Chicago City Wire

The truancy rate at Manierre Elementary School rose to 51 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The City Of Chicago SD 299 saw a chronic truancy rate of 33 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 357 students in the 2018-19 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	55	27	9
2016	61	32	10
2017	62	34	11
2018	46	31	11
2019	51	33	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	94	94	94
2016	95	94	94
2017	94	93	94
2018	94	93	94
2019	92	93	94