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Friday, April 19, 2024

Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School reports 39% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High 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 90 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 260 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 90 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
42
28
9
94
93
95
2015
39
27
9
94
94
94
2016
65
32
10
92
94
94
2017
67
34
11
91
93
94
2018
39
31
11
90
93
94