Metro East Sun

The truancy rate at Penniman Elementary School rose to 42 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 91 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Cahokia CUSD 187 saw a chronic truancy rate of 51 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 325 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91 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	7	19	9
2016	8	22	10
2017	22	27	11
2018	35	41	11
2019	42	51	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	93	91	94
2016	93	92	94
2017	93	90	94
2018	90	87	94
2019	91	89	94