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Washington G. High School reports 47% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Washington G. High School fell to 47 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 89 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 1,440 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 89 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Washington G. High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
52
28
9
86
93
95
2015
55
27
9
87
94
94
2016
52
32
10
87
94
94
2017
48
34
11
88
93
94
2018
47
31
11
89
93
94

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