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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Drake Elementary School reports 39% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Drake Elementary School fell to 39 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 94 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 343 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Drake Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
48
28
9
93
93
95
2015
63
27
9
92
94
94
2016
7
32
10
93
94
94
2017
54
34
11
92
93
94
2018
39
31
11
94
93
94