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Owens Community Academy Elementary School reports 37% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Owens Community Academy Elementary School rose to 37 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 93 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 397 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Owens Community Academy Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
20
28
9
92
93
95
2015
19
27
9
92
94
94
2016
26
32
10
93
94
94
2017
26
34
11
92
93
94
2018
37
31
11
93
93
94