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Kishwaukee Elementary School reports 26% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Kishwaukee Elementary School rose to 26 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 91 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 9 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 283 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Kishwaukee Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
6
9
9
94
94
95
2015
7
7
9
94
94
94
2016
15
7
10
93
94
94
2017
21
8
11
93
94
94
2018
26
9
11
91
92
94

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