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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

De Diego Elementary Community Academy reports 48% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at De Diego Elementary Community Academy rose to 48 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 92 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 654 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

De Diego Elementary Community Academy chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
26
32
10
94
93
94
2014
18
28
9
94
93
95
2015
19
27
9
94
94
94
2016
35
32
10
94
94
94
2017
48
34
11
92
93
94

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