New York · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in New York

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

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 10, 2026

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The 100 New York schools listed here average 100.0% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 30.9%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

100.0%
average across these 100 schools: 30.9%
national school average: 100.0%
highest rate (Franklin Upper School): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Franklin Upper School ROCHESTER	969	Critical	100.0%
2	Amityville Memorial High School AMITYVILLE	936	Critical	100.0%
3	Kipp Infinity Charter School NEW YORK	862	Critical	100.0%
4	Brilla College Preparatory Charter School BRONX	739	Critical	100.0%
5	Williamsburg Charter High School BROOKLYN	665	Critical	100.0%
6	Harlem Prep Charter School NEW YORK	647	Critical	100.0%
7	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3 NEW YORK	629	Critical	100.0%
8	Frederick Douglass Academy NEW YORK	619	Critical	100.0%
9	School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Jr ROCHESTER	614	Critical	100.0%
10	Park Avenue School AMITYVILLE	604	Critical	100.0%
11	Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School BRONX	601	Critical	100.0%
12	Bronx Charter School for the Arts BRONX	588	Critical	100.0%
13	Ps 43 FAR ROCKAWAY	574	Critical	100.0%
14	Dream Charter School NEW YORK	554	Critical	100.0%
15	Boys Preparatory Charter School of New York BRONX	546	Critical	100.0%
16	Northwest Elementary School AMITYVILLE	525	Critical	100.0%
17	School 17-Enrico Fermi ROCHESTER	525	Critical	100.0%
18	D'youville-Porter Campus BUFFALO	521	Critical	100.0%
19	Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy BUFFALO	514	Critical	100.0%
20	Harvey Austin School #97 BUFFALO	487	Critical	100.0%
21	Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy BUFFALO	481	Critical	100.0%
22	High School 560 City-As-School NEW YORK	478	Critical	100.0%
23	Lincoln School MOUNT VERNON	470	Critical	100.0%
24	Buffalo United Charter School BUFFALO	465	Critical	100.0%
25	Math Science Technology Preparatory School at 197 BUFFALO	438	Critical	100.0%
26	School 8-Roberto Clemente ROCHESTER	436	Critical	100.0%
27	School 45-Mary Mcleod Bethune ROCHESTER	430	Critical	100.0%
28	Bronx Collaborative High School BRONX	423	Critical	100.0%
29	Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School BRONX	414	Critical	100.0%
30	Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters (the) BRONX	413	Critical	100.0%
31	Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights NEW YORK	410	Critical	100.0%
32	Pennington School MOUNT VERNON	409	Critical	100.0%
33	Jm Rapport School for Career Development BRONX	408	Critical	100.0%
34	Graham School MOUNT VERNON	406	Critical	100.0%
35	Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx BRONX	402	Critical	100.0%
36	Emerson School of Hospitality BUFFALO	399	Critical	100.0%
37	Academy for Young Writers BROOKLYN	398	Critical	100.0%
38	Edward Williams School MOUNT VERNON	398	Critical	100.0%
39	Western New York Maritime Charter School BUFFALO	392	Critical	100.0%
40	Mount Vernon Leadership Academy MOUNT VERNON	382	Critical	100.0%
41	Ps 723 BRONX	381	Critical	100.0%
42	John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School NEW YORK	373	Critical	100.0%
43	Exploration Ele Cs - Science-Technol ROCHESTER	371	Critical	100.0%
44	Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School BUFFALO	369	Critical	100.0%
45	Harvest Collegiate High School NEW YORK	365	Critical	100.0%
46	Brooklyn Community Arts and Media High School (Bcam) BROOKLYN	360	Critical	100.0%
47	Joseph Mcneil School HEMPSTEAD	359	Critical	100.0%
48	Greenport High School GREENPORT	358	Critical	100.0%
49	Nelson Mandela/Dr Hosa Zollicoffer School MOUNT VERNON	355	Critical	100.0%
50	Ps 59 Community School of Technology (the) BRONX	352	Critical	100.0%
51	Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women BROOKLYN	352	Critical	100.0%
52	Queens Academy High School FLUSHING	351	Critical	100.0%
53	Spring Creek Community School BROOKLYN	350	Critical	100.0%
54	Southold Junior-Senior High School SOUTHOLD	333	Critical	100.0%
55	Is 49 Berta a Dreyfus STATEN ISLAND	330	Critical	100.0%
56	Grimes School MOUNT VERNON	330	Critical	100.0%
57	Greenport Elementary School GREENPORT	327	Critical	100.0%
58	Hamilton School MOUNT VERNON	320	Critical	100.0%
59	Southold Elementary School SOUTHOLD	304	Critical	100.0%
60	Mount Vernon Honor Academy MOUNT VERNON	301	Critical	100.0%
61	Ps/is 323 BROOKLYN	293	Critical	100.0%
62	Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet BUFFALO	293	Critical	100.0%
63	Cecil H Parker School MOUNT VERNON	293	Critical	100.0%
64	Landmark High School NEW YORK	289	Critical	100.0%
65	Urban Dove Team Charter School Ii BRONX	285	Critical	100.0%
66	Riverside Academy High School BUFFALO	285	Critical	100.0%
67	Ps 17 BUFFALO	284	Critical	100.0%
68	Ps 200 James Mccune Smith School (the) NEW YORK	274	Critical	100.0%
69	Broome Street Academy Charter High School NEW YORK	270	Critical	100.0%
70	Franklin Lower School ROCHESTER	267	Critical	100.0%
71	Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School BROOKLYN	259	Critical	100.0%
72	Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn BROOKLYN	255	Critical	100.0%
73	New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities Ii BRONX	250	Critical	100.0%
74	Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc BUFFALO	250	Critical	100.0%
75	Tuckahoe School SOUTHAMPTON	249	Critical	100.0%
76	Mott Haven Community High School BRONX	248	Critical	100.0%
77	Ps 368 BROOKLYN	236	Critical	100.0%
78	Rockaway Park High School for Environmental Sustainability ROCKAWAY PARK	232	Critical	100.0%
79	Ms 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Leadership BRONX	230	Critical	100.0%
80	Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem NEW YORK	228	Critical	100.0%
81	Ps/Ms 4 Crotona Park West BRONX	224	Critical	100.0%
82	New Dawn Charter High School BROOKLYN	223	Critical	100.0%
83	Independence High School NEW YORK	222	Critical	100.0%
84	Emblaze Academy Charter School BRONX	222	Critical	100.0%
85	Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights BROOKLYN	220	Critical	100.0%
86	Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy Charter School BROOKLYN	219	Critical	100.0%
87	Rebecca Turner Elementary School MOUNT VERNON	218	Critical	100.0%
88	Voyages Prep-South Queens JAMAICA	217	Critical	100.0%
89	Ms 394 BROOKLYN	201	Critical	100.0%
90	Ps 211 BRONX	200	Critical	100.0%
91	Kingsbridge International High School BRONX	199	Critical	100.0%
92	Life Academy High School for Film and Music BROOKLYN	198	Critical	100.0%
93	Hudson High School of Learning Technologies NEW YORK	189	Critical	100.0%
94	New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities Iv ROCKAWAY PARK	189	Critical	100.0%
95	Liberation Diploma Plus BROOKLYN	187	Critical	100.0%
96	Edward a Reynolds West Side High School NEW YORK	185	Critical	100.0%
97	Community School for Social Justice BRONX	185	Critical	100.0%
98	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School NEW YORK	185	Critical	100.0%
99	Ps 34 Franklin D Roosevelt NEW YORK	184	Critical	100.0%
100	Research and Service High School BROOKLYN	184	Critical	100.0%

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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

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.