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C. Henry Bloom Elementary School reports 13% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at C. Henry Bloom Elementary School rose to 13 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Rockford SD 205 saw a chronic truancy rate of 8 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 333 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

C. Henry Bloom Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
13
13
10
93
92
94
2014
12
9
9
94
94
95
2015
11
7
9
94
94
94
2016
10
7
10
94
94
94
2017
13
8
11
93
94
94

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