John A. Renfro Elementary School reports 6% truancy rate

John A. Renfro Elementary School reports 6% truancy rate
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The truancy rate at John A. Renfro Elementary School rose to six 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 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Collinsville CUSD 10 saw a chronic truancy rate of 10 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 578 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

John A. Renfro Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year School District State
2015 3 4 9
2016 2 4 10
2017 4 8 11
2018 5 11 11
2019 6 10 13
John A. Renfro Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
Year School District State
2015 95 95 94
2016 96 95 94
2017 94 94 94
2018 94 94 94
2019 94 94 94


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