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Steinmetz College Prep High School reports 71% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Steinmetz College Prep High School fell to 71 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 87 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 1,262 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 87 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Steinmetz College Prep High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
63
28
9
88
93
95
2015
63
27
9
88
94
94
2016
80
32
10
86
94
94
2017
72
34
11
87
93
94
2018
71
31
11
87
93
94

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