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Saturday, May 11, 2024

King Academy of Social Justice reports 48% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at King Academy of Social Justice fell to 48 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 242 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.

King Academy of Social Justice chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
1
28
9
95
93
95
2015
10
27
9
95
94
94
2016
39
32
10
94
94
94
2017
78
34
11
92
93
94
2018
48
31
11
92
93
94

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