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Horizon Science Academy - Belmont Charter School reports 5% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Horizon Science Academy - Belmont Charter School fell to 5 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 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Horizon Science Acad-Belmont Charter Sch saw a chronic truancy rate of 5 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 516 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Horizon Science Academy - Belmont Charter School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
13
13
9
93
93
95
2015
16
16
9
94
94
94
2016
18
18
10
95
95
94
2017
16
16
11
95
95
94
2018
5
5
11
95
95
94