Quantcast

Metro East Sun

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Eunice Smith Elementary School reports 15% truancy rate

Hs 09

The truancy rate at Eunice Smith Elementary School rose to 15 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 Alton CUSD 11 saw a chronic truancy rate of 15 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 145 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.

Eunice Smith Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
5
10
10
94
93
94
2014
7
10
9
94
94
95
2015
9
12
9
94
93
94
2016
5
12
10
94
93
94
2017
15
15
11
92
93
94

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS