Rockford Sun

The truancy rate at John Nelson Elementary School rose to 24 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 91 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Rockford SD 205 saw a chronic truancy rate of 23 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 382 students in the 2018-19 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	10	7	9
2016	12	7	10
2017	18	8	11
2018	19	9	11
2019	24	23	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	94	94	94
2016	94	94	94
2017	93	94	94
2018	92	92	94
2019	91	91	94