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Lovejoy Middle School reports 72% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Lovejoy Middle School rose to 72 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 92 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 23 students in the 2017-18 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.

Lovejoy Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
26
37
9
95
91
95
2015
12
38
9
93
90
94
2016
32
29
10
94
88
94
2017
11
38
11
97
90
94
2018
72
86
11
92
88
94

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