Chronic Absenteeism & Achievement Gap: Lowest NAEP Scorers Missed the Most Class

Image caption: Just 10% of Rhode Island students who had been chronically absent for three consecutive years scored proficient on the state’s own standardized math tests in 2024, and 13% were proficient in reading. Image credit: FutureEd. Article by Liz Cohen. The 74 Million – February 10, 2025.

Cohen: The quality of instructional materials, tutoring programs or new technology tools can’t make much of a difference if students aren’t in school.

Thirty-one states showed improvement in rates of chronic absenteeism, or the number of students missing 10% or more school days, in the 2023-24 school year, our FutureEd tracker shows. This is good news, though none of those states have yet to reach pre-pandemic levels of student attendance. Without continued improvement in attendance, schools will […]

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