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Juarez Community Academy High School reports 72% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Juarez Community Academy High School rose to 72 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 85 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 31 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,743 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 85 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Juarez Community Academy High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
57
28
9
90
93
95
2015
54
27
9
89
94
94
2016
59
32
10
90
94
94
2017
68
34
11
86
93
94
2018
72
31
11
85
93
94

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