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Hubbard High School reports 47% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Hubbard High School rose to 47 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 90 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 1,755 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Hubbard High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
31
32
10
91
93
94
2014
18
28
9
92
93
95
2015
22
27
9
92
94
94
2016
25
32
10
92
94
94
2017
47
34
11
90
93
94

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