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Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy reports 29% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy rose to 29 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The City Of Chicago SD 299 saw a chronic truancy rate of 34 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 595 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
27
32
10
93
93
94
2014
22
28
9
94
93
95
2015
16
27
9
94
94
94
2016
26
32
10
95
94
94
2017
29
34
11
93
93
94

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