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.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

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The 100 New York schools listed here average 95.0% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

95.0%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 99.6%
highest rate (School 4-George Mather Forbes): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	School 4-George Mather Forbes ROCHESTER	265	Critical	99.6%
2	Van Corlaer Elementary School SCHENECTADY	311	Critical	99.4%
3	Ps 256 Benjamin Banneker BROOKLYN	178	Critical	99.4%
4	Ps 105 Bay School (the) FAR ROCKAWAY	600	Critical	99.2%
5	Theatre Arts Production Company School BRONX	427	Critical	99.1%
6	Southside Elementary School BUFFALO	772	Critical	98.8%
7	Traphagen School MOUNT VERNON	316	Critical	98.7%
8	Harvey Milk High School NEW YORK	78	Critical	98.7%
9	Lyons Community School BROOKLYN	362	Critical	98.6%
10	Samuel G Love Elementary School JAMESTOWN	289	Critical	98.3%
11	Pan American International High School at Monroe BRONX	339	Critical	98.2%
12	Ps 287 Bailey K Ashford BROOKLYN	112	Critical	98.2%
13	Lower Manhattan Arts Academy NEW YORK	262	Critical	98.1%
14	South Park High School BUFFALO	801	Critical	97.9%
15	Ps 188 Michael E Berdy BROOKLYN	236	Critical	97.9%
16	Ps 18 John G Whittier STATEN ISLAND	315	Critical	97.8%
17	Frank a Sedita School #30 BUFFALO	614	Critical	97.7%
18	Harlem Link Charter School NEW YORK	309	Critical	97.7%
19	Ps 3 Bedford Village (the) BROOKLYN	174	Critical	97.7%
20	Burgard High School BUFFALO	502	Critical	97.6%
21	Community School #53 BUFFALO	464	Critical	97.4%
22	Ps 58 BRONX	256	Critical	97.3%
23	Maxine Greene High School for Imaginative Inquiry (the) NEW YORK	109	Critical	97.2%
24	New Design High School NEW YORK	421	Critical	97.1%
25	Yonkers Early Childhood Academy YONKERS	297	Critical	97.0%
26	Forsythe Satellite Academy NEW YORK	168	Critical	97.0%
27	Ps 46 Arthur Tappan NEW YORK	363	Critical	96.7%
28	Choice Charter School BRONX	182	Critical	96.7%
29	Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School NEW YORK	620	Critical	96.6%
30	Urban Dove Team Charter School BROOKLYN	289	Critical	96.5%
31	Lafayette International School BUFFALO	475	Critical	96.4%
32	Bronx Alliance Middle School BRONX	191	Critical	96.3%
33	Ms 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell BROOKLYN	286	Critical	96.2%
34	Dr George Blackman Ecc BUFFALO	333	Critical	96.1%
35	Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business BROOKLYN	77	Critical	96.1%
36	Delaware Primary School SYRACUSE	377	Critical	96.0%
37	Jhs 118 William W Niles BRONX	468	Critical	95.9%
38	Harbor Science and Arts Charter School NEW YORK	244	Critical	95.9%
39	Cyberarts Studio Academy BROOKLYN	264	Critical	95.8%
40	Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity JAMAICA	187	Critical	95.7%
41	Lexington Academy (the) NEW YORK	433	Critical	95.6%
42	Ps 79 Horan School NEW YORK	250	Critical	95.6%
43	Ps 44 David C Farragut BRONX	181	Critical	95.6%
44	Dr Lydia T Wright Sch of Excellence BUFFALO	560	Critical	95.4%
45	Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science (the) BRONX	530	Critical	95.3%
46	New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities BRONX	325	Critical	95.1%
47	Ps 183 Dr Richard R Green ROCKAWAY BEACH	414	Critical	94.9%
48	Bronx Arena High School BRONX	158	Critical	94.9%
49	School 3 DUNKIRK	157	Critical	94.9%
50	Ps 188 Island School (the) NEW YORK	332	Critical	94.6%
51	Judith S Kaye School (the) NEW YORK	205	Critical	94.6%
52	Accion Academy BRONX	185	Critical	94.6%
53	Mount Vernon Steam Academy MOUNT VERNON	747	Critical	94.5%
54	Olympus Academy BROOKLYN	181	Critical	94.5%
55	New American Academy at Roberto Clemente State Park (the) BRONX	340	Critical	94.4%
56	Ms 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center BROOKLYN	194	Critical	94.3%
57	Ps 111 Seton Falls BRONX	397	Critical	94.2%
58	Bilingual Center BUFFALO	358	Critical	94.1%
59	Ps 140 Nathan Straus NEW YORK	334	Critical	94.0%
60	Cobble Hill School of American Studies BROOKLYN	316	Critical	94.0%
61	Ps 18 Edward Bush BROOKLYN	149	Critical	94.0%
62	Achievement First Brownsville Charter School BROOKLYN	651	Critical	93.9%
63	Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School BRONX	472	Critical	93.9%
64	Ps 67 Charles a Dorsey BROOKLYN	163	Critical	93.9%
65	Ps 78 STATEN ISLAND	454	Critical	93.8%
66	Soundview Academy for Culture and Scholarship BRONX	240	Critical	93.8%
67	Ps 48 Joseph R Drake BRONX	441	Critical	93.4%
68	High School for Violin and Dance BRONX	106	Critical	93.4%
69	Is 584 BRONX	164	Critical	93.3%
70	Randolph Academyhamburg Campus HAMBURG	73	Critical	93.2%
71	Ps 16 John J Driscoll STATEN ISLAND	377	Critical	93.1%
72	South Bronx Community Charter High School BRONX	349	Critical	93.1%
73	School for Excellence BRONX	101	Critical	93.1%
74	Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude and Ouida Clapp Academy BUFFALO	396	Critical	92.7%
75	School 39-Andrew J Townson ROCHESTER	369	Critical	92.7%
76	Mott Hall Community School BRONX	245	Critical	92.7%
77	Jhs 98 Herman Ridder BRONX	109	Critical	92.7%
78	Quest to Learn NEW YORK	390	Critical	92.6%
79	Ps 141 BROOKLYN	366	Critical	92.6%
80	Bronx Theatre High School BRONX	217	Critical	92.6%
81	Brooklyn School for Music & Theater BROOKLYN	202	Critical	92.6%
82	Ontech Charter High School SYRACUSE	254	Critical	92.5%
83	Ps 75 Mayda Cortiella BROOKLYN	185	Critical	92.4%
84	International Preparatory School (the) BUFFALO	640	Critical	92.3%
85	Ps 10 BRONX	569	Critical	92.3%
86	Ps 329 Surfside BROOKLYN	279	Critical	92.1%
87	New York French-American Charter School NEW YORK	286	Critical	92.0%
88	Ps 35 NEW YORK	250	Critical	92.0%
89	Ms 250 West Side Collaborative Middle School NEW YORK	75	Critical	92.0%
90	School 33-John James Audubon ROCHESTER	980	Critical	91.9%
91	Manhattan School for Career Development NEW YORK	194	Critical	91.8%
92	Ps 154 Harriet Tubman NEW YORK	182	Critical	91.8%
93	Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School STATEN ISLAND	182	Critical	91.8%
94	Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School NEW YORK	134	Critical	91.8%
95	School 22-Lincoln School ROCHESTER	522	Critical	91.6%
96	Ps 2 TROY	249	Critical	91.6%
97	Lorraine Elementary School BUFFALO	638	Critical	91.5%
98	Millenium Art Academy BRONX	348	Critical	91.4%
99	School 5-John Williams ROCHESTER	485	Critical	91.3%
100	Ps 190 Sheffield BROOKLYN	104	Critical	91.3%

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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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