Massachusetts · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Massachusetts

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

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 Massachusetts schools listed here average 64.7% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

64.7%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 99.0%
highest rate (Pittsfield Public Virtual Academy): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Pittsfield Public Virtual AcademyPittsfield	104	Critical	99.0%
2	Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter SchoolLowell	126	Critical	95.2%
3	Rise Academy at Van SickleSpringfield	206	Critical	95.1%
4	Forest Park MiddleSpringfield	282	Critical	91.1%
5	Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public SchoolBoston	114	Critical	89.5%
6	Snowden International High SchoolBoston	421	Critical	87.6%
7	Lyon High SchoolBrighton	95	Critical	84.2%
8	William R. Peck SchoolHolyoke	192	Critical	83.3%
9	Charlestown High SchoolCharlestown	754	Critical	82.9%
10	John F Kennedy MiddleSpringfield	366	Critical	81.4%
11	Map Academy Charter SchoolPlymouth	301	Critical	81.4%
12	Frederick Pilot Middle SchoolDorchester	215	Critical	79.5%
13	Citylab Innovation High SchoolRevere	117	Critical	79.5%
14	Up Academy Charter School of BostonSouth Boston	213	Critical	78.9%
15	Boston Community Leadership AcademyHyde Park	604	Critical	78.3%
16	Full Circle High SchoolSomerville	67	Critical	77.6%
17	Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter SchoolChicopee	261	Critical	76.6%
18	Springfield Legacy AcademySpringfield	299	Critical	76.3%
19	Trinity Day AcademyNew Bedford	93	Critical	76.3%
20	Rise AcademyLawrence	74	Critical	75.7%
21	Wellfleet ElementaryWellfleet	78	Critical	75.6%
22	Another Course to CollegeHyde Park	253	Critical	75.5%
23	Boston Adult Tech AcademyBack Bay	227	Critical	75.3%
24	Young Achievers K-8 SchoolMattapan	489	Critical	74.0%
25	High School of CommerceSpringfield	966	Critical	71.3%
26	Roxbury Preparatory Charter SchoolRoxbury	1,126	Critical	71.0%
27	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter SchoolBrighton	426	Critical	70.0%
28	Techboston AcademyDorchester	850	Critical	69.9%
29	The Springfield Virtual SchoolSpringfield	250	Critical	69.6%
30	Drury HighNorth Adams	438	Critical	68.5%
31	Tobin K-8 SchoolRoxbury	364	Critical	67.9%
32	Springfield Public Day Middle SchoolSpringfield	60	Critical	66.7%
33	Condon K-8 SchoolSouth Boston	518	Critical	66.6%
34	Southbridge High SchoolSouthbridge	419	Critical	66.6%
35	Harmony Grove ElementaryFramingham	453	Critical	65.8%
36	Bartlett High SchoolWebster	408	Critical	65.7%
37	Henderson K-12 Inclusion School UpperDorchester	631	Critical	65.6%
38	Van Sickle AcademySpringfield	262	Critical	65.3%
39	Joseph Metcalf SchoolHolyoke	213	Critical	65.3%
40	Boston Collaborative High SchoolSouth Boston	210	Critical	65.2%
41	David Prouty HighSpencer	306	Critical	64.7%
42	Greenfield HighGreenfield	404	Critical	64.4%
43	Milton Bradley SchoolSpringfield	385	Critical	64.4%
44	Daniel B BruntonSpringfield	314	Critical	64.3%
45	King Elementary SchoolDorchester	464	Critical	64.2%
46	Rebecca M JohnsonSpringfield	589	Critical	63.7%
47	BoweChicopee	411	Critical	63.3%
48	Springfield High SchoolSpringfield	237	Critical	63.3%
49	Trotter Elementary SchoolDorchester	352	Critical	63.1%
50	Goodrich AcademyFitchburg	186	Critical	62.9%
51	Marlborough HighMarlborough	985	Critical	62.1%
52	Madison Park Technical Vocational High SchoolRoxbury	1,121	Critical	61.8%
53	Bradford ElementaryBradford	443	Critical	60.3%
54	LincolnSpringfield	431	Critical	60.3%
55	Newton SchoolGreenfield	174	Critical	60.3%
56	Whaling City Junior/Senior High SchoolNew Bedford	200	Critical	59.0%
57	Hennigan K-8 SchoolJamaica Plain	472	Critical	58.9%
58	Conservatory of the ArtsSpringfield	296	Critical	58.8%
59	Sizer School: a North Central Charter Essential SchoolFitchburg	282	Critical	58.5%
60	Henry J Robinson MiddleLowell	600	Critical	58.3%
61	Arthur M Longsjo Middle SchoolFitchburg	614	Critical	57.5%
62	Dupont MiddleChicopee	683	Critical	57.0%
63	Community Academy of Science and HealthDorchester	398	Critical	56.8%
64	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace MannBoston	383	Critical	56.7%
65	Lincoln StreetWorcester	177	Critical	56.5%
66	Monument Mt Regional HighGreat Barrington	431	Critical	56.4%
67	Chicopee HighChicopee	918	Critical	56.3%
68	O'donnell Elementary SchoolEast Boston	256	Critical	56.3%
69	LibertySpringfield	238	Critical	56.3%
70	Martha's Vineyard Charter Public SchoolWest Tisbury	176	Critical	56.3%
71	Mary O PottengerSpringfield	365	Critical	56.2%
72	South Street Early Learning CenterFitchburg	570	Critical	55.8%
73	English High SchoolBoston	720	Critical	55.7%
74	Lawlor Early Childhood CenterLawrence	205	Critical	55.6%
75	Holyoke Stem AcademyHolyoke	289	Critical	55.4%
76	John AshleyWest Springfield	148	Critical	55.4%
77	Hoosac Valley Middle SchoolCheshire	304	Critical	55.3%
78	Barnstable HighHyannis	1,652	Critical	54.8%
79	Holyoke HighHolyoke	1,569	Critical	54.8%
80	Fitchburg HighFitchburg	1,220	Critical	54.8%
81	Boston International High School & Newcomers AcademyDorchester	490	Critical	54.7%
82	Fenway High SchoolRoxbury	362	Critical	54.1%
83	Amesbury Innovation High SchoolAmesbury	50	Critical	54.0%
84	Perkins Elementary SchoolSouth Boston	167	Critical	53.9%
85	Mary M WalshSpringfield	232	Critical	53.4%
86	Oliver Elementary SchoolLawrence	469	Critical	53.3%
87	Greenfield MiddleGreenfield	325	Critical	53.2%
88	GlenwoodSpringfield	275	Critical	53.1%
89	Roosevelt Middle SchoolNew Bedford	759	Critical	53.0%
90	South Lawrence East Elementary SchoolLawrence	666	Critical	53.0%
91	Peabody Veterans Memorial HighPeabody	1,333	Critical	52.7%
92	DowneyBrockton	602	Critical	52.7%
93	Four Rivers Charter Public SchoolGreenfield	213	Critical	52.6%
94	Arthur T TalmadgeSpringfield	196	Critical	52.6%
95	Dearborn 6-12 Stem AcademyRoxbury	565	Critical	52.4%
96	John J DoranFall River	525	Critical	52.4%
97	Hoosac Valley High SchoolCheshire	296	Critical	52.4%
98	Methuen HighMethuen	1,841	Critical	52.2%
99	Carlos PachecoNew Bedford	242	Critical	52.1%
100	Webster Middle SchoolWebster	566	Critical	51.8%

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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

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