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Oliver Parks 6th Grade School reports 26% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Oliver Parks 6th Grade School rose to 26 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Metro East Sun 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 Cahokia CUSD 187 saw a chronic truancy rate of 27 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 244 students in the 2016-17 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.

Oliver Parks 6th Grade School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
38
27
10
92
91
94
2014
19
24
9
91
91
95
2015
7
19
9
93
91
94
2016
10
22
10
91
92
94
2017
26
27
11
92
90
94

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