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. · Updated August 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 ForbesROCHESTER	265	Critical	99.6%
2	Van Corlaer Elementary SchoolSCHENECTADY	311	Critical	99.4%
3	Ps 256 Benjamin BannekerBROOKLYN	178	Critical	99.4%
4	Ps 105 Bay School (the)FAR ROCKAWAY	600	Critical	99.2%
5	Theatre Arts Production Company SchoolBRONX	427	Critical	99.1%
6	Southside Elementary SchoolBUFFALO	772	Critical	98.8%
7	Traphagen SchoolMOUNT VERNON	316	Critical	98.7%
8	Harvey Milk High SchoolNEW YORK	78	Critical	98.7%
9	Lyons Community SchoolBROOKLYN	362	Critical	98.6%
10	Samuel G Love Elementary SchoolJAMESTOWN	289	Critical	98.3%
11	Pan American International High School at MonroeBRONX	339	Critical	98.2%
12	Ps 287 Bailey K AshfordBROOKLYN	112	Critical	98.2%
13	Lower Manhattan Arts AcademyNEW YORK	262	Critical	98.1%
14	South Park High SchoolBUFFALO	801	Critical	97.9%
15	Ps 188 Michael E BerdyBROOKLYN	236	Critical	97.9%
16	Ps 18 John G WhittierSTATEN ISLAND	315	Critical	97.8%
17	Frank a Sedita School #30BUFFALO	614	Critical	97.7%
18	Harlem Link Charter SchoolNEW YORK	309	Critical	97.7%
19	Ps 3 Bedford Village (the)BROOKLYN	174	Critical	97.7%
20	Burgard High SchoolBUFFALO	502	Critical	97.6%
21	Community School #53BUFFALO	464	Critical	97.4%
22	Ps 58BRONX	256	Critical	97.3%
23	Maxine Greene High School for Imaginative Inquiry (the)NEW YORK	109	Critical	97.2%
24	New Design High SchoolNEW YORK	421	Critical	97.1%
25	Yonkers Early Childhood AcademyYONKERS	297	Critical	97.0%
26	Forsythe Satellite AcademyNEW YORK	168	Critical	97.0%
27	Ps 46 Arthur TappanNEW YORK	363	Critical	96.7%
28	Choice Charter SchoolBRONX	182	Critical	96.7%
29	Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High SchoolNEW YORK	620	Critical	96.6%
30	Urban Dove Team Charter SchoolBROOKLYN	289	Critical	96.5%
31	Lafayette International SchoolBUFFALO	475	Critical	96.4%
32	Bronx Alliance Middle SchoolBRONX	191	Critical	96.3%
33	Ms 61 Dr Gladstone H AtwellBROOKLYN	286	Critical	96.2%
34	Dr George Blackman EccBUFFALO	333	Critical	96.1%
35	Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and BusinessBROOKLYN	77	Critical	96.1%
36	Delaware Primary SchoolSYRACUSE	377	Critical	96.0%
37	Jhs 118 William W NilesBRONX	468	Critical	95.9%
38	Harbor Science and Arts Charter SchoolNEW YORK	244	Critical	95.9%
39	Cyberarts Studio AcademyBROOKLYN	264	Critical	95.8%
40	Queens Satellite High School for OpportunityJAMAICA	187	Critical	95.7%
41	Lexington Academy (the)NEW YORK	433	Critical	95.6%
42	Ps 79 Horan SchoolNEW YORK	250	Critical	95.6%
43	Ps 44 David C FarragutBRONX	181	Critical	95.6%
44	Dr Lydia T Wright Sch of ExcellenceBUFFALO	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 HumanitiesBRONX	325	Critical	95.1%
47	Ps 183 Dr Richard R GreenROCKAWAY BEACH	414	Critical	94.9%
48	Bronx Arena High SchoolBRONX	158	Critical	94.9%
49	School 3DUNKIRK	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 AcademyBRONX	185	Critical	94.6%
53	Mount Vernon Steam AcademyMOUNT VERNON	747	Critical	94.5%
54	Olympus AcademyBROOKLYN	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 CenterBROOKLYN	194	Critical	94.3%
57	Ps 111 Seton FallsBRONX	397	Critical	94.2%
58	Bilingual CenterBUFFALO	358	Critical	94.1%
59	Ps 140 Nathan StrausNEW YORK	334	Critical	94.0%
60	Cobble Hill School of American StudiesBROOKLYN	316	Critical	94.0%
61	Ps 18 Edward BushBROOKLYN	149	Critical	94.0%
62	Achievement First Brownsville Charter SchoolBROOKLYN	651	Critical	93.9%
63	Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary SchoolBRONX	472	Critical	93.9%
64	Ps 67 Charles a DorseyBROOKLYN	163	Critical	93.9%
65	Ps 78STATEN ISLAND	454	Critical	93.8%
66	Soundview Academy for Culture and ScholarshipBRONX	240	Critical	93.8%
67	Ps 48 Joseph R DrakeBRONX	441	Critical	93.4%
68	High School for Violin and DanceBRONX	106	Critical	93.4%
69	Is 584BRONX	164	Critical	93.3%
70	Randolph Academyhamburg CampusHAMBURG	73	Critical	93.2%
71	Ps 16 John J DriscollSTATEN ISLAND	377	Critical	93.1%
72	South Bronx Community Charter High SchoolBRONX	349	Critical	93.1%
73	School for ExcellenceBRONX	101	Critical	93.1%
74	Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude and Ouida Clapp AcademyBUFFALO	396	Critical	92.7%
75	School 39-Andrew J TownsonROCHESTER	369	Critical	92.7%
76	Mott Hall Community SchoolBRONX	245	Critical	92.7%
77	Jhs 98 Herman RidderBRONX	109	Critical	92.7%
78	Quest to LearnNEW YORK	390	Critical	92.6%
79	Ps 141BROOKLYN	366	Critical	92.6%
80	Bronx Theatre High SchoolBRONX	217	Critical	92.6%
81	Brooklyn School for Music & TheaterBROOKLYN	202	Critical	92.6%
82	Ontech Charter High SchoolSYRACUSE	254	Critical	92.5%
83	Ps 75 Mayda CortiellaBROOKLYN	185	Critical	92.4%
84	International Preparatory School (the)BUFFALO	640	Critical	92.3%
85	Ps 10BRONX	569	Critical	92.3%
86	Ps 329 SurfsideBROOKLYN	279	Critical	92.1%
87	New York French-American Charter SchoolNEW YORK	286	Critical	92.0%
88	Ps 35NEW YORK	250	Critical	92.0%
89	Ms 250 West Side Collaborative Middle SchoolNEW YORK	75	Critical	92.0%
90	School 33-John James AudubonROCHESTER	980	Critical	91.9%
91	Manhattan School for Career DevelopmentNEW YORK	194	Critical	91.8%
92	Ps 154 Harriet TubmanNEW YORK	182	Critical	91.8%
93	Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary SchoolSTATEN ISLAND	182	Critical	91.8%
94	Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower SchoolNEW YORK	134	Critical	91.8%
95	School 22-Lincoln SchoolROCHESTER	522	Critical	91.6%
96	Ps 2TROY	249	Critical	91.6%
97	Lorraine Elementary SchoolBUFFALO	638	Critical	91.5%
98	Millenium Art AcademyBRONX	348	Critical	91.4%
99	School 5-John WilliamsROCHESTER	485	Critical	91.3%
100	Ps 190 SheffieldBROOKLYN	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

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