Chicago City Wire

The truancy rate at Skinner North Elementary School rose to eight percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The City Of Chicago SD 299 saw a chronic truancy rate of 33 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 523 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	0.2	27	9
2016	3	32	10
2017	3	34	11
2018	5	31	11
2019	8	33	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	97	94	94
2016	97	94	94
2017	96	93	94
2018	96	93	94
2019	96	93	94