The truancy rate at Lewis and Clark Elementary School fell to seven 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 96 percent.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Alton CUSD 11 saw a chronic truancy rate of 12 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.
The school enrolled 392 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.
Lewis and Clark Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| 2017 | 9 | 15 | 11 |
| 2018 | 21 | 17 | 11 |
| 2019 | 18 | 22 | 13 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
Lewis and Clark Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 94 | 93 | 94 |
| 2017 | 93 | 93 | 94 |
| 2018 | 93 | 93 | 94 |
| 2019 | 94 | 93 | 94 |
| 2020 | 96 | 95 | 95 |
