Attendance
Malcolm X Elementary — Attendance
Chronic absenteeism, attendance trends and student-day data for Malcolm X Elementary in Berkeley, California.
Chronic Absentee Rate
16
%
2025 · students absent >10% of days
Students enrolled489
Chronically absent79
Latest Year (2025)
Source: ca_dashboard
489
Students enrolled
16%
Chronic absentee rate
National avg ~16%
79
Students chronically absent
Trend Over Years
Chronic absence trend — 5 years on file
| Year | Source | Enrolled | Chronic Absent | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ca_dashboard | 489 | 79 | 16% |
| 2024 | ca_dashboard | 479 | 16 | 3% |
| 2020 | crdc_2020 | 488 | 55 | 11% |
| 2020 | crdc | 460 | 7 | 2% |
| 2017 | crdc | 460 | 4 | 1% |
Subgroup Breakdown
Chronic absence by demographic category — most recent year
| Category | Enrolled | Chronic | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | 469 | 55 | 12% |
| all | 460 | 51 | 11% |
Why Students Were Absent (2025)
Share of all absence days by reason, all students. Source: state absence by reason file
489
Students eligible to attend
482
Students with an absence
11.0
Average days absent
5,324
Total days absent
| Reason | Share of absence days | |
|---|---|---|
| Excused | 31.5% | |
| Unexcused | 68.5% | |
| Out of school suspension | 0.0% | |
| Incomplete independent study | 0.0% |
Absence Reasons by Subgroup
Average days lost and the excused / unexcused split, most recent year
| Subgroup | Eligible | With an absence | Avg days | Excused | Unexcused |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 249 | 245 | 10.6 | 30.3% | 69.7% |
| Female | 236 | 233 | 11.3 | 33.2% | 66.8% |
| White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) | 203 | 200 | 8.6 | 39.5% | 60.5% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 181 | 178 | 16.9 | 22.1% | 77.9% |
| Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other | 85 | 85 | 9.7 | 38.4% | 61.6% |
| Children with disabilities | 84 | 83 | 19.2 | 25.0% | 75.0% |
| Black (not Hispanic) African American | 78 | 77 | 17.3 | 20.8% | 79.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 78 | 77 | 14.5 | 26.4% | 73.5% |
| Asian | 41 | 39 | 7.6 | 33.1% | 66.9% |
| English Learner | 35 | 35 | 12.1 | 31.0% | 69.0% |
| Homeless | 22 | 21 | 19.5 | 12.9% | 87.1% |
Sources: school_attendance (state attendance trend), school_chronic_absence (EDFacts subgroup chronic absence).
Also on this page: school_absence_reasons (state absence by reason, all students and subgroups).