Rockford Sun

The truancy rate at Blackhawk Elementary School rose to seven percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The County Of Winnebago SD 320 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 154 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 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	17	8	9
2016	12	9	10
2017	43	18	11
2018	6	6	11
2019	7	13	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	95	94	94
2016	95	94	94
2017	95	95	94
2018	95	94	94
2019	95	94	94