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West Elementary School reports 20% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at West Elementary School rose to 20 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 94 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 22 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 543 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

West Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
201512129
201641210
2017131511
2018141711
2019202213

West Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
2015949394
2016949394
2017949394
2018949394
2019949394

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