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Inter-American Elementary Magnet School reports 20% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Inter-American Elementary Magnet School rose to 20 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 96 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 714 students in the 2016-17 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.

Inter-American Elementary Magnet School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
22
32
10
95
93
94
2014
12
28
9
97
93
95
2015
15
27
9
96
94
94
2016
15
32
10
96
94
94
2017
20
34
11
96
93
94

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