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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Peirce Elementary International Studies School reports 20% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Peirce Elementary International Studies School fell to 20 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 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 31 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,018 students in the 2017-18 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.

Peirce Elementary International Studies School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
14
28
9
97
93
95
2015
12
27
9
96
94
94
2016
22
32
10
96
94
94
2017
24
34
11
96
93
94
2018
20
31
11
96
93
94

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