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Friday, April 19, 2024

Pilsen Elementary Community Academy reports 15% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Pilsen Elementary Community Academy fell to 15 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 322 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.

Pilsen Elementary Community Academy chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
14
28
9
95
93
95
2015
17
27
9
95
94
94
2016
39
32
10
95
94
94
2017
34
34
11
95
93
94
2018
15
31
11
96
93
94