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Lovejoy Elementary School reports 100% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Lovejoy Elementary School rose to 100 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 87 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Brooklyn Ud 188 saw a chronic truancy rate of 86 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 80 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 87 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Lovejoy Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
38
37
9
91
91
95
2015
42
38
9
89
90
94
2016
24
29
10
89
88
94
2017
44
38
11
89
90
94
2018
100
86
11
87
88
94

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