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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Leland Elementary School reports 66% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Leland Elementary School fell to 66 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 92 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 409 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Leland Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
53
28
9
92
93
95
2015
61
27
9
92
94
94
2016
67
32
10
92
94
94
2017
77
34
11
92
93
94
2018
66
31
11
92
93
94