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Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter School reports 34% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter School rose to 34 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 94 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 315 students in the 2016-17 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.

Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
39
13
10
94
92
94
2014
52
9
9
92
94
95
2015
41
7
9
93
94
94
2016
8
7
10
94
94
94
2017
34
8
11
94
94
94

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