Metro East Sun

The truancy rate at Lovejoy Technology Academy rose to 76 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 86 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Brooklyn Ud 188 saw a chronic truancy rate of 76 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 38 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 86 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	43	38	9
2016	45	29	10
2017	42	38	11
2018	65	86	11
2019	76	76	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	91	90	94
2016	83	88	94
2017	87	90	94
2018	88	88	94
2019	86	87	94