.7% Boston Arts Academy Boston 500 56.1% John T Reid Middle Pittsfield 407 55.6% Southbridge High School Southbridge 419 54.9% School for Exceptional Studies Lawrence 118 54.9% Holyoke High Holyoke 1,569 53.9% Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy Roxbury 565 53.6% Hennigan K-8 School Jamaica Plain 472 53.4% Lyon High School Brighton 95 53.4% Perkins Elementary School South Boston 167 53.2% Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School Brighton 426 52.1% South End Middle School Springfield 163 51.9% Holmes Elementary School Dorchester 283 51.8% Bartlett High School Webster 408 51.5% Rebecca M Johnson Springfield 589 51.1% Haverhill High Haverhill 1,922 50.8% Kelly Elementary Holyoke 464 50.8% Tynan Elementary School South Boston 227 50.8% High School Of Commerce Springfield 966 50.4% Chicopee High Chicopee 918 50.3% North High Worcester 1,376 50.2% Burke High School Dorchester 399 49.5% Hoosac Valley High School Cheshire 296 49.4% Silvio O Conte Community Pittsfield 379 49.3% Higginson Inclusion K-2 School Roxbury 154 49.2% Gardner Elementary School Gardner 1,087 49.1% Classical High Lynn 1,795 49.0% Francis M Leahy Lawrence 525 48.7% Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School West Tisbury 176 48.6% Fitchburg High Fitchburg 1,220 48.3% Tobin K-8 School Roxbury 364 48.1% UP Academy Holland Dorchester 641 48.0% Holyoke STEM Academy Holyoke 289 47.9% Kiley Prep Springfield 298 47.4% Rise Academy at Van Sickle Springfield 206 47.3% Impact Prep at Chestnut Springfield 278 47.1% Marlborough High Marlborough 985 47.0% Chelsea High Chelsea 1,649 46.9% Hoosac Valley Middle School Cheshire 304 46.9% Harmony Grove Elementary Framingham 453 46.8% Blackstone Elementary School Boston 582 46.7% Forest Park Middle Springfield 282 46.3% Dever Elementary School Dorchester 445 46.0% Goodrich Academy Fitchburg 186 45.9% Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper Dorchester 631 45.8% Mildred Avenue K-8 School Mattapan 601 45.8% Condon K-8 School South Boston 518 45.4% Conservatory of the Arts Springfield 296 45.3% Malden High Malden 1,890 45.2% Winthrop Elementary School Dorchester 226 45.1% Everett High Everett 2,307 45.0% Revere High Revere 2,115 45.0% TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School East Walpole 2,969 44.9% Miriam F McCarthy School Framingham 490 44.9% B M C Durfee High Fall River 2,642 44.8% King Elementary School Dorchester 464 44.8% Arthur M Longsjo Middle School Fitchburg 614 44.4% John F Kennedy Middle Springfield 366 44.4% Bowe Chicopee 411 44.3% Oak Bluffs Elementary Oak Bluffs 402 44.3% Ellis Elementary School Roxbury 391 44.3% Burncoat Senior High Worcester 1,073 44.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts 2022-23: students absent 10% or more of school days over enrollment. Enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.
How many Massachusetts schools report a rate 1,676 of 1,753 Massachusetts schools with 50 or more students report a rate (96%) in the 2022-23 file. The state average on the national state ranking rests on these reporting schools.