The truancy rate at Grafton Elementary School rose to four percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
The school’s average daily attendance rate was 97 percent.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Jersey CUSD 100 saw a chronic truancy rate of three percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.
The school enrolled 195 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 97 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.
Grafton Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Grafton Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2017 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2018 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2019 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2020 | 97 | 96 | 95 |
